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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Indiana for 2026
The Law Enforcement (LEO) payscale is the federal government payscale used to determine the salaries of over 70% of federal civilian employees.
Like the General Schedule (GS) Payscale, under the LEO payscale an employee's base pay depends on two factors - the LEO Paygrade of their job, and the Paygrade Step they have achieved (depending on seniority or performance). This base pay is then modified based on a "Locality Pay Adjustment", which adjusts the LEO payscale based on cost-of-living in different areas within the United States.
Indiana has one or more Locality Pay Adjustment areas with special locality pay adjustment rates. This page lists the locality-adjusted yearly LEO pay scales for each area, with starting pay for a LEO-1 broken down by county in the interactive map.
The CHICAGO-NAPERVILLE, IL-IN-WI General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Chicago and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 30.86% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.
| LEO Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEO-3 | $43,514 | $44,723 | $45,932 | $47,141 | $48,350 | $49,559 | $50,768 | $51,978 | $53,187 | $54,396 |
| LEO-4 | $48,843 | $50,201 | $51,558 | $52,915 | $54,272 | $55,629 | $56,986 | $58,343 | $59,700 | $61,057 |
| LEO-5 | $56,164 | $57,682 | $59,200 | $60,718 | $62,236 | $63,754 | $65,272 | $66,790 | $68,308 | $69,826 |
| LEO-6 | $59,222 | $60,914 | $62,606 | $64,298 | $65,990 | $67,682 | $69,374 | $71,066 | $72,758 | $74,450 |
| LEO-7 | $63,930 | $65,811 | $67,691 | $69,572 | $71,452 | $73,333 | $75,213 | $77,094 | $78,974 | $80,854 |
| LEO-8 | $66,634 | $68,716 | $70,798 | $72,880 | $74,962 | $77,044 | $79,126 | $81,208 | $83,290 | $85,372 |
| LEO-9 | $71,299 | $73,600 | $75,900 | $78,201 | $80,501 | $82,802 | $85,102 | $87,403 | $89,703 | $92,004 |
| LEO-10 | $78,515 | $81,047 | $83,579 | $86,111 | $88,643 | $91,175 | $93,708 | $96,240 | $98,772 | $101,304 |
The Chicago locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
The CINCINNATI-WILMINGTON-MAYSVILLE, OH-KY-IN General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Cincinnati and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 21.93% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.
| LEO Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEO-3 | $40,544 | $41,671 | $42,797 | $43,924 | $45,051 | $46,177 | $47,304 | $48,431 | $49,557 | $50,684 |
| LEO-4 | $45,510 | $46,775 | $48,039 | $49,304 | $50,568 | $51,832 | $53,097 | $54,361 | $55,626 | $56,890 |
| LEO-5 | $52,331 | $53,746 | $55,160 | $56,574 | $57,989 | $59,403 | $60,817 | $62,232 | $63,646 | $65,061 |
| LEO-6 | $55,181 | $56,757 | $58,334 | $59,910 | $61,487 | $63,063 | $64,640 | $66,217 | $67,793 | $69,370 |
| LEO-7 | $59,568 | $61,320 | $63,072 | $64,824 | $66,576 | $68,328 | $70,080 | $71,833 | $73,585 | $75,337 |
| LEO-8 | $62,087 | $64,027 | $65,967 | $67,906 | $69,846 | $71,786 | $73,726 | $75,666 | $77,606 | $79,546 |
| LEO-9 | $66,434 | $68,577 | $70,721 | $72,864 | $75,008 | $77,151 | $79,295 | $81,438 | $83,582 | $85,725 |
| LEO-10 | $73,157 | $75,516 | $77,875 | $80,235 | $82,594 | $84,954 | $87,313 | $89,672 | $92,032 | $94,391 |
The Cincinnati locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
The INDIANAPOLIS-CARMEL-MUNCIE, IN General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Indianapolis and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 18.15% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.
| LEO Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEO-3 | $39,287 | $40,379 | $41,471 | $42,562 | $43,654 | $44,746 | $45,837 | $46,929 | $48,021 | $49,113 |
| LEO-4 | $44,099 | $45,325 | $46,550 | $47,775 | $49,000 | $50,226 | $51,451 | $52,676 | $53,901 | $55,126 |
| LEO-5 | $50,709 | $52,079 | $53,450 | $54,820 | $56,191 | $57,561 | $58,932 | $60,303 | $61,673 | $63,044 |
| LEO-6 | $53,470 | $54,998 | $56,525 | $58,053 | $59,581 | $61,108 | $62,636 | $64,164 | $65,691 | $67,219 |
| LEO-7 | $57,721 | $59,419 | $61,117 | $62,814 | $64,512 | $66,210 | $67,908 | $69,606 | $71,304 | $73,001 |
| LEO-8 | $60,162 | $62,042 | $63,922 | $65,801 | $67,681 | $69,561 | $71,441 | $73,320 | $75,200 | $77,080 |
| LEO-9 | $64,374 | $66,451 | $68,528 | $70,605 | $72,682 | $74,759 | $76,836 | $78,914 | $80,991 | $83,068 |
| LEO-10 | $70,889 | $73,175 | $75,461 | $77,747 | $80,034 | $82,320 | $84,606 | $86,892 | $89,178 | $91,465 |
The Indianapolis locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Edinburgh, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Indiana who do not live in an area for which a specific Locality Pay Adjustment has been set will receive the generic "Rest of the United States" locality pay adjustment of 17.06% (shown in the table below).
| LEO Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEO-3 | $38,925 | $40,006 | $41,088 | $42,170 | $43,251 | $44,333 | $45,415 | $46,496 | $47,578 | $48,660 |
| LEO-4 | $43,693 | $44,907 | $46,120 | $47,334 | $48,548 | $49,762 | $50,976 | $52,190 | $53,404 | $54,618 |
| LEO-5 | $50,241 | $51,599 | $52,957 | $54,315 | $55,673 | $57,030 | $58,388 | $59,746 | $61,104 | $62,462 |
| LEO-6 | $52,977 | $54,490 | $56,004 | $57,517 | $59,031 | $60,545 | $62,058 | $63,572 | $65,085 | $66,599 |
| LEO-7 | $57,188 | $58,871 | $60,553 | $62,235 | $63,917 | $65,599 | $67,281 | $68,964 | $70,646 | $72,328 |
| LEO-8 | $59,607 | $61,469 | $63,332 | $65,194 | $67,057 | $68,919 | $70,781 | $72,644 | $74,506 | $76,369 |
| LEO-9 | $63,780 | $65,838 | $67,896 | $69,954 | $72,012 | $74,070 | $76,128 | $78,186 | $80,243 | $82,301 |
| LEO-10 | $70,235 | $72,500 | $74,765 | $77,030 | $79,295 | $81,560 | $83,825 | $86,091 | $88,356 | $90,621 |
The Rest of U.S. locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Crane, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Kokomo, South Bend, and other areas within the region.
* For some high-paygrade workers, pay under the GS scale may be capped at $197,200 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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