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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Wisconsin 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.
Wisconsin 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 MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN-WI General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Minneapolis and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 27.62% 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 | $42,436 | $43,615 | $44,795 | $45,974 | $47,153 | $48,332 | $49,511 | $50,691 | $51,870 | $53,049 |
| LEO-4 | $47,634 | $48,958 | $50,281 | $51,604 | $52,928 | $54,251 | $55,575 | $56,898 | $58,222 | $59,545 |
| LEO-5 | $54,773 | $56,254 | $57,734 | $59,214 | $60,695 | $62,175 | $63,656 | $65,136 | $66,616 | $68,097 |
| LEO-6 | $57,756 | $59,406 | $61,056 | $62,706 | $64,356 | $66,006 | $67,656 | $69,307 | $70,957 | $72,607 |
| LEO-7 | $62,347 | $64,181 | $66,015 | $67,849 | $69,683 | $71,517 | $73,351 | $75,185 | $77,019 | $78,853 |
| LEO-8 | $64,984 | $67,015 | $69,045 | $71,075 | $73,106 | $75,136 | $77,167 | $79,197 | $81,228 | $83,258 |
| LEO-9 | $69,534 | $71,777 | $74,021 | $76,264 | $78,508 | $80,752 | $82,995 | $85,239 | $87,482 | $89,726 |
| LEO-10 | $76,571 | $79,040 | $81,510 | $83,979 | $86,449 | $88,918 | $91,387 | $93,857 | $96,326 | $98,796 |
The Minneapolis locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
The MILWAUKEE-RACINE-WAUKESHA, WI General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Milwaukee and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 22.42% 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 | $40,707 | $41,838 | $42,969 | $44,101 | $45,232 | $46,363 | $47,494 | $48,625 | $49,756 | $50,888 |
| LEO-4 | $45,693 | $46,963 | $48,232 | $49,502 | $50,771 | $52,041 | $53,310 | $54,580 | $55,849 | $57,119 |
| LEO-5 | $52,541 | $53,962 | $55,382 | $56,802 | $58,222 | $59,642 | $61,062 | $62,482 | $63,902 | $65,322 |
| LEO-6 | $55,402 | $56,985 | $58,568 | $60,151 | $61,734 | $63,317 | $64,900 | $66,483 | $68,066 | $69,648 |
| LEO-7 | $59,807 | $61,566 | $63,325 | $65,085 | $66,844 | $68,603 | $70,362 | $72,121 | $73,880 | $75,640 |
| LEO-8 | $62,336 | $64,284 | $66,232 | $68,179 | $70,127 | $72,075 | $74,022 | $75,970 | $77,918 | $79,866 |
| LEO-9 | $66,701 | $68,853 | $71,005 | $73,157 | $75,309 | $77,461 | $79,613 | $81,766 | $83,918 | $86,070 |
| LEO-10 | $73,451 | $75,820 | $78,188 | $80,557 | $82,926 | $85,295 | $87,664 | $90,033 | $92,401 | $94,770 |
The Milwaukee locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Milwaukee, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Wisconsin 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: Green Bay, Madison, Fort McCoy, 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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