Law enforcement pay · Salary Table 2026-SL (LEO)

LEO pay scale 2026: St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL

Federal law enforcement officers who work in the St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL locality pay area get a 20.03% locality payment on the GL rates at GL-3 to GL-10 and on the GS base rates at other grades: GL-7 step 1 pays $58,639. Covered positions, such as Border Patrol Agent, Federal Correctional Officer (BOP), FBI Special Agent, are paid on special rate table L054 instead (23.35% supplement): GL-7 step 1 pays $60,261.

St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO LEO pay table 2026

Including Special Base Rates at GS-3 through GS-10 and Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 20.03%. For the Locality Pay Area of St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL. Total Increase: 1%. Effective January 2026. For employees who meet the law enforcement officer definition (5 U.S.C. 5541(3)).

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$27,108$28,016$28,918$29,815$30,714$31,241$32,133$33,031$33,068$33,906
GS-2$30,479$31,204$32,215$33,068$33,438$34,421$35,404$36,387$37,370$38,353
GL-3$39,912$41,021$42,131$43,240$44,349$45,458$46,567$47,676$48,785$49,894
GL-4$44,801$46,046$47,291$48,535$49,780$51,025$52,269$53,514$54,759$56,004
GL-5$51,516$52,908$54,300$55,693$57,085$58,477$59,870$61,262$62,654$64,047
GL-6$54,321$55,873$57,425$58,977$60,529$62,081$63,633$65,185$66,737$68,289
GL-7$58,639$60,364$62,089$63,814$65,539$67,264$68,988$70,713$72,438$74,163
GL-8$61,119$63,029$64,939$66,848$68,758$70,668$72,577$74,487$76,397$78,306
GL-9$65,398$67,508$69,619$71,729$73,839$75,949$78,059$80,169$82,279$84,389
GL-10$72,017$74,339$76,662$78,985$81,307$83,630$85,952$88,275$90,597$92,920
GS-11$76,573$79,126$81,679$84,232$86,785$89,338$91,891$94,444$96,997$99,550
GS-12$91,779$94,838$97,898$100,957$104,017$107,076$110,136$113,195$116,255$119,315
GS-13$109,137$112,775$116,413$120,052$123,690$127,328$130,966$134,604$138,242$141,880
GS-14$128,967$133,267$137,566$141,866$146,165$150,465$154,764$159,064$163,363$167,663
GS-15$151,699$156,756$161,812$166,869$171,926$176,983$182,040$187,097$192,154$197,200*

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)). Note: Locality rates for “law enforcement officers” (LEOs) (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5541(3) and 5 CFR 550.103) are computed using special base rates for LEOs at grades 3 through 10, as authorized by section 403 of the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990, as amended. The LEO annual locality rates at other grades match the rates for other (non-LEO) employees.

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) pay tables, 2026 — special base rates for law enforcement officers (GL, GS-3 to GS-10) and LEO locality pay tables (annual rates). Data captured October 12, 2026.

2026 special rates for law enforcement officers: table L054

OPM special rate table L054 (23.35% supplement on the GL rates at GL-3 to GL-10 and the GS base rates at other grades), for covered positions that meet the law enforcement officer definition, effective the first pay period on or after January 1, 2026. Jobs it covers: ATF Special Agent, Border Patrol Agent, DEA Special Agent, Deputy U.S. Marshal, FBI Special Agent, Federal Correctional Officer (BOP), ICE Deportation Officer, Secret Service Special Agent. Who is covered.

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$27,857$28,791$29,717$30,640$31,564$32,106$33,022$33,945$33,983$34,844
GS-2$31,322$32,067$33,106$33,983$34,363$35,373$36,383$37,394$38,404$39,414
GL-3$41,016$42,156$43,296$44,436$45,575$46,715$47,855$48,995$50,134$51,274
GL-4$46,040$47,320$48,599$49,878$51,157$52,436$53,715$54,994$56,274$57,553
GL-5$52,941$54,371$55,802$57,233$58,664$60,095$61,526$62,957$64,387$65,818
GL-6$55,823$57,418$59,013$60,608$62,203$63,798$65,393$66,988$68,583$70,178
GL-7$60,261$62,034$63,806$65,579$67,352$69,124$70,897$72,669$74,442$76,214
GL-8$62,810$64,772$66,735$68,697$70,660$72,622$74,585$76,547$78,510$80,472
GL-9$67,207$69,376$71,544$73,713$75,881$78,050$80,218$82,387$84,555$86,724
GL-10$74,009$76,396$78,782$81,169$83,556$85,943$88,330$90,717$93,103$95,490
GS-11$78,691$81,315$83,938$86,562$89,186$91,809$94,433$97,057$99,680$102,304
GS-12$94,317$97,461$100,605$103,750$106,894$110,038$113,182$116,326$119,471$122,615
GS-13$112,156$115,895$119,633$123,372$127,111$130,850$134,588$138,327$142,066$145,805
GS-14$132,535$136,953$141,371$145,790$150,208$154,627$159,045$163,463$167,882$172,300
GS-15$155,895$161,091$166,288$171,485$176,682$181,878$187,075$192,272$197,200*$197,200*

* Rates Limited to the Rate for Level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5305).

Sources: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Special rate tables, 2026 — special rates for certain law enforcement personnel (tables L001–L118, by locality pay area); U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Federal Workforce Data — Employment, July 2026 (federal civilian employees by agency, occupational series, pay plan, grade, duty state and pay). Data captured October 12, 2026.

Other covered law enforcement personnel: table L114

For covered law enforcement personnel who do not meet the law enforcement officer definition, the same 23.35% supplement applies to the GS base rates at every grade: CBP Officer (Customs & Border Protection).

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$27,857$28,791$29,717$30,640$31,564$32,106$33,022$33,945$33,983$34,844
GS-2$31,322$32,067$33,106$33,983$34,363$35,373$36,383$37,394$38,404$39,414
GS-3$34,178$35,318$36,457$37,597$38,737$39,877$41,016$42,156$43,296$44,436
GS-4$38,366$39,645$40,924$42,203$43,482$44,761$46,040$47,320$48,599$49,878
GS-5$42,925$44,355$45,786$47,217$48,648$50,079$51,510$52,941$54,371$55,802
GS-6$47,849$49,444$51,039$52,633$54,228$55,823$57,418$59,013$60,608$62,203
GS-7$53,171$54,944$56,716$58,489$60,261$62,034$63,806$65,579$67,352$69,124
GS-8$58,885$60,847$62,810$64,772$66,735$68,697$70,660$72,622$74,585$76,547
GS-9$65,039$67,207$69,376$71,544$73,713$75,881$78,050$80,218$82,387$84,555
GS-10$71,622$74,009$76,396$78,782$81,169$83,556$85,943$88,330$90,717$93,103
GS-11$78,691$81,315$83,938$86,562$89,186$91,809$94,433$97,057$99,680$102,304
GS-12$94,317$97,461$100,605$103,750$106,894$110,038$113,182$116,326$119,471$122,615
GS-13$112,156$115,895$119,633$123,372$127,111$130,850$134,588$138,327$142,066$145,805
GS-14$132,535$136,953$141,371$145,790$150,208$154,627$159,045$163,463$167,882$172,300
GS-15$155,895$161,091$166,288$171,485$176,682$181,878$187,075$192,272$197,200*$197,200*

* Rates Limited to the Rate for Level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5305).

Sources: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Special rate tables, 2026 — special rates for certain law enforcement personnel (tables L001–L118, by locality pay area); U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Federal Workforce Data — Employment, July 2026 (federal civilian employees by agency, occupational series, pay plan, grade, duty state and pay). Data captured October 12, 2026.

Where St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO LEO pay applies

The St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL locality pay area covers 30 counties and cities in Missouri, Illinois. The full list is on the GS pay scale 2026 page for St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO, which also has the regular GS table for the area (20.03% locality pay).

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, General Schedule (GS) pay tables, 2026 — base and locality pay tables (annual rates) and locality pay area definitions. Data captured October 2, 2026.

LEO pay in other locality areas

Albany-Schenectady, NY · 20.77%Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM · 18.33%Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, GA · 23.79%Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX · 20.35%Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL · 18.24%Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA · 32.58%Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY · 22.41%Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT · 19.45%Charlotte-Concord, NC · 19.67%Chicago-Naperville, IL · 30.86%Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH · 21.93%Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH · 22.23%Colorado Springs, CO · 20.15%Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH · 22.15%Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX · 17.63%Dallas-Fort Worth, TX · 27.26%Davenport-Moline, IA · 18.93%Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH · 21.42%Denver-Aurora, CO · 30.52%Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA · 18.01%Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI · 29.12%Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA · 17.65%Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA · 19.43%Hartford-East Hartford, CT · 32.08%Houston-The Woodlands, TX · 35.00%Huntsville-Decatur, AL · 21.91%Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN · 18.15%Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO · 18.97%Laredo, TX · 21.59%Las Vegas-Henderson, NV · 19.57%Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA · 36.47%Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL · 24.67%Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI · 22.42%Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN · 27.62%New York-Newark, NY · 37.95%Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE · 18.23%Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL · 17.93%Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA · 28.99%Phoenix-Mesa, AZ · 22.45%Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA · 21.03%Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR · 26.13%Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC · 22.24%Reno-Fernley, NV · 17.52%Richmond, VA · 22.28%Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY · 17.88%Sacramento-Roseville, CA · 29.76%San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX · 18.78%San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · 33.72%San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA · 46.34%Seattle-Tacoma, WA · 31.57%Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA · 17.67%Alaska · 32.36%Hawaii · 22.21%Tucson-Nogales, AZ · 19.28%Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA · 18.80%Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC · 33.94%Rest of U.S. · 17.06%

LEO pay scale 2026: GL table, all areas and coverage