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Chicago Locality Area - General Schedule Localities

The CHICAGO-NAPERVILLE, IL-IN-WI GS Locality is one of 53 GS Locality Areas used to determine local cost-of-living pay adjustments for federal government employees. The 2024 Locality Pay Adjustment for this locality is 30.41%, which means that GS employees in this area are paid 30.41% more then the GS Base Pay Table.

While the major city in this Locality Area is Chicago, Illinois, federal employees located within the surrounding areas may also be considered to be within this pay area. The Chicago locality map shows which counties in Illinois are included in the Chicago Locality Area. Keep in mind that areas in other states may also be covered by this locality.

Get PDF Pay Chart Download PDF The 2024 Locality Adjustment Rate for the Chicago GS locality is 30.41%. This is the 2024 locality-adjusted GS pay table for Chicago-area workers. Use the tabs to view different years.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$28,672$29,634$30,586$31,537$32,488$33,045$33,989$34,939$34,977$35,865
GS-2$32,240$33,007$34,075$34,977$35,372$36,413$37,454$38,494$39,535$40,576
GS-3$35,178$36,350$37,523$38,695$39,868$41,040$42,212$43,385$44,557$45,730
GS-4$39,488$40,804$42,120$43,436$44,751$46,067$47,383$48,699$50,015$51,331
GS-5$44,180$45,653$47,125$48,597$50,070$51,542$53,014$54,487$55,959$57,431
GS-6$49,249$50,891$52,533$54,175$55,817$57,459$59,101$60,742$62,384$64,026
GS-7$54,728$56,552$58,377$60,201$62,026$63,850$65,674$67,499$69,323$71,148
GS-8$60,608$62,628$64,648$66,668$68,688$70,708$72,728$74,748$76,768$78,789
GS-9$66,942$69,173$71,405$73,636$75,867$78,099$80,330$82,561$84,793$87,024
GS-10$73,718$76,175$78,632$81,089$83,546$86,003$88,460$90,917$93,374$95,830
GS-11$80,994$83,693$86,393$89,092$91,792$94,491$97,191$99,890$102,590$105,289
GS-12$97,079$100,314$103,549$106,785$110,020$113,256$116,491$119,727$122,962$126,198
GS-13$115,439$119,287$123,136$126,984$130,833$134,681$138,529$142,378$146,226$150,075
GS-14$136,414$140,961$145,509$150,056$154,604$159,151$163,698$168,246$172,793$177,341
GS-15$160,458$165,806$171,154$176,502$181,850$187,198$191,900*$191,900*$191,900*$191,900*

Get PDF Pay Chart Download PDF The 2023 Locality Adjustment Rate for the Chicago GS locality is 29.79%. This is the 2023 locality-adjusted GS pay table for Chicago-area workers. Use the tabs to view different years.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$27,255$28,170$29,074$29,978$30,882$31,412$32,309$33,212$33,248$34,100
GS-2$30,646$31,375$32,390$33,248$33,623$34,612$35,601$36,590$37,579$38,568
GS-3$33,439$34,554$35,669$36,784$37,899$39,014$40,128$41,243$42,358$43,473
GS-4$37,537$38,788$40,039$41,290$42,541$43,792$45,044$46,295$47,546$48,797
GS-5$41,996$43,397$44,797$46,197$47,598$48,998$50,399$51,799$53,200$54,600
GS-6$46,815$48,375$49,935$51,495$53,056$54,616$56,176$57,736$59,296$60,856
GS-7$52,022$53,756$55,490$57,224$58,958$60,692$62,426$64,160$65,894$67,628
GS-8$57,612$59,533$61,454$63,375$65,296$67,217$69,138$71,059$72,980$74,901
GS-9$63,633$65,754$67,875$69,996$72,117$74,237$76,358$78,479$80,600$82,720
GS-10$70,074$72,410$74,746$77,082$79,419$81,755$84,091$86,427$88,763$91,100
GS-11$76,990$79,556$82,122$84,688$87,254$89,820$92,386$94,952$97,518$100,084
GS-12$92,279$95,355$98,431$101,507$104,583$107,660$110,736$113,812$116,888$119,964
GS-13$109,732$113,390$117,047$120,705$124,362$128,020$131,677$135,335$138,992$142,650
GS-14$129,671$133,993$138,315$142,637$146,959$151,281$155,603$159,925$164,247$168,569
GS-15$152,527$157,610$162,694$167,778$172,862$177,946$183,030$183,500*$183,500*$183,500*

Get PDF Pay Chart Download PDF The 2022 Locality Adjustment Rate for the Chicago GS locality is 29.18%. This is the 2022 locality-adjusted GS pay table for Chicago-area workers. Use the tabs to view different years.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$26,058$26,933$27,798$28,661$29,527$30,033$30,891$31,754$31,789$32,597
GS-2$29,301$29,998$30,968$31,789$32,148$33,093$34,039$34,985$35,930$36,876
GS-3$31,971$33,036$34,102$35,168$36,234$37,299$38,365$39,431$40,497$41,562
GS-4$35,889$37,085$38,281$39,477$40,674$41,870$43,066$44,262$45,458$46,655
GS-5$40,153$41,491$42,830$44,168$45,506$46,845$48,183$49,521$50,859$52,198
GS-6$44,760$46,252$47,744$49,236$50,728$52,220$53,712$55,204$56,696$58,188
GS-7$49,738$51,396$53,053$54,710$56,368$58,025$59,682$61,340$62,997$64,655
GS-8$55,084$56,919$58,755$60,591$62,426$64,262$66,098$67,933$69,769$71,604
GS-9$60,840$62,868$64,896$66,924$68,952$70,981$73,009$75,037$77,065$79,093
GS-10$66,998$69,231$71,465$73,698$75,932$78,166$80,399$82,633$84,866$87,100
GS-11$73,611$76,064$78,517$80,970$83,423$85,876$88,329$90,783$93,236$95,689
GS-12$88,229$91,170$94,112$97,053$99,994$102,936$105,877$108,819$111,760$114,702
GS-13$104,915$108,412$111,909$115,406$118,902$122,399$125,896$129,393$132,890$136,387
GS-14$123,978$128,110$132,243$136,375$140,508$144,640$148,773$152,905$157,038$161,170
GS-15$145,831$150,692$155,553$160,414$165,275$170,137$174,998$176,300*$176,300*$176,300*

Get PDF Pay Chart Download PDF The 2021 Locality Adjustment Rate for the Chicago GS locality is 28.59%. This is the 2021 locality-adjusted GS pay table for Chicago-area workers. Use the tabs to view different years.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$25,381$26,232$27,076$27,916$28,759$29,253$30,087$30,928$30,962$31,749
GS-2$28,539$29,218$30,163$30,962$31,310$32,231$33,152$34,072$34,993$35,914
GS-3$31,139$32,177$33,215$34,253$35,290$36,328$37,366$38,403$39,441$40,479
GS-4$34,956$36,121$37,286$38,451$39,616$40,781$41,946$43,111$44,276$45,441
GS-5$39,109$40,413$41,717$43,021$44,325$45,629$46,933$48,237$49,541$50,844
GS-6$43,596$45,049$46,502$47,955$49,408$50,861$52,314$53,767$55,220$56,673
GS-7$48,445$50,060$51,675$53,290$54,905$56,520$58,136$59,751$61,366$62,981
GS-8$53,652$55,440$57,229$59,018$60,806$62,595$64,384$66,172$67,961$69,750
GS-9$59,258$61,233$63,208$65,184$67,159$69,134$71,109$73,084$75,059$77,034
GS-10$65,257$67,433$69,608$71,784$73,960$76,136$78,311$80,487$82,663$84,839
GS-11$71,697$74,087$76,478$78,868$81,259$83,649$86,040$88,430$90,821$93,211
GS-12$85,935$88,800$91,665$94,530$97,395$100,260$103,125$105,990$108,855$111,720
GS-13$102,188$105,594$109,001$112,407$115,813$119,220$122,626$126,032$129,439$132,845
GS-14$120,755$124,780$128,805$132,830$136,854$140,879$144,904$148,929$152,954$156,979
GS-15$142,041$146,775$151,510$156,245$160,979$165,714$170,449$172,500*$172,500*$172,500*

Get PDF Pay Chart Download PDF The 2020 Locality Adjustment Rate for the Chicago GS locality is 28.59%. This is the 2020 locality-adjusted GS pay table for Chicago-area workers. Use the tabs to view different years.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$25,130$25,973$26,808$27,639$28,475$28,964$29,789$30,622$30,656$31,438
GS-2$28,256$28,929$29,865$30,656$31,000$31,912$32,824$33,736$34,647$35,559
GS-3$30,831$31,858$32,886$33,913$34,940$35,968$36,995$38,023$39,050$40,078
GS-4$34,610$35,763$36,917$38,070$39,224$40,377$41,531$42,684$43,838$44,991
GS-5$38,722$40,013$41,304$42,595$43,886$45,178$46,469$47,760$49,051$50,342
GS-6$43,164$44,603$46,042$47,481$48,919$50,358$51,797$53,236$54,675$56,114
GS-7$47,965$49,564$51,162$52,760$54,359$55,957$57,556$59,154$60,752$62,351
GS-8$53,121$54,891$56,662$58,433$60,203$61,974$63,745$65,515$67,286$69,057
GS-9$58,672$60,628$62,583$64,539$66,495$68,451$70,407$72,363$74,319$76,274
GS-10$64,611$66,765$68,919$71,073$73,227$75,381$77,535$79,689$81,842$83,996
GS-11$70,987$73,353$75,719$78,085$80,451$82,817$85,183$87,549$89,915$92,281
GS-12$85,084$87,921$90,758$93,594$96,431$99,268$102,104$104,941$107,778$110,614
GS-13$101,176$104,549$107,922$111,295$114,668$118,040$121,413$124,786$128,159$131,532
GS-14$119,559$123,544$127,529$131,514$135,499$139,484$143,469$147,454$151,439$155,424
GS-15$140,634$145,322$150,011$154,699$159,387$164,076$168,764$170,800*$170,800*$170,800*

Get PDF Pay Chart Download PDF The 2019 Locality Adjustment Rate for the Chicago GS locality is 28.05%. This is the 2019 locality-adjusted GS pay table for Chicago-area workers. Use the tabs to view different years.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$24,391$25,208$26,020$26,825$27,637$28,111$28,912$29,722$29,754$30,510
GS-2$27,424$28,078$28,985$29,754$30,088$30,973$31,858$32,742$33,627$34,512
GS-3$29,923$30,920$31,918$32,915$33,913$34,910$35,908$36,905$37,903$38,900
GS-4$33,591$34,711$35,830$36,949$38,068$39,187$40,306$41,425$42,545$43,664
GS-5$37,583$38,835$40,087$41,340$42,592$43,844$45,097$46,349$47,601$48,854
GS-6$41,893$43,290$44,687$46,084$47,481$48,878$50,275$51,672$53,069$54,466
GS-7$46,554$48,106$49,658$51,210$52,762$54,314$55,866$57,418$58,970$60,522
GS-8$51,557$53,275$54,994$56,712$58,430$60,149$61,867$63,586$65,304$67,023
GS-9$56,945$58,843$60,741$62,638$64,536$66,434$68,331$70,229$72,127$74,024
GS-10$62,710$64,800$66,889$68,979$71,069$73,159$75,249$77,338$79,428$81,518
GS-11$68,897$71,195$73,492$75,789$78,086$80,383$82,681$84,978$87,275$89,572
GS-12$82,579$85,333$88,086$90,839$93,592$96,345$99,098$101,851$104,604$107,357
GS-13$98,198$101,471$104,744$108,017$111,290$114,562$117,835$121,108$124,381$127,654
GS-14$116,040$119,909$123,777$127,645$131,514$135,382$139,251$143,119$146,987$150,856
GS-15$136,495$141,045$145,594$150,144$154,693$159,243$163,793$166,500*$166,500*$166,500*

Get PDF Pay Chart Download PDF The 2018 Locality Adjustment Rate for the Chicago GS locality is 27.47%. This is the 2018 locality-adjusted GS pay table for Chicago-area workers. Use the tabs to view different years.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$23,945$24,747$25,544$26,335$27,132$27,597$28,384$29,179$29,210$29,958
GS-2$26,923$27,564$28,455$29,210$29,541$30,411$31,280$32,149$33,019$33,888
GS-3$29,375$30,354$31,333$32,312$33,291$34,270$35,249$36,228$37,207$38,186
GS-4$32,978$34,077$35,175$36,274$37,373$38,472$39,571$40,669$41,768$42,867
GS-5$36,896$38,126$39,356$40,586$41,817$43,047$44,277$45,507$46,737$47,967
GS-6$41,127$42,497$43,868$45,238$46,608$47,978$49,349$50,719$52,089$53,460
GS-7$45,703$47,226$48,750$50,273$51,796$53,319$54,843$56,366$57,889$59,412
GS-8$50,615$52,302$53,990$55,678$57,365$59,053$60,741$62,428$64,116$65,804
GS-9$55,905$57,768$59,632$61,495$63,359$65,223$67,086$68,950$70,813$72,677
GS-10$61,564$63,616$65,669$67,721$69,773$71,826$73,878$75,930$77,982$80,035
GS-11$67,638$69,893$72,148$74,403$76,658$78,913$81,168$83,423$85,678$87,933
GS-12$81,071$83,773$86,476$89,178$91,880$94,583$97,285$99,987$102,690$105,392
GS-13$96,403$99,617$102,830$106,044$109,257$112,471$115,684$118,898$122,111$125,325
GS-14$113,920$117,717$121,515$125,312$129,109$132,907$136,704$140,501$144,299$148,096
GS-15$134,000$138,467$142,933$147,400$151,866$156,333$160,800$164,200*$164,200*$164,200*

Get PDF Pay Chart Download PDF The 2017 Locality Adjustment Rate for the Chicago GS locality is 26.85%. This is the 2017 locality-adjusted GS pay table for Chicago-area workers. Use the tabs to view different years.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$23,500$24,287$25,068$25,846$26,627$27,084$27,856$28,636$28,667$29,392
GS-2$26,422$27,051$27,926$28,667$28,989$29,841$30,694$31,546$32,399$33,251
GS-3$28,829$29,791$30,752$31,714$32,675$33,637$34,598$35,560$36,521$37,480
GS-4$32,365$33,443$34,521$35,599$36,677$37,756$38,834$39,912$40,990$42,069
GS-5$36,209$37,417$38,625$39,832$41,040$42,247$43,455$44,663$45,870$47,078
GS-6$40,362$41,708$43,054$44,400$45,746$47,092$48,438$49,784$51,129$52,475
GS-7$44,853$46,348$47,844$49,340$50,835$52,331$53,826$55,322$56,817$58,313
GS-8$49,673$51,329$52,984$54,639$56,295$57,950$59,606$61,261$62,916$64,572
GS-9$54,864$56,693$58,522$60,351$62,181$64,010$65,839$67,668$69,497$71,326
GS-10$60,419$62,433$64,447$66,462$68,476$70,491$72,505$74,519$76,534$78,548
GS-11$66,379$68,592$70,804$73,016$75,228$77,441$79,653$81,865$84,077$86,290
GS-12$79,563$82,215$84,868$87,520$90,173$92,825$95,477$98,130$100,782$103,435
GS-13$94,610$97,763$100,917$104,070$107,224$110,377$113,531$116,684$119,838$122,991
GS-14$111,801$115,527$119,254$122,981$126,708$130,435$134,162$137,888$141,615$145,342
GS-15$131,508$135,892$140,276$144,660$149,044$153,428$157,812$161,900*$161,900*$161,900*

Get PDF Pay Chart Download PDF The 2016 Locality Adjustment Rate for the Chicago GS locality is 25.44%. This is the 2016 locality-adjusted GS pay table for Chicago-area workers. Use the tabs to view different years.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$23,009$23,778$24,544$25,305$26,070$26,518$27,274$28,037$28,067$28,777
GS-2$25,869$26,485$27,342$28,067$28,386$29,221$30,057$30,892$31,728$32,563
GS-3$28,227$29,167$30,108$31,049$31,990$32,931$33,871$34,812$35,753$36,694
GS-4$31,687$32,744$33,800$34,856$35,912$36,968$38,025$39,081$40,137$41,193
GS-5$35,452$36,633$37,815$38,997$40,178$41,360$42,542$43,723$44,905$46,087
GS-6$39,519$40,836$42,153$43,470$44,787$46,104$47,421$48,738$50,056$51,373
GS-7$43,915$45,379$46,843$48,307$49,771$51,235$52,699$54,162$55,626$57,090
GS-8$48,634$50,255$51,876$53,496$55,117$56,738$58,358$59,979$61,600$63,221
GS-9$53,717$55,507$57,297$59,087$60,877$62,667$64,457$66,247$68,037$69,827
GS-10$59,155$61,127$63,099$65,071$67,043$69,015$70,986$72,958$74,930$76,902
GS-11$64,992$67,158$69,324$71,491$73,657$75,823$77,990$80,156$82,323$84,489
GS-12$77,899$80,496$83,093$85,689$88,286$90,883$93,479$96,076$98,672$101,269
GS-13$92,632$95,721$98,809$101,897$104,986$108,074$111,162$114,251$117,339$120,427
GS-14$109,463$113,112$116,761$120,410$124,059$127,708$131,357$135,006$138,655$142,304
GS-15$128,759$133,052$137,344$141,637$145,929$150,222$154,514$158,807$160,300*$160,300*

Get PDF Pay Chart Download PDF The 2015 Locality Adjustment Rate for the Chicago GS locality is 25.1%. This is the 2015 locality-adjusted GS pay table for Chicago-area workers. Use the tabs to view different years.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,719$23,479$24,234$24,986$25,742$26,185$26,932$27,685$27,713$28,413
GS-2$25,544$26,152$26,998$27,713$28,026$28,851$29,675$30,499$31,324$32,148
GS-3$27,871$28,801$29,730$30,660$31,589$32,518$33,448$34,377$35,307$36,236
GS-4$31,289$32,332$33,375$34,419$35,462$36,505$37,549$38,592$39,635$40,679
GS-5$35,005$36,173$37,340$38,507$39,674$40,841$42,009$43,176$44,343$45,510
GS-6$39,021$40,322$41,623$42,924$44,225$45,526$46,827$48,128$49,430$50,731
GS-7$43,362$44,807$46,252$47,697$49,142$50,587$52,032$53,476$54,921$56,366
GS-8$48,022$49,623$51,225$52,826$54,427$56,029$57,630$59,231$60,832$62,434
GS-9$53,041$54,809$56,576$58,344$60,112$61,879$63,647$65,415$67,182$68,950
GS-10$58,410$60,357$62,304$64,250$66,197$68,143$70,090$72,036$73,983$75,929
GS-11$64,174$66,313$68,452$70,591$72,731$74,870$77,009$79,148$81,287$83,427
GS-12$76,919$79,484$82,048$84,613$87,177$89,742$92,306$94,871$97,435$100,000
GS-13$91,467$94,516$97,564$100,613$103,662$106,710$109,759$112,808$115,856$118,905
GS-14$108,085$111,688$115,291$118,894$122,497$126,100$129,702$133,305$136,908$140,511
GS-15$127,139$131,378$135,616$139,854$144,093$148,331$152,569$156,808$158,700*$158,700*

Get PDF Pay Chart Download PDF The 2014 Locality Adjustment Rate for the Chicago GS locality is 25.1%. This is the 2014 locality-adjusted GS pay table for Chicago-area workers. Use the tabs to view different years.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,494$23,246$23,994$24,739$25,487$25,926$26,665$27,411$27,439$28,140
GS-2$25,291$25,893$26,730$27,439$27,746$28,562$29,377$30,193$31,009$31,824
GS-3$27,595$28,514$29,434$30,353$31,272$32,192$33,111$34,031$34,950$35,870
GS-4$30,979$32,011$33,043$34,075$35,107$36,139$37,171$38,203$39,235$40,267
GS-5$34,659$35,815$36,971$38,127$39,283$40,439$41,594$42,750$43,906$45,062
GS-6$38,635$39,922$41,209$42,496$43,784$45,071$46,358$47,646$48,933$50,220
GS-7$42,933$44,364$45,795$47,227$48,658$50,089$51,520$52,951$54,382$55,813
GS-8$47,547$49,132$50,717$52,302$53,887$55,472$57,057$58,642$60,227$61,812
GS-9$52,516$54,266$56,016$57,766$59,516$61,266$63,017$64,767$66,517$68,267
GS-10$57,832$59,760$61,688$63,616$65,544$67,471$69,399$71,327$73,255$75,183
GS-11$63,538$65,656$67,774$69,892$72,010$74,128$76,246$78,364$80,482$82,600
GS-12$76,157$78,695$81,234$83,772$86,310$88,849$91,387$93,925$96,463$99,002
GS-13$90,561$93,580$96,598$99,617$102,636$105,654$108,673$111,692$114,710$117,729
GS-14$107,016$110,582$114,149$117,715$121,282$124,849$128,415$131,982$135,548$139,115
GS-15$125,881$130,076$134,272$138,468$142,664$146,860$151,056$155,252$155,500*$155,500*

Get PDF Pay Chart Download PDF The 2013 Locality Adjustment Rate for the Chicago GS locality is 25.1%. This is the 2013 locality-adjusted GS pay table for Chicago-area workers. Use the tabs to view different years.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,272$23,016$23,756$24,493$25,234$25,669$26,401$27,139$27,168$27,859
GS-2$25,041$25,637$26,465$27,168$27,473$28,281$29,090$29,898$30,706$31,514
GS-3$27,322$28,233$29,143$30,054$30,965$31,875$32,786$33,697$34,608$35,518
GS-4$30,672$31,694$32,716$33,738$34,760$35,782$36,804$37,826$38,849$39,871
GS-5$34,316$35,460$36,603$37,746$38,890$40,033$41,177$42,320$43,463$44,607
GS-6$38,252$39,527$40,801$42,076$43,351$44,626$45,900$47,175$48,450$49,725
GS-7$42,508$43,925$45,342$46,760$48,177$49,595$51,012$52,429$53,847$55,264
GS-8$47,076$48,645$50,214$51,783$53,351$54,920$56,489$58,058$59,626$61,195
GS-9$51,995$53,728$55,461$57,193$58,926$60,658$62,391$64,124$65,856$67,589
GS-10$57,260$59,169$61,078$62,987$64,896$66,805$68,714$70,623$72,532$74,441
GS-11$62,909$65,006$67,102$69,199$71,296$73,392$75,489$77,586$79,682$81,779
GS-12$75,403$77,916$80,429$82,943$85,456$87,969$90,482$92,996$95,509$98,022
GS-13$89,664$92,653$95,641$98,630$101,619$104,607$107,596$110,585$113,573$116,562
GS-14$105,956$109,488$113,019$116,551$120,082$123,614$127,145$130,677$134,209$137,740
GS-15$124,635$128,789$132,944$137,098$141,253$145,407$149,562$153,717$155,500*$155,500*

Get PDF Pay Chart Download PDF The 2012 Locality Adjustment Rate for the Chicago GS locality is 25.1%. This is the 2012 locality-adjusted GS pay table for Chicago-area workers. Use the tabs to view different years.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,272$23,016$23,756$24,493$25,234$25,669$26,401$27,139$27,168$27,859
GS-2$25,041$25,637$26,465$27,168$27,473$28,281$29,090$29,898$30,706$31,514
GS-3$27,322$28,233$29,143$30,054$30,965$31,875$32,786$33,697$34,608$35,518
GS-4$30,672$31,694$32,716$33,738$34,760$35,782$36,804$37,826$38,849$39,871
GS-5$34,316$35,460$36,603$37,746$38,890$40,033$41,177$42,320$43,463$44,607
GS-6$38,252$39,527$40,801$42,076$43,351$44,626$45,900$47,175$48,450$49,725
GS-7$42,508$43,925$45,342$46,760$48,177$49,595$51,012$52,429$53,847$55,264
GS-8$47,076$48,645$50,214$51,783$53,351$54,920$56,489$58,058$59,626$61,195
GS-9$51,995$53,728$55,461$57,193$58,926$60,658$62,391$64,124$65,856$67,589
GS-10$57,260$59,169$61,078$62,987$64,896$66,805$68,714$70,623$72,532$74,441
GS-11$62,909$65,006$67,102$69,199$71,296$73,392$75,489$77,586$79,682$81,779
GS-12$75,403$77,916$80,429$82,943$85,456$87,969$90,482$92,996$95,509$98,022
GS-13$89,664$92,653$95,641$98,630$101,619$104,607$107,596$110,585$113,573$116,562
GS-14$105,956$109,488$113,019$116,551$120,082$123,614$127,145$130,677$134,209$137,740
GS-15$124,635$128,789$132,944$137,098$141,253$145,407$149,562$153,717$155,500*$155,500*

Get PDF Pay Chart Download PDF The 2011 Locality Adjustment Rate for the Chicago GS locality is 25.1%. This is the 2011 locality-adjusted GS pay table for Chicago-area workers. Use the tabs to view different years.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,272$23,016$23,756$24,493$25,234$25,669$26,401$27,139$27,168$27,859
GS-2$25,041$25,637$26,465$27,168$27,473$28,281$29,090$29,898$30,706$31,514
GS-3$27,322$28,233$29,143$30,054$30,965$31,875$32,786$33,697$34,608$35,518
GS-4$30,672$31,694$32,716$33,738$34,760$35,782$36,804$37,826$38,849$39,871
GS-5$34,316$35,460$36,603$37,746$38,890$40,033$41,177$42,320$43,463$44,607
GS-6$38,252$39,527$40,801$42,076$43,351$44,626$45,900$47,175$48,450$49,725
GS-7$42,508$43,925$45,342$46,760$48,177$49,595$51,012$52,429$53,847$55,264
GS-8$47,076$48,645$50,214$51,783$53,351$54,920$56,489$58,058$59,626$61,195
GS-9$51,995$53,728$55,461$57,193$58,926$60,658$62,391$64,124$65,856$67,589
GS-10$57,260$59,169$61,078$62,987$64,896$66,805$68,714$70,623$72,532$74,441
GS-11$62,909$65,006$67,102$69,199$71,296$73,392$75,489$77,586$79,682$81,779
GS-12$75,403$77,916$80,429$82,943$85,456$87,969$90,482$92,996$95,509$98,022
GS-13$89,664$92,653$95,641$98,630$101,619$104,607$107,596$110,585$113,573$116,562
GS-14$105,956$109,488$113,019$116,551$120,082$123,614$127,145$130,677$134,209$137,740
GS-15$124,635$128,789$132,944$137,098$141,253$145,407$149,562$153,717$155,500*$155,500*

Get PDF Pay Chart Download PDF The 2010 Locality Adjustment Rate for the Chicago GS locality is 25.1%. This is the 2010 locality-adjusted GS pay table for Chicago-area workers. Use the tabs to view different years.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,272$23,016$23,756$24,493$25,234$25,669$26,401$27,139$27,168$27,859
GS-2$25,041$25,637$26,465$27,168$27,473$28,281$29,090$29,898$30,706$31,514
GS-3$27,322$28,233$29,143$30,054$30,965$31,875$32,786$33,697$34,608$35,518
GS-4$30,672$31,694$32,716$33,738$34,760$35,782$36,804$37,826$38,849$39,871
GS-5$34,316$35,460$36,603$37,746$38,890$40,033$41,177$42,320$43,463$44,607
GS-6$38,252$39,527$40,801$42,076$43,351$44,626$45,900$47,175$48,450$49,725
GS-7$42,508$43,925$45,342$46,760$48,177$49,595$51,012$52,429$53,847$55,264
GS-8$47,076$48,645$50,214$51,783$53,351$54,920$56,489$58,058$59,626$61,195
GS-9$51,995$53,728$55,461$57,193$58,926$60,658$62,391$64,124$65,856$67,589
GS-10$57,260$59,169$61,078$62,987$64,896$66,805$68,714$70,623$72,532$74,441
GS-11$62,909$65,006$67,102$69,199$71,296$73,392$75,489$77,586$79,682$81,779
GS-12$75,403$77,916$80,429$82,943$85,456$87,969$90,482$92,996$95,509$98,022
GS-13$89,664$92,653$95,641$98,630$101,619$104,607$107,596$110,585$113,573$116,562
GS-14$105,956$109,488$113,019$116,551$120,082$123,614$127,145$130,677$134,209$137,740
GS-15$124,635$128,789$132,944$137,098$141,253$145,407$149,562$153,717$155,500*$155,500*

Get PDF Pay Chart Download PDF The 2009 Locality Adjustment Rate for the Chicago GS locality is 24.17%. This is the 2009 locality-adjusted GS pay table for Chicago-area workers. Use the tabs to view different years.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,779$22,507$23,231$23,952$24,676$25,102$25,817$26,539$26,567$27,248
GS-2$24,488$25,070$25,880$26,567$26,864$27,654$28,444$29,233$30,023$30,813
GS-3$26,718$27,608$28,498$29,389$30,279$31,169$32,059$32,950$33,840$34,730
GS-4$29,995$30,994$31,994$32,993$33,993$34,992$35,992$36,991$37,991$38,991
GS-5$33,558$34,677$35,796$36,914$38,033$39,152$40,271$41,390$42,508$43,627
GS-6$37,406$38,653$39,900$41,146$42,393$43,640$44,886$46,133$47,380$48,626
GS-7$41,568$42,954$44,340$45,726$47,111$48,497$49,883$51,269$52,654$54,040
GS-8$46,036$47,571$49,106$50,640$52,175$53,710$55,244$56,779$58,314$59,849
GS-9$50,846$52,541$54,236$55,931$57,626$59,321$61,016$62,711$64,406$66,101
GS-10$55,994$57,861$59,727$61,593$63,460$65,326$67,192$69,058$70,925$72,791
GS-11$61,519$63,569$65,619$67,669$69,719$71,769$73,819$75,869$77,919$79,969
GS-12$73,736$76,193$78,651$81,108$83,565$86,022$88,480$90,937$93,394$95,852
GS-13$87,683$90,606$93,529$96,452$99,374$102,297$105,220$108,143$111,066$113,989
GS-14$103,614$107,068$110,522$113,977$117,431$120,886$124,340$127,795$131,249$134,703
GS-15$121,880$125,943$130,006$134,069$138,132$142,195$146,257$150,320$153,200*$153,200*

Get PDF Pay Chart Download PDF The 2008 Locality Adjustment Rate for the Chicago GS locality is 22.47%. This is the 2008 locality-adjusted GS pay table for Chicago-area workers. Use the tabs to view different years.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,876$21,573$22,267$22,958$23,653$24,060$24,746$25,438$25,465$26,116
GS-2$23,471$24,030$24,806$25,465$25,749$26,506$27,263$28,020$28,777$29,534
GS-3$25,610$26,463$27,317$28,171$29,024$29,878$30,731$31,585$32,439$33,292
GS-4$28,750$29,709$30,668$31,627$32,586$33,545$34,503$35,462$36,421$37,380
GS-5$32,166$33,237$34,309$35,380$36,452$37,524$38,595$39,667$40,738$41,810
GS-6$35,854$37,050$38,245$39,440$40,636$41,831$43,026$44,221$45,417$46,612
GS-7$39,844$41,172$42,500$43,827$45,155$46,482$47,810$49,137$50,465$51,793
GS-8$44,126$45,597$47,068$48,539$50,009$51,480$52,951$54,422$55,893$57,364
GS-9$48,737$50,362$51,987$53,612$55,238$56,863$58,488$60,113$61,738$63,364
GS-10$53,671$55,461$57,250$59,039$60,828$62,618$64,407$66,196$67,986$69,775
GS-11$58,967$60,932$62,898$64,864$66,829$68,795$70,761$72,726$74,692$76,658
GS-12$70,676$73,033$75,389$77,745$80,102$82,458$84,814$87,170$89,527$91,883
GS-13$84,045$86,847$89,649$92,451$95,253$98,056$100,858$103,660$106,462$109,264
GS-14$99,315$102,625$105,935$109,246$112,556$115,866$119,177$122,487$125,798$129,108
GS-15$116,824$120,719$124,613$128,508$132,402$136,297$140,191$144,086$147,981$149,000*

Get PDF Pay Chart Download PDF The 2007 Locality Adjustment Rate for the Chicago GS locality is 21.79%. This is the 2007 locality-adjusted GS pay table for Chicago-area workers. Use the tabs to view different years.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,254$20,930$21,604$22,274$22,948$23,343$24,008$24,680$24,706$25,330
GS-2$22,772$23,313$24,067$24,706$24,982$25,716$26,450$27,185$27,919$28,654
GS-3$24,846$25,675$26,503$27,331$28,159$28,987$29,815$30,644$31,472$32,300
GS-4$27,892$28,822$29,751$30,680$31,609$32,539$33,468$34,397$35,326$36,256
GS-5$31,206$32,246$33,286$34,327$35,367$36,407$37,447$38,487$39,527$40,567
GS-6$34,786$35,945$37,105$38,264$39,423$40,583$41,742$42,902$44,061$45,221
GS-7$38,656$39,945$41,233$42,522$43,810$45,099$46,387$47,676$48,964$50,253
GS-8$42,810$44,238$45,665$47,093$48,520$49,947$51,375$52,802$54,229$55,657
GS-9$47,284$48,860$50,436$52,012$53,588$55,164$56,740$58,315$59,891$61,467
GS-10$52,071$53,807$55,542$57,278$59,013$60,749$62,484$64,220$65,955$67,691
GS-11$57,210$59,117$61,024$62,931$64,839$66,746$68,653$70,560$72,467$74,375
GS-12$68,569$70,855$73,141$75,427$77,713$79,999$82,285$84,571$86,857$89,143
GS-13$81,540$84,258$86,976$89,695$92,413$95,131$97,850$100,568$103,286$106,005
GS-14$96,354$99,566$102,777$105,989$109,201$112,412$115,624$118,835$122,047$125,259
GS-15$113,341$117,119$120,897$124,675$128,453$132,231$136,009$139,787$143,565$145,400*

Get PDF Pay Chart Download PDF The 2006 Locality Adjustment Rate for the Chicago GS locality is 21.15%. This is the 2006 locality-adjusted GS pay table for Chicago-area workers. Use the tabs to view different years.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10

The boundaries of General Schedule localities are demarcated by the General Services Administration (GSA), and locality adjustment rates for these localities are designed to reflect the varying cost-of-living across different areas of the country.


Cities in the CHICAGO-NAPERVILLE, IL-IN-WI Locality:

Aurora, Chicago, Elgin, Joliet, Naperville, Rockford, Great Lakes, and other areas within the region.

* GS scale pay is capped at the Senior Executive Service's Level 4 pay for the current year (§5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)). For 2024 the cap is $191,900 per year.


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