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Archive year. This is the 2014 table for CHICAGO. For current pay, see the latest CHICAGO page.
25.10% 2014 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,494 to $157,100 2014 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
25 Counties covered by this pay area

2014 CHICAGO full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 25.10% locality adjustment for 2014. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for CHICAGO.

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$157,100$157,100
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About the 2014 CHICAGO table

The CHICAGO Locality Area used the official OPM Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI boundary in 2014. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2014 nationwide base GS table.

In 2014, the locality adjustment was 25.10%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,494, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $157,100.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 25 counties and cities across Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin. Some of the included jurisdictions include Boone County, IL, Bureau County, IL, Cook County, IL, DeKalb County, IL, DuPage County, IL, Grundy County, IL, Iroquois County, IL, Kane County, IL, Kankakee County, IL, Kendall County, IL, Lake County, IL, LaSalle County, IL, and more.

2014 CHICAGO questions

  • What was the 2014 locality adjustment for CHICAGO?
    In 2014, the locality pay adjustment for Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI was 25.10%, added on top of the 2014 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in CHICAGO in 2014?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in CHICAGO earned $76,157 in 2014, rising to $99,002 at Step 10. See the 2014 GS-12 CHICAGO page.
  • Is the 2014 table still current?
    No. 2014 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest CHICAGO page.