2016 CHICAGO GS Pay Table
The Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI GS locality table for 2016. The 2016 locality adjustment was 25.44%, applied on top of the 2016 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2016 CHICAGO GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI.
Covered area: 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.
| 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 |
2016 CHICAGO full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 25.44% locality adjustment for 2016. 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 | $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 |
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About the 2016 CHICAGO table
The CHICAGO Locality Area used the official OPM Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI boundary in 2016. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2016 nationwide base GS table.
In 2016, the locality adjustment was 25.44%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,009, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $160,300.
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.
2016 CHICAGO questions
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What was the 2016 locality adjustment for CHICAGO?
In 2016, the locality pay adjustment for Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI was 25.44%, added on top of the 2016 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in CHICAGO in 2016?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in CHICAGO earned $77,899 in 2016, rising to $101,269 at Step 10. See the 2016 GS-12 CHICAGO page. -
Is the 2016 table still current?
No. 2016 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest CHICAGO page.