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Archive year. This is the 2017 table for CHICAGO. For current pay, see the latest CHICAGO page.
26.85% 2017 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,500 to $161,900 2017 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
25 Counties covered by this pay area

2017 CHICAGO full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 26.85% locality adjustment for 2017. 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 $23,500$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$37,483
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
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About the 2017 CHICAGO table

The CHICAGO Locality Area used the official OPM Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI boundary in 2017. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2017 nationwide base GS table.

In 2017, the locality adjustment was 26.85%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,500, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $161,900.

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.

2017 CHICAGO questions

  • What was the 2017 locality adjustment for CHICAGO?
    In 2017, the locality pay adjustment for Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI was 26.85%, added on top of the 2017 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in CHICAGO in 2017?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in CHICAGO earned $79,563 in 2017, rising to $103,435 at Step 10. See the 2017 GS-12 CHICAGO page.
  • Is the 2017 table still current?
    No. 2017 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest CHICAGO page.