2017 CHICAGO GS Pay Table
The Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI GS locality table for 2017. The 2017 locality adjustment was 26.85%, applied on top of the 2017 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2017 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 | $23,500 | $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 |
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
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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.