2018 CHICAGO GS Pay Table
The Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI GS locality table for 2018. The 2018 locality adjustment was 27.47%, applied on top of the 2018 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2018 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 | $23,945 | $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 |
2018 CHICAGO full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 27.47% locality adjustment for 2018. 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 | $23,945 | $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 |
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About the 2018 CHICAGO table
The CHICAGO Locality Area used the official OPM Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI boundary in 2018. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2018 nationwide base GS table.
In 2018, the locality adjustment was 27.47%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,945, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $164,200.
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.
2018 CHICAGO questions
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What was the 2018 locality adjustment for CHICAGO?
In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI was 27.47%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in CHICAGO in 2018?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in CHICAGO earned $81,071 in 2018, rising to $105,392 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 CHICAGO page. -
Is the 2018 table still current?
No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest CHICAGO page.