2023 Chicago GS Pay Table
The Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI GS locality table for 2023. The 2023 locality adjustment was 29.79%, applied on top of the 2023 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2023 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 | $27,255 | $28,170 | $29,074 | $29,978 | $30,882 | $31,412 | $32,309 | $33,212 | $33,248 | $34,100 |
| GS-2 | $30,646 | $31,375 | $32,390 | $33,248 | $33,623 | $34,612 | $35,601 | $36,590 | $37,579 | $38,568 |
| GS-3 | $33,439 | $34,554 | $35,669 | $36,784 | $37,899 | $39,014 | $40,128 | $41,243 | $42,358 | $43,473 |
| GS-4 | $37,537 | $38,788 | $40,039 | $41,290 | $42,541 | $43,792 | $45,044 | $46,295 | $47,546 | $48,797 |
| GS-5 | $41,996 | $43,397 | $44,797 | $46,197 | $47,598 | $48,998 | $50,399 | $51,799 | $53,200 | $54,600 |
| GS-6 | $46,815 | $48,375 | $49,935 | $51,495 | $53,056 | $54,616 | $56,176 | $57,736 | $59,296 | $60,856 |
| GS-7 | $52,022 | $53,756 | $55,490 | $57,224 | $58,958 | $60,692 | $62,426 | $64,160 | $65,894 | $67,628 |
| GS-8 | $57,612 | $59,533 | $61,454 | $63,375 | $65,296 | $67,217 | $69,138 | $71,059 | $72,980 | $74,901 |
| GS-9 | $63,633 | $65,754 | $67,875 | $69,996 | $72,117 | $74,237 | $76,358 | $78,479 | $80,600 | $82,720 |
| GS-10 | $70,074 | $72,410 | $74,746 | $77,082 | $79,419 | $81,755 | $84,091 | $86,427 | $88,763 | $91,100 |
| GS-11 | $76,990 | $79,556 | $82,122 | $84,688 | $87,254 | $89,820 | $92,386 | $94,952 | $97,518 | $100,084 |
| GS-12 | $92,279 | $95,355 | $98,431 | $101,507 | $104,583 | $107,660 | $110,736 | $113,812 | $116,888 | $119,964 |
| GS-13 | $109,732 | $113,390 | $117,047 | $120,705 | $124,362 | $128,020 | $131,677 | $135,335 | $138,992 | $142,650 |
| GS-14 | $129,671 | $133,993 | $138,315 | $142,637 | $146,959 | $151,281 | $155,603 | $159,925 | $164,247 | $168,569 |
| GS-15 | $152,527 | $157,610 | $162,694 | $167,778 | $172,862 | $177,946 | $183,030 | $183,500 | $183,500 | $183,500 |
2023 Chicago full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 29.79% locality adjustment for 2023. 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 | $27,255 | $28,170 | $29,074 | $29,978 | $30,882 | $31,412 | $32,309 | $33,212 | $33,248 | $34,100 |
| GS-2 | $30,646 | $31,375 | $32,390 | $33,248 | $33,623 | $34,612 | $35,601 | $36,590 | $37,579 | $38,568 |
| GS-3 | $33,439 | $34,554 | $35,669 | $36,784 | $37,899 | $39,014 | $40,128 | $41,243 | $42,358 | $43,473 |
| GS-4 | $37,537 | $38,788 | $40,039 | $41,290 | $42,541 | $43,792 | $45,044 | $46,295 | $47,546 | $48,797 |
| GS-5 | $41,996 | $43,397 | $44,797 | $46,197 | $47,598 | $48,998 | $50,399 | $51,799 | $53,200 | $54,600 |
| GS-6 | $46,815 | $48,375 | $49,935 | $51,495 | $53,056 | $54,616 | $56,176 | $57,736 | $59,296 | $60,856 |
| GS-7 | $52,022 | $53,756 | $55,490 | $57,224 | $58,958 | $60,692 | $62,426 | $64,160 | $65,894 | $67,628 |
| GS-8 | $57,612 | $59,533 | $61,454 | $63,375 | $65,296 | $67,217 | $69,138 | $71,059 | $72,980 | $74,901 |
| GS-9 | $63,633 | $65,754 | $67,875 | $69,996 | $72,117 | $74,237 | $76,358 | $78,479 | $80,600 | $82,720 |
| GS-10 | $70,074 | $72,410 | $74,746 | $77,082 | $79,419 | $81,755 | $84,091 | $86,427 | $88,763 | $91,100 |
| GS-11 | $76,990 | $79,556 | $82,122 | $84,688 | $87,254 | $89,820 | $92,386 | $94,952 | $97,518 | $100,084 |
| GS-12 | $92,279 | $95,355 | $98,431 | $101,507 | $104,583 | $107,660 | $110,736 | $113,812 | $116,888 | $119,964 |
| GS-13 | $109,732 | $113,390 | $117,047 | $120,705 | $124,362 | $128,020 | $131,677 | $135,335 | $138,992 | $142,650 |
| GS-14 | $129,671 | $133,993 | $138,315 | $142,637 | $146,959 | $151,281 | $155,603 | $159,925 | $164,247 | $168,569 |
| GS-15 | $152,527 | $157,610 | $162,694 | $167,778 | $172,862 | $177,946 | $183,030 | $183,500 | $183,500 | $183,500 |
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About the 2023 Chicago table
The Chicago Locality Area used the official OPM Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI boundary in 2023. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2023 nationwide base GS table.
In 2023, the locality adjustment was 29.79%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $27,255, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $183,500.
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.
2023 Chicago questions
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What was the 2023 locality adjustment for Chicago?
In 2023, the locality pay adjustment for Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI was 29.79%, added on top of the 2023 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in Chicago in 2023?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Chicago earned $92,279 in 2023, rising to $119,964 at Step 10. See the 2023 GS-12 Chicago page. -
Is the 2023 table still current?
No. 2023 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Chicago page.