2025 Chicago GS Pay Table
The Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI GS locality table for 2025. The 2025 locality adjustment was 30.86%, applied on top of the 2025 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2025 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 | $29,260 | $30,242 | $31,214 | $32,184 | $33,155 | $33,723 | $34,686 | $35,655 | $35,695 | $36,602 |
| GS-2 | $32,901 | $33,683 | $34,773 | $35,695 | $36,095 | $37,156 | $38,218 | $39,279 | $40,340 | $41,401 |
| GS-3 | $35,900 | $37,096 | $38,292 | $39,488 | $40,684 | $41,880 | $43,076 | $44,273 | $45,469 | $46,665 |
| GS-4 | $40,298 | $41,642 | $42,986 | $44,330 | $45,674 | $47,018 | $48,362 | $49,706 | $51,050 | $52,394 |
| GS-5 | $45,087 | $46,589 | $48,091 | $49,593 | $51,096 | $52,598 | $54,100 | $55,602 | $57,105 | $58,607 |
| GS-6 | $50,259 | $51,934 | $53,609 | $55,284 | $56,959 | $58,634 | $60,309 | $61,984 | $63,659 | $65,334 |
| GS-7 | $55,850 | $57,712 | $59,574 | $61,436 | $63,298 | $65,160 | $67,023 | $68,885 | $70,747 | $72,609 |
| GS-8 | $61,851 | $63,913 | $65,976 | $68,038 | $70,100 | $72,163 | $74,225 | $76,287 | $78,350 | $80,412 |
| GS-9 | $68,315 | $70,592 | $72,869 | $75,146 | $77,423 | $79,700 | $81,977 | $84,254 | $86,531 | $88,808 |
| GS-10 | $75,230 | $77,737 | $80,245 | $82,752 | $85,259 | $87,766 | $90,274 | $92,781 | $95,288 | $97,796 |
| GS-11 | $82,655 | $85,410 | $88,164 | $90,919 | $93,674 | $96,428 | $99,183 | $101,937 | $104,692 | $107,447 |
| GS-12 | $99,069 | $102,372 | $105,675 | $108,978 | $112,280 | $115,583 | $118,886 | $122,189 | $125,492 | $128,795 |
| GS-13 | $117,807 | $121,734 | $125,661 | $129,588 | $133,515 | $137,442 | $141,369 | $145,296 | $149,224 | $153,151 |
| GS-14 | $139,211 | $143,852 | $148,492 | $153,132 | $157,773 | $162,413 | $167,053 | $171,694 | $176,334 | $180,974 |
| GS-15 | $163,749 | $169,207 | $174,665 | $180,124 | $185,582 | $191,040 | $195,200 | $195,200 | $195,200 | $195,200 |
2025 Chicago full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 30.86% locality adjustment for 2025. 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 | $29,260 | $30,242 | $31,214 | $32,184 | $33,155 | $33,723 | $34,686 | $35,655 | $35,695 | $36,602 |
| GS-2 | $32,901 | $33,683 | $34,773 | $35,695 | $36,095 | $37,156 | $38,218 | $39,279 | $40,340 | $41,401 |
| GS-3 | $35,900 | $37,096 | $38,292 | $39,488 | $40,684 | $41,880 | $43,076 | $44,273 | $45,469 | $46,665 |
| GS-4 | $40,298 | $41,642 | $42,986 | $44,330 | $45,674 | $47,018 | $48,362 | $49,706 | $51,050 | $52,394 |
| GS-5 | $45,087 | $46,589 | $48,091 | $49,593 | $51,096 | $52,598 | $54,100 | $55,602 | $57,105 | $58,607 |
| GS-6 | $50,259 | $51,934 | $53,609 | $55,284 | $56,959 | $58,634 | $60,309 | $61,984 | $63,659 | $65,334 |
| GS-7 | $55,850 | $57,712 | $59,574 | $61,436 | $63,298 | $65,160 | $67,023 | $68,885 | $70,747 | $72,609 |
| GS-8 | $61,851 | $63,913 | $65,976 | $68,038 | $70,100 | $72,163 | $74,225 | $76,287 | $78,350 | $80,412 |
| GS-9 | $68,315 | $70,592 | $72,869 | $75,146 | $77,423 | $79,700 | $81,977 | $84,254 | $86,531 | $88,808 |
| GS-10 | $75,230 | $77,737 | $80,245 | $82,752 | $85,259 | $87,766 | $90,274 | $92,781 | $95,288 | $97,796 |
| GS-11 | $82,655 | $85,410 | $88,164 | $90,919 | $93,674 | $96,428 | $99,183 | $101,937 | $104,692 | $107,447 |
| GS-12 | $99,069 | $102,372 | $105,675 | $108,978 | $112,280 | $115,583 | $118,886 | $122,189 | $125,492 | $128,795 |
| GS-13 | $117,807 | $121,734 | $125,661 | $129,588 | $133,515 | $137,442 | $141,369 | $145,296 | $149,224 | $153,151 |
| GS-14 | $139,211 | $143,852 | $148,492 | $153,132 | $157,773 | $162,413 | $167,053 | $171,694 | $176,334 | $180,974 |
| GS-15 | $163,749 | $169,207 | $174,665 | $180,124 | $185,582 | $191,040 | $195,200 | $195,200 | $195,200 | $195,200 |
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About the 2025 Chicago table
The Chicago Locality Area used the official OPM Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI boundary in 2025. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2025 nationwide base GS table.
In 2025, the locality adjustment was 30.86%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $29,260, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $195,200.
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.
2025 Chicago questions
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What was the 2025 locality adjustment for Chicago?
In 2025, the locality pay adjustment for Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI was 30.86%, added on top of the 2025 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in Chicago in 2025?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Chicago earned $99,069 in 2025, rising to $128,795 at Step 10. See the 2025 GS-12 Chicago page. -
Is the 2025 table still current?
No. 2025 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Chicago page.