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30.86% 2026 locality adjustment above base GS
$29,553 to $197,200 2026 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
25 Counties covered by this pay area

2026 Chicago full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 30.86% locality adjustment for 2026. 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 $29,553$30,544$31,527$32,506$33,486$34,060$35,033$36,011$36,052$36,965
GS-2 $33,229$34,020$35,122$36,052$36,455$37,527$38,598$39,670$40,742$41,814
GS-3 $36,259$37,468$38,677$39,886$41,095$42,304$43,514$44,723$45,932$47,141
GS-4 $40,701$42,058$43,415$44,772$46,129$47,486$48,843$50,201$51,558$52,915
GS-5 $45,538$47,056$48,574$50,092$51,610$53,128$54,646$56,164$57,682$59,200
GS-6 $50,762$52,454$54,146$55,838$57,530$59,222$60,914$62,606$64,298$65,990
GS-7 $56,409$58,289$60,169$62,050$63,930$65,811$67,691$69,572$71,452$73,333
GS-8 $62,470$64,552$66,634$68,716$70,798$72,880$74,962$77,044$79,126$81,208
GS-9 $68,999$71,299$73,600$75,900$78,201$80,501$82,802$85,102$87,403$89,703
GS-10 $75,983$78,515$81,047$83,579$86,111$88,643$91,175$93,708$96,240$98,772
GS-11 $83,482$86,266$89,049$91,832$94,616$97,399$100,182$102,966$105,749$108,533
GS-12 $100,059$103,395$106,731$110,066$113,402$116,738$120,073$123,409$126,744$130,080
GS-13 $118,984$122,951$126,917$130,884$134,850$138,816$142,783$146,749$150,715$154,682
GS-14 $140,604$145,291$149,979$154,666$159,353$164,041$168,728$173,416$178,103$182,790
GS-15 $165,386$170,899$176,412$181,925$187,439$192,952$197,200$197,200$197,200$197,200
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About the 2026 Chicago table

The Chicago Locality Area used the official OPM Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI boundary in 2026. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2026 nationwide base GS table.

In 2026, the locality adjustment was 30.86%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $29,553, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $197,200.

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.

2026 Chicago questions

  • What was the 2026 locality adjustment for Chicago?
    In 2026, the locality pay adjustment for Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI was 30.86%, added on top of the 2026 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Chicago in 2026?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Chicago earned $100,059 in 2026, rising to $130,080 at Step 10. See the 2026 GS-12 Chicago page.
  • Is the 2026 table still current?
    Yes. 2026 is the current year. This is the active OPM pay table for federal employees in Chicago.