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Chicago General Schedule Payscale

4,433 federal employees †

$81,317 average yearly pay

+5% salary raise this year

The Chicago Locality Area is a General Schedule locality primarily located within Illinois. Federal employees who work within the Chicago locality area receive a locality adjustment of 30.41%, which is applied to the base General Schedule payscale.

Locality adjustment rates are set yearly by the OPM to account for higher costs of living within Chicago, as compared to the Rest of U.S. locality raise (which is applied to all Federal employees not located within any other locality).

The chart below is the 2024 General Schedule pay table, with Chicago's 30.41% locality raise applied to the base pay rates. These are the yearly pay rates that are applicable to most salaried federal employees within this region, based on their GS Grade and Step.

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$28,672	$29,634	$30,586	$31,537	$32,488	$33,045	$33,989	$34,939	$34,977	$35,865
GS-2	$32,240	$33,007	$34,075	$34,977	$35,372	$36,413	$37,454	$38,494	$39,535	$40,576
GS-3	$35,178	$36,350	$37,523	$38,695	$39,868	$41,040	$42,212	$43,385	$44,557	$45,730
GS-4	$39,488	$40,804	$42,120	$43,436	$44,751	$46,067	$47,383	$48,699	$50,015	$51,331
GS-5	$44,180	$45,653	$47,125	$48,597	$50,070	$51,542	$53,014	$54,487	$55,959	$57,431
GS-6	$49,249	$50,891	$52,533	$54,175	$55,817	$57,459	$59,101	$60,742	$62,384	$64,026
GS-7	$54,728	$56,552	$58,377	$60,201	$62,026	$63,850	$65,674	$67,499	$69,323	$71,148
GS-8	$60,608	$62,628	$64,648	$66,668	$68,688	$70,708	$72,728	$74,748	$76,768	$78,789
GS-9	$66,942	$69,173	$71,405	$73,636	$75,867	$78,099	$80,330	$82,561	$84,793	$87,024
GS-10	$73,718	$76,175	$78,632	$81,089	$83,546	$86,003	$88,460	$90,917	$93,374	$95,830
GS-11	$80,994	$83,693	$86,393	$89,092	$91,792	$94,491	$97,191	$99,890	$102,590	$105,289
GS-12	$97,079	$100,314	$103,549	$106,785	$110,020	$113,256	$116,491	$119,727	$122,962	$126,198
GS-13	$115,439	$119,287	$123,136	$126,984	$130,833	$134,681	$138,529	$142,378	$146,226	$150,075
GS-14	$136,414	$140,961	$145,509	$150,056	$154,604	$159,151	$163,698	$168,246	$172,793	$177,341
GS-15	$160,458	$165,806	$171,154	$176,502	$181,850	$187,198	$191,900*	$191,900*	$191,900*	$191,900*

GS 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*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$26,058	$26,933	$27,798	$28,661	$29,527	$30,033	$30,891	$31,754	$31,789	$32,597
GS-2	$29,301	$29,998	$30,968	$31,789	$32,148	$33,093	$34,039	$34,985	$35,930	$36,876
GS-3	$31,971	$33,036	$34,102	$35,168	$36,234	$37,299	$38,365	$39,431	$40,497	$41,562
GS-4	$35,889	$37,085	$38,281	$39,477	$40,674	$41,870	$43,066	$44,262	$45,458	$46,655
GS-5	$40,153	$41,491	$42,830	$44,168	$45,506	$46,845	$48,183	$49,521	$50,859	$52,198
GS-6	$44,760	$46,252	$47,744	$49,236	$50,728	$52,220	$53,712	$55,204	$56,696	$58,188
GS-7	$49,738	$51,396	$53,053	$54,710	$56,368	$58,025	$59,682	$61,340	$62,997	$64,655
GS-8	$55,084	$56,919	$58,755	$60,591	$62,426	$64,262	$66,098	$67,933	$69,769	$71,604
GS-9	$60,840	$62,868	$64,896	$66,924	$68,952	$70,981	$73,009	$75,037	$77,065	$79,093
GS-10	$66,998	$69,231	$71,465	$73,698	$75,932	$78,166	$80,399	$82,633	$84,866	$87,100
GS-11	$73,611	$76,064	$78,517	$80,970	$83,423	$85,876	$88,329	$90,783	$93,236	$95,689
GS-12	$88,229	$91,170	$94,112	$97,053	$99,994	$102,936	$105,877	$108,819	$111,760	$114,702
GS-13	$104,915	$108,412	$111,909	$115,406	$118,902	$122,399	$125,896	$129,393	$132,890	$136,387
GS-14	$123,978	$128,110	$132,243	$136,375	$140,508	$144,640	$148,773	$152,905	$157,038	$161,170
GS-15	$145,831	$150,692	$155,553	$160,414	$165,275	$170,137	$174,998	$176,300*	$176,300*	$176,300*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$25,381	$26,232	$27,076	$27,916	$28,759	$29,253	$30,087	$30,928	$30,962	$31,749
GS-2	$28,539	$29,218	$30,163	$30,962	$31,310	$32,231	$33,152	$34,072	$34,993	$35,914
GS-3	$31,139	$32,177	$33,215	$34,253	$35,290	$36,328	$37,366	$38,403	$39,441	$40,479
GS-4	$34,956	$36,121	$37,286	$38,451	$39,616	$40,781	$41,946	$43,111	$44,276	$45,441
GS-5	$39,109	$40,413	$41,717	$43,021	$44,325	$45,629	$46,933	$48,237	$49,541	$50,844
GS-6	$43,596	$45,049	$46,502	$47,955	$49,408	$50,861	$52,314	$53,767	$55,220	$56,673
GS-7	$48,445	$50,060	$51,675	$53,290	$54,905	$56,520	$58,136	$59,751	$61,366	$62,981
GS-8	$53,652	$55,440	$57,229	$59,018	$60,806	$62,595	$64,384	$66,172	$67,961	$69,750
GS-9	$59,258	$61,233	$63,208	$65,184	$67,159	$69,134	$71,109	$73,084	$75,059	$77,034
GS-10	$65,257	$67,433	$69,608	$71,784	$73,960	$76,136	$78,311	$80,487	$82,663	$84,839
GS-11	$71,697	$74,087	$76,478	$78,868	$81,259	$83,649	$86,040	$88,430	$90,821	$93,211
GS-12	$85,935	$88,800	$91,665	$94,530	$97,395	$100,260	$103,125	$105,990	$108,855	$111,720
GS-13	$102,188	$105,594	$109,001	$112,407	$115,813	$119,220	$122,626	$126,032	$129,439	$132,845
GS-14	$120,755	$124,780	$128,805	$132,830	$136,854	$140,879	$144,904	$148,929	$152,954	$156,979
GS-15	$142,041	$146,775	$151,510	$156,245	$160,979	$165,714	$170,449	$172,500*	$172,500*	$172,500*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$25,130	$25,973	$26,808	$27,639	$28,475	$28,964	$29,789	$30,622	$30,656	$31,438
GS-2	$28,256	$28,929	$29,865	$30,656	$31,000	$31,912	$32,824	$33,736	$34,647	$35,559
GS-3	$30,831	$31,858	$32,886	$33,913	$34,940	$35,968	$36,995	$38,023	$39,050	$40,078
GS-4	$34,610	$35,763	$36,917	$38,070	$39,224	$40,377	$41,531	$42,684	$43,838	$44,991
GS-5	$38,722	$40,013	$41,304	$42,595	$43,886	$45,178	$46,469	$47,760	$49,051	$50,342
GS-6	$43,164	$44,603	$46,042	$47,481	$48,919	$50,358	$51,797	$53,236	$54,675	$56,114
GS-7	$47,965	$49,564	$51,162	$52,760	$54,359	$55,957	$57,556	$59,154	$60,752	$62,351
GS-8	$53,121	$54,891	$56,662	$58,433	$60,203	$61,974	$63,745	$65,515	$67,286	$69,057
GS-9	$58,672	$60,628	$62,583	$64,539	$66,495	$68,451	$70,407	$72,363	$74,319	$76,274
GS-10	$64,611	$66,765	$68,919	$71,073	$73,227	$75,381	$77,535	$79,689	$81,842	$83,996
GS-11	$70,987	$73,353	$75,719	$78,085	$80,451	$82,817	$85,183	$87,549	$89,915	$92,281
GS-12	$85,084	$87,921	$90,758	$93,594	$96,431	$99,268	$102,104	$104,941	$107,778	$110,614
GS-13	$101,176	$104,549	$107,922	$111,295	$114,668	$118,040	$121,413	$124,786	$128,159	$131,532
GS-14	$119,559	$123,544	$127,529	$131,514	$135,499	$139,484	$143,469	$147,454	$151,439	$155,424
GS-15	$140,634	$145,322	$150,011	$154,699	$159,387	$164,076	$168,764	$170,800*	$170,800*	$170,800*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$24,391	$25,208	$26,020	$26,825	$27,637	$28,111	$28,912	$29,722	$29,754	$30,510
GS-2	$27,424	$28,078	$28,985	$29,754	$30,088	$30,973	$31,858	$32,742	$33,627	$34,512
GS-3	$29,923	$30,920	$31,918	$32,915	$33,913	$34,910	$35,908	$36,905	$37,903	$38,900
GS-4	$33,591	$34,711	$35,830	$36,949	$38,068	$39,187	$40,306	$41,425	$42,545	$43,664
GS-5	$37,583	$38,835	$40,087	$41,340	$42,592	$43,844	$45,097	$46,349	$47,601	$48,854
GS-6	$41,893	$43,290	$44,687	$46,084	$47,481	$48,878	$50,275	$51,672	$53,069	$54,466
GS-7	$46,554	$48,106	$49,658	$51,210	$52,762	$54,314	$55,866	$57,418	$58,970	$60,522
GS-8	$51,557	$53,275	$54,994	$56,712	$58,430	$60,149	$61,867	$63,586	$65,304	$67,023
GS-9	$56,945	$58,843	$60,741	$62,638	$64,536	$66,434	$68,331	$70,229	$72,127	$74,024
GS-10	$62,710	$64,800	$66,889	$68,979	$71,069	$73,159	$75,249	$77,338	$79,428	$81,518
GS-11	$68,897	$71,195	$73,492	$75,789	$78,086	$80,383	$82,681	$84,978	$87,275	$89,572
GS-12	$82,579	$85,333	$88,086	$90,839	$93,592	$96,345	$99,098	$101,851	$104,604	$107,357
GS-13	$98,198	$101,471	$104,744	$108,017	$111,290	$114,562	$117,835	$121,108	$124,381	$127,654
GS-14	$116,040	$119,909	$123,777	$127,645	$131,514	$135,382	$139,251	$143,119	$146,987	$150,856
GS-15	$136,495	$141,045	$145,594	$150,144	$154,693	$159,243	$163,793	$166,500*	$166,500*	$166,500*

GS 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*

GS 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	$37,480
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*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$23,009	$23,778	$24,544	$25,305	$26,070	$26,518	$27,274	$28,037	$28,067	$28,777
GS-2	$25,869	$26,485	$27,342	$28,067	$28,386	$29,221	$30,057	$30,892	$31,728	$32,563
GS-3	$28,227	$29,167	$30,108	$31,049	$31,990	$32,931	$33,871	$34,812	$35,753	$36,694
GS-4	$31,687	$32,744	$33,800	$34,856	$35,912	$36,968	$38,025	$39,081	$40,137	$41,193
GS-5	$35,452	$36,633	$37,815	$38,997	$40,178	$41,360	$42,542	$43,723	$44,905	$46,087
GS-6	$39,519	$40,836	$42,153	$43,470	$44,787	$46,104	$47,421	$48,738	$50,056	$51,373
GS-7	$43,915	$45,379	$46,843	$48,307	$49,771	$51,235	$52,699	$54,162	$55,626	$57,090
GS-8	$48,634	$50,255	$51,876	$53,496	$55,117	$56,738	$58,358	$59,979	$61,600	$63,221
GS-9	$53,717	$55,507	$57,297	$59,087	$60,877	$62,667	$64,457	$66,247	$68,037	$69,827
GS-10	$59,155	$61,127	$63,099	$65,071	$67,043	$69,015	$70,986	$72,958	$74,930	$76,902
GS-11	$64,992	$67,158	$69,324	$71,491	$73,657	$75,823	$77,990	$80,156	$82,323	$84,489
GS-12	$77,899	$80,496	$83,093	$85,689	$88,286	$90,883	$93,479	$96,076	$98,672	$101,269
GS-13	$92,632	$95,721	$98,809	$101,897	$104,986	$108,074	$111,162	$114,251	$117,339	$120,427
GS-14	$109,463	$113,112	$116,761	$120,410	$124,059	$127,708	$131,357	$135,006	$138,655	$142,304
GS-15	$128,759	$133,052	$137,344	$141,637	$145,929	$150,222	$154,514	$158,807	$160,300*	$160,300*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,719	$23,479	$24,234	$24,986	$25,742	$26,185	$26,932	$27,685	$27,713	$28,413
GS-2	$25,544	$26,152	$26,998	$27,713	$28,026	$28,851	$29,675	$30,499	$31,324	$32,148
GS-3	$27,871	$28,801	$29,730	$30,660	$31,589	$32,518	$33,448	$34,377	$35,307	$36,236
GS-4	$31,289	$32,332	$33,375	$34,419	$35,462	$36,505	$37,549	$38,592	$39,635	$40,679
GS-5	$35,005	$36,173	$37,340	$38,507	$39,674	$40,841	$42,009	$43,176	$44,343	$45,510
GS-6	$39,021	$40,322	$41,623	$42,924	$44,225	$45,526	$46,827	$48,128	$49,430	$50,731
GS-7	$43,362	$44,807	$46,252	$47,697	$49,142	$50,587	$52,032	$53,476	$54,921	$56,366
GS-8	$48,022	$49,623	$51,225	$52,826	$54,427	$56,029	$57,630	$59,231	$60,832	$62,434
GS-9	$53,041	$54,809	$56,576	$58,344	$60,112	$61,879	$63,647	$65,415	$67,182	$68,950
GS-10	$58,410	$60,357	$62,304	$64,250	$66,197	$68,143	$70,090	$72,036	$73,983	$75,929
GS-11	$64,174	$66,313	$68,452	$70,591	$72,731	$74,870	$77,009	$79,148	$81,287	$83,427
GS-12	$76,919	$79,484	$82,048	$84,613	$87,177	$89,742	$92,306	$94,871	$97,435	$100,000
GS-13	$91,467	$94,516	$97,564	$100,613	$103,662	$106,710	$109,759	$112,808	$115,856	$118,905
GS-14	$108,085	$111,688	$115,291	$118,894	$122,497	$126,100	$129,702	$133,305	$136,908	$140,511
GS-15	$127,139	$131,378	$135,616	$139,854	$144,093	$148,331	$152,569	$156,808	$158,700*	$158,700*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,494	$23,246	$23,994	$24,739	$25,487	$25,926	$26,665	$27,411	$27,439	$28,140
GS-2	$25,291	$25,893	$26,730	$27,439	$27,746	$28,562	$29,377	$30,193	$31,009	$31,824
GS-3	$27,595	$28,514	$29,434	$30,353	$31,272	$32,192	$33,111	$34,031	$34,950	$35,870
GS-4	$30,979	$32,011	$33,043	$34,075	$35,107	$36,139	$37,171	$38,203	$39,235	$40,267
GS-5	$34,659	$35,815	$36,971	$38,127	$39,283	$40,439	$41,594	$42,750	$43,906	$45,062
GS-6	$38,635	$39,922	$41,209	$42,496	$43,784	$45,071	$46,358	$47,646	$48,933	$50,220
GS-7	$42,933	$44,364	$45,795	$47,227	$48,658	$50,089	$51,520	$52,951	$54,382	$55,813
GS-8	$47,547	$49,132	$50,717	$52,302	$53,887	$55,472	$57,057	$58,642	$60,227	$61,812
GS-9	$52,516	$54,266	$56,016	$57,766	$59,516	$61,266	$63,017	$64,767	$66,517	$68,267
GS-10	$57,832	$59,760	$61,688	$63,616	$65,544	$67,471	$69,399	$71,327	$73,255	$75,183
GS-11	$63,538	$65,656	$67,774	$69,892	$72,010	$74,128	$76,246	$78,364	$80,482	$82,600
GS-12	$76,157	$78,695	$81,234	$83,772	$86,310	$88,849	$91,387	$93,925	$96,463	$99,002
GS-13	$90,561	$93,580	$96,598	$99,617	$102,636	$105,654	$108,673	$111,692	$114,710	$117,729
GS-14	$107,016	$110,582	$114,149	$117,715	$121,282	$124,849	$128,415	$131,982	$135,548	$139,115
GS-15	$125,881	$130,076	$134,272	$138,468	$142,664	$146,860	$151,056	$155,252	$155,500*	$155,500*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,272	$23,016	$23,756	$24,493	$25,234	$25,669	$26,401	$27,139	$27,168	$27,859
GS-2	$25,041	$25,637	$26,465	$27,168	$27,473	$28,281	$29,090	$29,898	$30,706	$31,514
GS-3	$27,322	$28,233	$29,143	$30,054	$30,965	$31,875	$32,786	$33,697	$34,608	$35,518
GS-4	$30,672	$31,694	$32,716	$33,738	$34,760	$35,782	$36,804	$37,826	$38,849	$39,871
GS-5	$34,316	$35,460	$36,603	$37,746	$38,890	$40,033	$41,177	$42,320	$43,463	$44,607
GS-6	$38,252	$39,527	$40,801	$42,076	$43,351	$44,626	$45,900	$47,175	$48,450	$49,725
GS-7	$42,508	$43,925	$45,342	$46,760	$48,177	$49,595	$51,012	$52,429	$53,847	$55,264
GS-8	$47,076	$48,645	$50,214	$51,783	$53,351	$54,920	$56,489	$58,058	$59,626	$61,195
GS-9	$51,995	$53,728	$55,461	$57,193	$58,926	$60,658	$62,391	$64,124	$65,856	$67,589
GS-10	$57,260	$59,169	$61,078	$62,987	$64,896	$66,805	$68,714	$70,623	$72,532	$74,441
GS-11	$62,909	$65,006	$67,102	$69,199	$71,296	$73,392	$75,489	$77,586	$79,682	$81,779
GS-12	$75,403	$77,916	$80,429	$82,943	$85,456	$87,969	$90,482	$92,996	$95,509	$98,022
GS-13	$89,664	$92,653	$95,641	$98,630	$101,619	$104,607	$107,596	$110,585	$113,573	$116,562
GS-14	$105,956	$109,488	$113,019	$116,551	$120,082	$123,614	$127,145	$130,677	$134,209	$137,740
GS-15	$124,635	$128,789	$132,944	$137,098	$141,253	$145,407	$149,562	$153,717	$155,500*	$155,500*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,272	$23,016	$23,756	$24,493	$25,234	$25,669	$26,401	$27,139	$27,168	$27,859
GS-2	$25,041	$25,637	$26,465	$27,168	$27,473	$28,281	$29,090	$29,898	$30,706	$31,514
GS-3	$27,322	$28,233	$29,143	$30,054	$30,965	$31,875	$32,786	$33,697	$34,608	$35,518
GS-4	$30,672	$31,694	$32,716	$33,738	$34,760	$35,782	$36,804	$37,826	$38,849	$39,871
GS-5	$34,316	$35,460	$36,603	$37,746	$38,890	$40,033	$41,177	$42,320	$43,463	$44,607
GS-6	$38,252	$39,527	$40,801	$42,076	$43,351	$44,626	$45,900	$47,175	$48,450	$49,725
GS-7	$42,508	$43,925	$45,342	$46,760	$48,177	$49,595	$51,012	$52,429	$53,847	$55,264
GS-8	$47,076	$48,645	$50,214	$51,783	$53,351	$54,920	$56,489	$58,058	$59,626	$61,195
GS-9	$51,995	$53,728	$55,461	$57,193	$58,926	$60,658	$62,391	$64,124	$65,856	$67,589
GS-10	$57,260	$59,169	$61,078	$62,987	$64,896	$66,805	$68,714	$70,623	$72,532	$74,441
GS-11	$62,909	$65,006	$67,102	$69,199	$71,296	$73,392	$75,489	$77,586	$79,682	$81,779
GS-12	$75,403	$77,916	$80,429	$82,943	$85,456	$87,969	$90,482	$92,996	$95,509	$98,022
GS-13	$89,664	$92,653	$95,641	$98,630	$101,619	$104,607	$107,596	$110,585	$113,573	$116,562
GS-14	$105,956	$109,488	$113,019	$116,551	$120,082	$123,614	$127,145	$130,677	$134,209	$137,740
GS-15	$124,635	$128,789	$132,944	$137,098	$141,253	$145,407	$149,562	$153,717	$155,500*	$155,500*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,272	$23,016	$23,756	$24,493	$25,234	$25,669	$26,401	$27,139	$27,168	$27,859
GS-2	$25,041	$25,637	$26,465	$27,168	$27,473	$28,281	$29,090	$29,898	$30,706	$31,514
GS-3	$27,322	$28,233	$29,143	$30,054	$30,965	$31,875	$32,786	$33,697	$34,608	$35,518
GS-4	$30,672	$31,694	$32,716	$33,738	$34,760	$35,782	$36,804	$37,826	$38,849	$39,871
GS-5	$34,316	$35,460	$36,603	$37,746	$38,890	$40,033	$41,177	$42,320	$43,463	$44,607
GS-6	$38,252	$39,527	$40,801	$42,076	$43,351	$44,626	$45,900	$47,175	$48,450	$49,725
GS-7	$42,508	$43,925	$45,342	$46,760	$48,177	$49,595	$51,012	$52,429	$53,847	$55,264
GS-8	$47,076	$48,645	$50,214	$51,783	$53,351	$54,920	$56,489	$58,058	$59,626	$61,195
GS-9	$51,995	$53,728	$55,461	$57,193	$58,926	$60,658	$62,391	$64,124	$65,856	$67,589
GS-10	$57,260	$59,169	$61,078	$62,987	$64,896	$66,805	$68,714	$70,623	$72,532	$74,441
GS-11	$62,909	$65,006	$67,102	$69,199	$71,296	$73,392	$75,489	$77,586	$79,682	$81,779
GS-12	$75,403	$77,916	$80,429	$82,943	$85,456	$87,969	$90,482	$92,996	$95,509	$98,022
GS-13	$89,664	$92,653	$95,641	$98,630	$101,619	$104,607	$107,596	$110,585	$113,573	$116,562
GS-14	$105,956	$109,488	$113,019	$116,551	$120,082	$123,614	$127,145	$130,677	$134,209	$137,740
GS-15	$124,635	$128,789	$132,944	$137,098	$141,253	$145,407	$149,562	$153,717	$155,500*	$155,500*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,272	$23,016	$23,756	$24,493	$25,234	$25,669	$26,401	$27,139	$27,168	$27,859
GS-2	$25,041	$25,637	$26,465	$27,168	$27,473	$28,281	$29,090	$29,898	$30,706	$31,514
GS-3	$27,322	$28,233	$29,143	$30,054	$30,965	$31,875	$32,786	$33,697	$34,608	$35,518
GS-4	$30,672	$31,694	$32,716	$33,738	$34,760	$35,782	$36,804	$37,826	$38,849	$39,871
GS-5	$34,316	$35,460	$36,603	$37,746	$38,890	$40,033	$41,177	$42,320	$43,463	$44,607
GS-6	$38,252	$39,527	$40,801	$42,076	$43,351	$44,626	$45,900	$47,175	$48,450	$49,725
GS-7	$42,508	$43,925	$45,342	$46,760	$48,177	$49,595	$51,012	$52,429	$53,847	$55,264
GS-8	$47,076	$48,645	$50,214	$51,783	$53,351	$54,920	$56,489	$58,058	$59,626	$61,195
GS-9	$51,995	$53,728	$55,461	$57,193	$58,926	$60,658	$62,391	$64,124	$65,856	$67,589
GS-10	$57,260	$59,169	$61,078	$62,987	$64,896	$66,805	$68,714	$70,623	$72,532	$74,441
GS-11	$62,909	$65,006	$67,102	$69,199	$71,296	$73,392	$75,489	$77,586	$79,682	$81,779
GS-12	$75,403	$77,916	$80,429	$82,943	$85,456	$87,969	$90,482	$92,996	$95,509	$98,022
GS-13	$89,664	$92,653	$95,641	$98,630	$101,619	$104,607	$107,596	$110,585	$113,573	$116,562
GS-14	$105,956	$109,488	$113,019	$116,551	$120,082	$123,614	$127,145	$130,677	$134,209	$137,740
GS-15	$124,635	$128,789	$132,944	$137,098	$141,253	$145,407	$149,562	$153,717	$155,500*	$155,500*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,779	$22,507	$23,231	$23,952	$24,676	$25,102	$25,817	$26,539	$26,567	$27,248
GS-2	$24,488	$25,070	$25,880	$26,567	$26,864	$27,654	$28,444	$29,233	$30,023	$30,813
GS-3	$26,718	$27,608	$28,498	$29,389	$30,279	$31,169	$32,059	$32,950	$33,840	$34,730
GS-4	$29,995	$30,994	$31,994	$32,993	$33,993	$34,992	$35,992	$36,991	$37,991	$38,991
GS-5	$33,558	$34,677	$35,796	$36,914	$38,033	$39,152	$40,271	$41,390	$42,508	$43,627
GS-6	$37,406	$38,653	$39,900	$41,146	$42,393	$43,640	$44,886	$46,133	$47,380	$48,626
GS-7	$41,568	$42,954	$44,340	$45,726	$47,111	$48,497	$49,883	$51,269	$52,654	$54,040
GS-8	$46,036	$47,571	$49,106	$50,640	$52,175	$53,710	$55,244	$56,779	$58,314	$59,849
GS-9	$50,846	$52,541	$54,236	$55,931	$57,626	$59,321	$61,016	$62,711	$64,406	$66,101
GS-10	$55,994	$57,861	$59,727	$61,593	$63,460	$65,326	$67,192	$69,058	$70,925	$72,791
GS-11	$61,519	$63,569	$65,619	$67,669	$69,719	$71,769	$73,819	$75,869	$77,919	$79,969
GS-12	$73,736	$76,193	$78,651	$81,108	$83,565	$86,022	$88,480	$90,937	$93,394	$95,852
GS-13	$87,683	$90,606	$93,529	$96,452	$99,374	$102,297	$105,220	$108,143	$111,066	$113,989
GS-14	$103,614	$107,068	$110,522	$113,977	$117,431	$120,886	$124,340	$127,795	$131,249	$134,703
GS-15	$121,880	$125,943	$130,006	$134,069	$138,132	$142,195	$146,257	$150,320	$153,200*	$153,200*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,876	$21,573	$22,267	$22,958	$23,653	$24,060	$24,746	$25,438	$25,465	$26,116
GS-2	$23,471	$24,030	$24,806	$25,465	$25,749	$26,506	$27,263	$28,020	$28,777	$29,534
GS-3	$25,610	$26,463	$27,317	$28,171	$29,024	$29,878	$30,731	$31,585	$32,439	$33,292
GS-4	$28,750	$29,709	$30,668	$31,627	$32,586	$33,545	$34,503	$35,462	$36,421	$37,380
GS-5	$32,166	$33,237	$34,309	$35,380	$36,452	$37,524	$38,595	$39,667	$40,738	$41,810
GS-6	$35,854	$37,050	$38,245	$39,440	$40,636	$41,831	$43,026	$44,221	$45,417	$46,612
GS-7	$39,844	$41,172	$42,500	$43,827	$45,155	$46,482	$47,810	$49,137	$50,465	$51,793
GS-8	$44,126	$45,597	$47,068	$48,539	$50,009	$51,480	$52,951	$54,422	$55,893	$57,364
GS-9	$48,737	$50,362	$51,987	$53,612	$55,238	$56,863	$58,488	$60,113	$61,738	$63,364
GS-10	$53,671	$55,461	$57,250	$59,039	$60,828	$62,618	$64,407	$66,196	$67,986	$69,775
GS-11	$58,967	$60,932	$62,898	$64,864	$66,829	$68,795	$70,761	$72,726	$74,692	$76,658
GS-12	$70,676	$73,033	$75,389	$77,745	$80,102	$82,458	$84,814	$87,170	$89,527	$91,883
GS-13	$84,045	$86,847	$89,649	$92,451	$95,253	$98,056	$100,858	$103,660	$106,462	$109,264
GS-14	$99,315	$102,625	$105,935	$109,246	$112,556	$115,866	$119,177	$122,487	$125,798	$129,108
GS-15	$116,824	$120,719	$124,613	$128,508	$132,402	$136,297	$140,191	$144,086	$147,981	$149,000*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,254	$20,930	$21,604	$22,274	$22,948	$23,343	$24,008	$24,680	$24,706	$25,330
GS-2	$22,772	$23,313	$24,067	$24,706	$24,982	$25,716	$26,450	$27,185	$27,919	$28,654
GS-3	$24,846	$25,675	$26,503	$27,331	$28,159	$28,987	$29,815	$30,644	$31,472	$32,300
GS-4	$27,892	$28,822	$29,751	$30,680	$31,609	$32,539	$33,468	$34,397	$35,326	$36,256
GS-5	$31,206	$32,246	$33,286	$34,327	$35,367	$36,407	$37,447	$38,487	$39,527	$40,567
GS-6	$34,786	$35,945	$37,105	$38,264	$39,423	$40,583	$41,742	$42,902	$44,061	$45,221
GS-7	$38,656	$39,945	$41,233	$42,522	$43,810	$45,099	$46,387	$47,676	$48,964	$50,253
GS-8	$42,810	$44,238	$45,665	$47,093	$48,520	$49,947	$51,375	$52,802	$54,229	$55,657
GS-9	$47,284	$48,860	$50,436	$52,012	$53,588	$55,164	$56,740	$58,315	$59,891	$61,467
GS-10	$52,071	$53,807	$55,542	$57,278	$59,013	$60,749	$62,484	$64,220	$65,955	$67,691
GS-11	$57,210	$59,117	$61,024	$62,931	$64,839	$66,746	$68,653	$70,560	$72,467	$74,375
GS-12	$68,569	$70,855	$73,141	$75,427	$77,713	$79,999	$82,285	$84,571	$86,857	$89,143
GS-13	$81,540	$84,258	$86,976	$89,695	$92,413	$95,131	$97,850	$100,568	$103,286	$106,005
GS-14	$96,354	$99,566	$102,777	$105,989	$109,201	$112,412	$115,624	$118,835	$122,047	$125,259
GS-15	$113,341	$117,119	$120,897	$124,675	$128,453	$132,231	$136,009	$139,787	$143,565	$145,400*

* The 2024 General Schedule payscale is capped at a maximum salary of $191,900 per year, which is Level 4 of the Senior Executive Service payscale.

Chicago Pay Locality Federal Employment Statistics

This section provides statistics on Federal government employees in the Chicago pay area, including most common occupations, agencies with the most local employees, and the average paygrade and salary rates of general schedule employees in the area. All data in this section is derived from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)'s most recent available listings of federal employees in the Chicago pay area.

Common Occupations in Chicago Locality

Occupation	Number Employed	Avg. Salary	Avg. Bonus
Social Insurance Administration	667	$94,942.00	$0.00
Medical Support Assistance	526	$48,391.00	$16.00
Contact Representative	425	$58,133.00	$2.00
General Legal And Kindred Administration	355	$63,515.00	$18.00
Health Aid And Technician	345	$50,204.00	$57.00
Social Work	315	$92,226.00	$26.00
Information Technology Management	240	$116,097.00	$1.00
Nursing Assistant	221	$44,485.00	$1.00
General Physical Science	206	$116,368.00	$0.00
Pharmacist	166	$142,671.00	$0.00
General Health Science	159	$94,186.00	$44.00
Environmental Engineering	146	$120,433.00	$0.00
Railroad Retirement Claims Examining	144	$86,276.00	$0.00
Contracting	140	$98,323.00	$0.00
Practical Nurse	139	$62,328.00	$0.00
Veterans Claims Examining	120	$84,797.00	$110.00
General Attorney	119	$131,902.00	$0.00

This table lists the top seventeen occupations held by the approximately 4,433 federal employees working in the Chicago Locality, across all agencies, as well as average yearly compensation for Chicago Locality based federal employees of that occupation.

Federal Agencies in Chicago Locality

Agency	Chicago Locality Employees	Avg. Salary	Avg. Bonus
Veterans Health Administration	1,871	$68,182.00	$21.00
Social Security Administration	1,566	$87,123.00	$5.00
Environmental Protection Agency	352	$118,401.00	$0.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary For Information And Technology	240	$116,097.00	$1.00
Railroad Retirement Board	144	$86,276.00	$0.00
Executive Director, Office Of Acquisition And Logistics	140	$98,323.00	$0.00
Veterans Benefits Administration	120	$84,797.00	$110.00

There are seven Federal agencies with a significant workforce in the Chicago Locality. General Schedule employees at all of the agencies listed below will be paid according to the locality-adjusted GS payscale listed on this page.

Distribution of GS Employees in Chicago Locality

There are approximately 4,433 federal employees on the General Schedule payscale located within the Chicago pay area. The average federal employee in the Chicago lcality earns $81,317 per year, and the average yearly bonus is $18.

Based on data provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the most common job title for federal employees based in the Chicago locality is Social Insurance Administration. The Federal agency with the largest number of employees in the Chicago locality is the Veterans Health Administration, which has total of 1,871 employees in the area.

The bar graph to the left shows the distribution of employees in the Chicago pay area by paygrade, from GS-1 to GS-15. To learn more about how paygrades are determined and how they affect a federal employee's salary, see how to calculate GS Pay.

Some of the largest cities and military installations covered by the Chicago locality area include Aurora, Chicago, Elgin, Joliet, Naperville, Rockford and Naval Station Great Lakes.