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Illinois Government Pay Charts Illinois General Schedule Payscales

4,808 federal employees †
$76,161 average yearly pay
+4% salary raise this year

Federal employees in Illinois are paid an adjusted base salary based on which of the four General Schedule localities that cover Illinois in which they work. Localities that cover parts of Illinois include Chicago, Davenport, Saint Louis and Rest of U.S..

This table lists all of the major cities and military installations within Illinois where Federal employees work. Each city lists the GS Locality in which it is located, and the current Locality Adjustment applicable to that locality. Click on any city or locality to see the adjusted pay tables for that region.

City / Base Locality Type Federal Employee Count † GS Locality Name Locality Adjustment
Aurora   Civilian 81 Chicago 29.79%
Scott Air Force Base   Air Force Unknown Saint Louis 19.1%
Chicago   Civilian 8,651 Chicago 29.79%
Elgin   Civilian 36 Chicago 29.79%
Camp Price Support Center   Army Unknown Saint Louis 19.1%
Joliet   Civilian 64 Chicago 29.79%
Naperville   Civilian Unknown Chicago 29.79%
Peoria   Civilian 432 Rest of U.S. 16.5%
Rock Island Arsenal   Army 21 Davenport 18.21%
Rockford   Civilian 101 Rest of U.S. 16.5%
Springfield   Civilian 293 Rest of U.S. 16.5%
Naval Station Great Lakes   Navy 44 Chicago 29.79%

Employee count includes only Non-DoD Employees in the GS Pay Scale. However, these rates apply to all General Schedule (GS) employees, including those in the Department of Defense (DoD).

Illinois Federal Employment Statistics

This section provides statistics on Federal government employees in Illinois, 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 Illinois.

Common Occupations in Illinois

Occupation Number Employed Avg. Salary Avg. Bonus
Medical Support Assistance 746 $45,353.00 $74.00
Social Insurance Administration 698 $92,852.00 $391.00
Contact Representative 451 $56,953.00 $249.00
Nursing Assistant 351 $42,808.00 $46.00
General Legal And Kindred Administration 335 $62,513.00 $281.00
Health Aid And Technician 330 $49,131.00 $31.00
Social Work 301 $89,524.00 $47.00
Information Technology Management 254 $112,276.00 $299.00
General Physical Science 214 $113,332.00 $2,312.00
Pharmacist 168 $139,524.00 $67.00
Railroad Retirement Claims Examining 156 $83,567.00 $0.00
General Health Science 155 $92,614.00 $5.00
Environmental Engineering 151 $117,291.00 $2,421.00
Contracting 141 $95,749.00 $100.00
Practical Nurse 136 $61,039.00 $49.00
General Attorney 120 $128,140.00 $373.00
Miscellaneous Administration And Program 101 $115,674.00 $39.00

This table lists the top seventeen occupations held by the approximately 4,808 federal employees working in Illinois, Illinois, as well as average yearly compensation for Illinois based federal employees of that occupation.

Federal Agencies in Illinois

Agency Illinois Employees Avg. Salary Avg. Bonus
Veterans Health Administration 2,187 $61,712.00 $52.00
Social Security Administration 1,604 $85,115.00 $324.00
Environmental Protection Agency 365 $115,312.00 $2,367.00
Railroad Retirement Board 257 $99,621.00 $20.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary For Information And Technology 254 $112,276.00 $299.00
Executive Director, Office Of Acquisition And Logistics 141 $95,749.00 $100.00

There are six Federal agencies with a significant workforce in Illinois. 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 Illinois

There are approximately 4,808 federal employees on the General Schedule payscale located within Illinois. The average federal employee in Illinois earns $76,161 per year, and the average yearly bonus is $290.

Based on data provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the most common job title for federal employees based in Illinois is Medical Support Assistance. The Federal agency with the largest number of employees in Illinois is the Veterans Health Administration, which has total of 2,187 employees in the area.

The bar graph to the left shows the distribution of employees in Illinois 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.

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