2025 GS Pay: Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
The Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI locality pay area adds 30.86% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2025-CHI, effective January 2025.
- Locality pay
- 30.86%
- Annual pay range
- $29,260 to $195,200
- GS-1 step 1 to GS-15 step 10
- Capped cells
- 4 of 150
Annual pay by grade and step
| 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 | $195,200Capped | $195,200Capped | $195,200Capped | $195,200Capped |
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $14.02 | $14.49 | $14.96 | $15.42 | $15.89 | $16.16 | $16.62 | $17.08 | $17.10 | $17.54 |
| GS-2 | $15.76 | $16.14 | $16.66 | $17.10 | $17.30 | $17.80 | $18.31 | $18.82 | $19.33 | $19.84 |
| GS-3 | $17.20 | $17.77 | $18.35 | $18.92 | $19.49 | $20.07 | $20.64 | $21.21 | $21.79 | $22.36 |
| GS-4 | $19.31 | $19.95 | $20.60 | $21.24 | $21.89 | $22.53 | $23.17 | $23.82 | $24.46 | $25.10 |
| GS-5 | $21.60 | $22.32 | $23.04 | $23.76 | $24.48 | $25.20 | $25.92 | $26.64 | $27.36 | $28.08 |
| GS-6 | $24.08 | $24.88 | $25.69 | $26.49 | $27.29 | $28.09 | $28.90 | $29.70 | $30.50 | $31.31 |
| GS-7 | $26.76 | $27.65 | $28.55 | $29.44 | $30.33 | $31.22 | $32.11 | $33.01 | $33.90 | $34.79 |
| GS-8 | $29.64 | $30.62 | $31.61 | $32.60 | $33.59 | $34.58 | $35.57 | $36.55 | $37.54 | $38.53 |
| GS-9 | $32.73 | $33.82 | $34.92 | $36.01 | $37.10 | $38.19 | $39.28 | $40.37 | $41.46 | $42.55 |
| GS-10 | $36.05 | $37.25 | $38.45 | $39.65 | $40.85 | $42.05 | $43.26 | $44.46 | $45.66 | $46.86 |
| GS-11 | $39.60 | $40.92 | $42.24 | $43.56 | $44.88 | $46.20 | $47.52 | $48.84 | $50.16 | $51.48 |
| GS-12 | $47.47 | $49.05 | $50.63 | $52.22 | $53.80 | $55.38 | $56.97 | $58.55 | $60.13 | $61.71 |
| GS-13 | $56.45 | $58.33 | $60.21 | $62.09 | $63.97 | $65.86 | $67.74 | $69.62 | $71.50 | $73.38 |
| GS-14 | $66.70 | $68.93 | $71.15 | $73.37 | $75.60 | $77.82 | $80.04 | $82.27 | $84.49 | $86.71 |
| GS-15 | $78.46 | $81.08 | $83.69 | $86.31 | $88.92 | $91.54 | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped |
Compare Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2025 definitions list 25 places in this area, in IL, IN, WI. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Boone County, IL | IL | 17007 |
| Bureau County, IL | IL | 17011 |
| Cook County, IL | IL | 17031 |
| DeKalb County, IL | IL | 17037 |
| DuPage County, IL | IL | 17043 |
| Grundy County, IL | IL | 17063 |
| Iroquois County, IL | IL | 17075 |
| Kane County, IL | IL | 17089 |
| Kankakee County, IL | IL | 17091 |
| Kendall County, IL | IL | 17093 |
| Lake County, IL | IL | 17097 |
| LaSalle County, IL | IL | 17099 |
| McHenry County, IL | IL | 17111 |
| Ogle County, IL | IL | 17141 |
| Putnam County, IL | IL | 17155 |
| Stephenson County, IL | IL | 17177 |
| Will County, IL | IL | 17197 |
| Winnebago County, IL | IL | 17201 |
| Jasper County, IN | IN | 18073 |
| Lake County, IN | IN | 18089 |
| LaPorte County, IN | IN | 18091 |
| Newton County, IN | IN | 18111 |
| Porter County, IN | IN | 18127 |
| Starke County, IN | IN | 18149 |
| Kenosha County, WI | WI | 55059 |
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-CHI, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, CHI.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Pay cap (level IV of the Executive Schedule), Salary Table No. 2025-EX, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): EX.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Locality pay area definitions, 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 locality pay area definitions. Retrieved October 20, 2026.