2026 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 2026-CHI, effective January 2026.
- Locality pay
- 30.86%
- Annual pay range
- $29,553 to $197,200
- 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 | $29,553 | $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 | $197,200Capped | $197,200Capped | $197,200Capped | $197,200Capped |
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $14.16 | $14.64 | $15.11 | $15.58 | $16.05 | $16.32 | $16.79 | $17.25 | $17.27 | $17.71 |
| GS-2 | $15.92 | $16.30 | $16.83 | $17.27 | $17.47 | $17.98 | $18.49 | $19.01 | $19.52 | $20.04 |
| GS-3 | $17.37 | $17.95 | $18.53 | $19.11 | $19.69 | $20.27 | $20.85 | $21.43 | $22.01 | $22.59 |
| GS-4 | $19.50 | $20.15 | $20.80 | $21.45 | $22.10 | $22.75 | $23.40 | $24.05 | $24.70 | $25.35 |
| GS-5 | $21.82 | $22.55 | $23.27 | $24.00 | $24.73 | $25.46 | $26.18 | $26.91 | $27.64 | $28.37 |
| GS-6 | $24.32 | $25.13 | $25.94 | $26.76 | $27.57 | $28.38 | $29.19 | $30.00 | $30.81 | $31.62 |
| GS-7 | $27.03 | $27.93 | $28.83 | $29.73 | $30.63 | $31.53 | $32.43 | $33.34 | $34.24 | $35.14 |
| GS-8 | $29.93 | $30.93 | $31.93 | $32.93 | $33.92 | $34.92 | $35.92 | $36.92 | $37.91 | $38.91 |
| GS-9 | $33.06 | $34.16 | $35.27 | $36.37 | $37.47 | $38.57 | $39.68 | $40.78 | $41.88 | $42.98 |
| GS-10 | $36.41 | $37.62 | $38.83 | $40.05 | $41.26 | $42.47 | $43.69 | $44.90 | $46.11 | $47.33 |
| GS-11 | $40.00 | $41.33 | $42.67 | $44.00 | $45.34 | $46.67 | $48.00 | $49.34 | $50.67 | $52.00 |
| GS-12 | $47.94 | $49.54 | $51.14 | $52.74 | $54.34 | $55.94 | $57.53 | $59.13 | $60.73 | $62.33 |
| GS-13 | $57.01 | $58.91 | $60.81 | $62.71 | $64.61 | $66.51 | $68.42 | $70.32 | $72.22 | $74.12 |
| GS-14 | $67.37 | $69.62 | $71.86 | $74.11 | $76.36 | $78.60 | $80.85 | $83.09 | $85.34 | $87.59 |
| GS-15 | $79.25 | $81.89 | $84.53 | $87.17 | $89.81 | $92.45 | $94.49Capped | $94.49Capped | $94.49Capped | $94.49Capped |
Compare Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2026 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 |
Changes from 2025
Locality pay was 30.86% in 2025 and is 30.86% in 2026 (0.00 points). The base table went up 1% for 2026.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | +$293+1.0% | +$302+1.0% | +$313+1.0% | +$322+1.0% | +$331+1.0% | +$337+1.0% | +$347+1.0% | +$356+1.0% | +$357+1.0% | +$363+1.0% |
| GS-2 | +$328+1.0% | +$337+1.0% | +$349+1.0% | +$357+1.0% | +$360+1.0% | +$371+1.0% | +$380+1.0% | +$391+1.0% | +$402+1.0% | +$413+1.0% |
| GS-3 | +$359+1.0% | +$372+1.0% | +$385+1.0% | +$398+1.0% | +$411+1.0% | +$424+1.0% | +$438+1.0% | +$450+1.0% | +$463+1.0% | +$476+1.0% |
| GS-4 | +$403+1.0% | +$416+1.0% | +$429+1.0% | +$442+1.0% | +$455+1.0% | +$468+1.0% | +$481+1.0% | +$495+1.0% | +$508+1.0% | +$521+1.0% |
| GS-5 | +$451+1.0% | +$467+1.0% | +$483+1.0% | +$499+1.0% | +$514+1.0% | +$530+1.0% | +$546+1.0% | +$562+1.0% | +$577+1.0% | +$593+1.0% |
| GS-6 | +$503+1.0% | +$520+1.0% | +$537+1.0% | +$554+1.0% | +$571+1.0% | +$588+1.0% | +$605+1.0% | +$622+1.0% | +$639+1.0% | +$656+1.0% |
| GS-7 | +$559+1.0% | +$577+1.0% | +$595+1.0% | +$614+1.0% | +$632+1.0% | +$651+1.0% | +$668+1.0% | +$687+1.0% | +$705+1.0% | +$724+1.0% |
| GS-8 | +$619+1.0% | +$639+1.0% | +$658+1.0% | +$678+1.0% | +$698+1.0% | +$717+1.0% | +$737+1.0% | +$757+1.0% | +$776+1.0% | +$796+1.0% |
| GS-9 | +$684+1.0% | +$707+1.0% | +$731+1.0% | +$754+1.0% | +$778+1.0% | +$801+1.0% | +$825+1.0% | +$848+1.0% | +$872+1.0% | +$895+1.0% |
| GS-10 | +$753+1.0% | +$778+1.0% | +$802+1.0% | +$827+1.0% | +$852+1.0% | +$877+1.0% | +$901+1.0% | +$927+1.0% | +$952+1.0% | +$976+1.0% |
| GS-11 | +$827+1.0% | +$856+1.0% | +$885+1.0% | +$913+1.0% | +$942+1.0% | +$971+1.0% | +$999+1.0% | +$1,029+1.0% | +$1,057+1.0% | +$1,086+1.0% |
| GS-12 | +$990+1.0% | +$1,023+1.0% | +$1,056+1.0% | +$1,088+1.0% | +$1,122+1.0% | +$1,155+1.0% | +$1,187+1.0% | +$1,220+1.0% | +$1,252+1.0% | +$1,285+1.0% |
| GS-13 | +$1,177+1.0% | +$1,217+1.0% | +$1,256+1.0% | +$1,296+1.0% | +$1,335+1.0% | +$1,374+1.0% | +$1,414+1.0% | +$1,453+1.0% | +$1,491+1.0% | +$1,531+1.0% |
| GS-14 | +$1,393+1.0% | +$1,439+1.0% | +$1,487+1.0% | +$1,534+1.0% | +$1,580+1.0% | +$1,628+1.0% | +$1,675+1.0% | +$1,722+1.0% | +$1,769+1.0% | +$1,816+1.0% |
| GS-15 | +$1,637+1.0% | +$1,692+1.0% | +$1,747+1.0% | +$1,801+1.0% | +$1,857+1.0% | +$1,912+1.0% | +$2,000+1.0%, Cap change | +$2,000+1.0%, Cap change | +$2,000+1.0%, Cap change | +$2,000+1.0%, Cap change |
Places in the area
The places in this area are the same as in 2025.
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2026-CHI, effective January 2026
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2026 General Schedule tables, CHI.xml. Retrieved October 18, 2026.
- Pay cap (level IV of the Executive Schedule), Salary Table No. 2026-EX, effective January 2026
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): EX.xml. Retrieved October 18, 2026.
- 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, 2026
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2026 locality pay area definitions. Retrieved October 18, 2026.