2025 GS Pay Table – Chicago – Naperville, IL-IN-WI

By: FEDweek Staff

Salary Table 2025-CHI

Incorporating the 1.7% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 30.86%

For the Locality Pay Area of Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI

Total Increase: 2.05%

Effective January 2025

Annual Rates 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
1	29260	30242	31214	32184	33155	33723	34686	35655	35695	36602
2	32901	33683	34773	35695	36095	37156	38218	39279	40340	41401
3	35900	37096	38292	39488	40684	41880	43076	44273	45469	46665
4	40298	41642	42986	44330	45674	47018	48362	49706	51050	52394
5	45087	46589	48091	49593	51096	52598	54100	55602	57105	58607
6	50259	51934	53609	55284	56959	58634	60309	61984	63659	65334
7	55850	57712	59574	61436	63298	65160	67023	68885	70747	72609
8	61851	63913	65976	68038	70100	72163	74225	76287	78350	80412
9	68315	70592	72869	75146	77423	79700	81977	84254	86531	88808
10	75230	77737	80245	82752	85259	87766	90274	92781	95288	97796
11	82655	85410	88164	90919	93674	96428	99183	101937	104692	107447
12	99069	102372	105675	108978	112280	115583	118886	122189	125492	128795
13	117807	121734	125661	129588	133515	137442	141369	145296	149224	153151
14	139211	143852	148492	153132	157773	162413	167053	171694	176334	180974
15	163749	169207	174665	180124	185582	191040	195200 *	195200 *	195200 *	195200 *

Source: OPM
* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

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Locality raises are determined by comparisons of local private sector salary rates, not by cost of living. An individual’s rate is based on where he or she works, not where he or she lives.

Federal Pay Systems
The general schedule salary system for white collar federal employees is what is generally referred to the “civil service” pay system even though it now covers only just more than half of the workforce. The wage system for blue collar employees is the next largest while numerous other special salary systems make up the rest.

Separate salary systems are maintained for Senior Executive Service members, the U.S. Postal Service, the Foreign Service, law enforcement officers, most medical personnel of the Veterans Health Administration and high-level officials including administrative law judges, Board of Contract Appeal members, and certain senior professional employees.

Presidential appointees are paid under the Executive Schedule system while federal judges and members of Congress also have separate pay schedules.

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