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GS-10 · Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI

GS-10 pay in Chicago, IL, 2026

A GS-10 here earns $75,983 at step 1 and $98,772 at step 10 a year. That includes 30.86% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-10, Step 1Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI locality · 30.86%
$75,983
a year · $2,922 per paycheck · $36.41 an hour

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paybook · EO 14368Not affiliated with the U.S. government
01 · Every step
StepYearlyPer paycheckPer hourBase payvs 2025
Step 1$75,983$2,922$36.41$58,064+$753
Step 2$78,515$3,020$37.62$59,999+$778
Step 3$81,047$3,117$38.83$61,934+$802
Step 4$83,579$3,215$40.05$63,869+$827
Step 5$86,111$3,312$41.26$65,804+$852
Step 6$88,643$3,409$42.47$67,739+$877
Step 7$91,175$3,507$43.69$69,674+$901
Step 8$93,708$3,604$44.90$71,609+$927
Step 9$96,240$3,702$46.11$73,544+$952
Step 10$98,772$3,799$47.33$75,479+$976
2026 yearly pay with locality. Steps 2–4 come after 1 year each, steps 5–7 after 2 years, steps 8–10 after 3 years. Source: EO 14368, Schedules 1 and 9.
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