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GS-11 · Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI

GS-11 pay in Chicago, IL, 2026

A GS-11 here earns $83,482 at step 1 and $108,533 at step 10 a year. That includes 30.86% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-11, Step 1Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI locality · 30.86%
$83,482
a year · $3,211 per paycheck · $40.00 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$83,482$3,211$40.00$63,795+$827
Step 2$86,266$3,318$41.33$65,922+$856
Step 3$89,049$3,425$42.67$68,049+$885
Step 4$91,832$3,532$44.00$70,176+$913
Step 5$94,616$3,639$45.34$72,303+$942
Step 6$97,399$3,746$46.67$74,430+$971
Step 7$100,182$3,853$48.00$76,557+$999
Step 8$102,966$3,960$49.34$78,684+$1,029
Step 9$105,749$4,067$50.67$80,811+$1,057
Step 10$108,533$4,174$52.00$82,938+$1,086
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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