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GS-14 · Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI

GS-14 pay in Chicago, IL, 2026

A GS-14 here earns $140,604 at step 1 and $182,790 at step 10 a year. That includes 30.86% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-14, Step 1Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI locality · 30.86%
$140,604
a year · $5,408 per paycheck · $67.37 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$140,604$5,408$67.37$107,446+$1,393
Step 2$145,291$5,588$69.62$111,028+$1,439
Step 3$149,979$5,768$71.86$114,610+$1,487
Step 4$154,666$5,949$74.11$118,192+$1,534
Step 5$159,353$6,129$76.36$121,774+$1,580
Step 6$164,041$6,309$78.60$125,356+$1,628
Step 7$168,728$6,490$80.85$128,938+$1,675
Step 8$173,416$6,670$83.09$132,520+$1,722
Step 9$178,103$6,850$85.34$136,102+$1,769
Step 10$182,790$7,030$87.59$139,684+$1,816
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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