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GS-2 · Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI

GS-2 pay in Chicago, IL, 2026

A GS-2 here earns $33,229 at step 1 and $41,814 at step 10 a year. That includes 30.86% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-2, Step 1Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI locality · 30.86%
$33,229
a year · $1,278 per paycheck · $15.92 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$33,229$1,278$15.92$25,393+$328
Step 2$34,020$1,308$16.30$25,997+$337
Step 3$35,122$1,351$16.83$26,839+$349
Step 4$36,052$1,387$17.27$27,550+$357
Step 5$36,455$1,402$17.47$27,858+$360
Step 6$37,527$1,443$17.98$28,677+$371
Step 7$38,598$1,485$18.49$29,496+$380
Step 8$39,670$1,526$19.01$30,315+$391
Step 9$40,742$1,567$19.52$31,134+$402
Step 10$41,814$1,608$20.04$31,953+$413
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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