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GS-7 · Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI

GS-7 pay in Chicago, IL, 2026

A GS-7 here earns $56,409 at step 1 and $73,333 at step 10 a year. That includes 30.86% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-7, Step 1Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI locality · 30.86%
$56,409
a year · $2,170 per paycheck · $27.03 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$56,409$2,170$27.03$43,106+$559
Step 2$58,289$2,242$27.93$44,543+$577
Step 3$60,169$2,314$28.83$45,980+$595
Step 4$62,050$2,387$29.73$47,417+$614
Step 5$63,930$2,459$30.63$48,854+$632
Step 6$65,811$2,531$31.53$50,291+$651
Step 7$67,691$2,604$32.43$51,728+$668
Step 8$69,572$2,676$33.34$53,165+$687
Step 9$71,452$2,748$34.24$54,602+$705
Step 10$73,333$2,821$35.14$56,039+$724
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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