FY2026 · Schedule 047 · Effective November 16, 2025
Chicago-Naperville wage grade pay, FY2026
A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $35.15 an hour, about $73,358 a year at full time (2,087 hours). Steps 2 to 5 come after 6 months, 18 months, then 2 years each.
01 · WG · Wage Grade (non-supervisory)
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | vs FY2025 (step 2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG-1 | $17.77 | $18.47 | $19.18 | $19.94 | $20.70 | +$0.19 |
| WG-2 | $19.56 | $20.36 | $21.15 | $21.98 | $22.81 | +$0.21 |
| WG-3 | $21.41 | $22.22 | $23.11 | $24.05 | $24.93 | +$0.22 |
| WG-4 | $23.20 | $24.19 | $25.13 | $26.10 | $27.07 | +$0.24 |
| WG-5 | $25.13 | $26.16 | $27.20 | $28.26 | $29.31 | +$0.26 |
| WG-6 | $26.90 | $28.01 | $29.10 | $30.22 | $31.36 | +$0.28 |
| WG-7 | $28.64 | $29.83 | $31.01 | $32.21 | $33.40 | +$0.30 |
| WG-8 | $30.30 | $31.62 | $32.87 | $34.12 | $35.40 | +$0.32 |
| WG-9 | $32.05 | $33.38 | $34.71 | $36.01 | $37.32 | +$0.34 |
| WG-10 | $33.76 | $35.15 | $36.55 | $37.97 | $39.35 | +$0.35 |
| WG-11 | $35.46 | $36.95 | $38.38 | $39.94 | $41.38 | +$0.37 |
| WG-12 | $36.91 | $38.41 | $40.00 | $41.52 | $43.05 | +$0.39 |
| WG-13 | $38.26 | $39.97 | $41.50 | $43.10 | $44.73 | +$0.40 |
| WG-14 | $39.66 | $41.36 | $43.00 | $44.63 | $46.30 | +$0.41 |
| WG-15 | $40.97 | $42.86 | $44.52 | $46.21 | $47.93 | +$0.43 |
02 · WL · Wage Leader
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-1 | $19.50 | $20.33 | $21.11 | $21.93 | $22.78 |
| WL-2 | $21.51 | $22.38 | $23.29 | $24.18 | $25.07 |
| WL-3 | $23.48 | $24.47 | $25.45 | $26.39 | $27.40 |
| WL-4 | $25.54 | $26.60 | $27.61 | $28.71 | $29.78 |
| WL-5 | $27.61 | $28.75 | $29.94 | $31.09 | $32.22 |
| WL-6 | $29.57 | $30.81 | $32.05 | $33.28 | $34.47 |
| WL-7 | $31.49 | $32.82 | $34.11 | $35.43 | $36.76 |
| WL-8 | $33.39 | $34.77 | $36.16 | $37.57 | $38.90 |
| WL-9 | $35.22 | $36.67 | $38.14 | $39.60 | $41.11 |
| WL-10 | $37.10 | $38.69 | $40.17 | $41.79 | $43.31 |
| WL-11 | $39.00 | $40.62 | $42.19 | $43.87 | $45.51 |
| WL-12 | $40.59 | $42.21 | $43.97 | $45.65 | $47.40 |
| WL-13 | $42.15 | $43.92 | $45.72 | $47.49 | $49.25 |
| WL-14 | $43.68 | $45.51 | $47.36 | $49.18 | $50.92 |
| WL-15 | $45.18 | $47.13 | $49.03 | $50.89 | $52.77 |
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-1 | $28.00 | $29.11 | $30.27 | $31.45 | $32.61 |
| WS-2 | $29.80 | $31.01 | $32.25 | $33.50 | $34.75 |
| WS-3 | $31.65 | $32.99 | $34.27 | $35.60 | $36.91 |
| WS-4 | $33.51 | $34.87 | $36.26 | $37.66 | $39.05 |
| WS-5 | $35.29 | $36.77 | $38.23 | $39.70 | $41.17 |
| WS-6 | $37.01 | $38.56 | $40.10 | $41.65 | $43.17 |
| WS-7 | $38.76 | $40.37 | $41.99 | $43.60 | $45.20 |
| WS-8 | $40.48 | $42.12 | $43.82 | $45.52 | $47.24 |
| WS-9 | $42.12 | $43.88 | $45.63 | $47.39 | $49.16 |
| WS-10 | $43.87 | $45.67 | $47.49 | $49.33 | $51.18 |
| WS-11 | $44.63 | $46.50 | $48.34 | $50.18 | $52.06 |
| WS-12 | $45.54 | $47.42 | $49.33 | $51.24 | $53.13 |
| WS-13 | $46.71 | $48.71 | $50.65 | $52.60 | $54.49 |
| WS-14 | $48.05 | $50.09 | $52.08 | $54.07 | $56.09 |
| WS-15 | $49.48 | $51.54 | $53.58 | $55.66 | $57.72 |
| WS-16 | $51.15 | $53.31 | $55.44 | $57.51 | $59.69 |
| WS-17 | $53.27 | $55.47 | $57.71 | $59.91 | $62.13 |
| WS-18 | $55.45 | $57.75 | $60.04 | $62.32 | $64.63 |
| WS-19 | $52.20 | $54.37 | $56.54 | $58.72 | $60.89 |
04 · Where this schedule applies
Counties (25)
- Boone County, IL
- Bureau County, IL
- Cook County, IL
- DeKalb County, IL
- DuPage County, IL
- Grundy County, IL
- Iroquois County, IL
- Jasper County, IN
- Kane County, IL
- Kankakee County, IL
- Kendall County, IL
- Kenosha County, WI
- Lake County, IL
- Lake County, IN
- LaPorte County, IN
- LaSalle County, IL
- McHenry County, IL
- Newton County, IN
- Ogle County, IL
- Porter County, IN
- Putnam County, IL
- Starke County, IN
- Stephenson County, IL
- Will County, IL
- Winnebago County, IL
Other schedules in this wage area
- Schedule 247 1 counties
Some counties in a wage area are paid on their own schedule.