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Chicago Locality Pay Rates - General Schedule
Below is a listing of the General Schedule pay rates for the Chicago, IL-IN-MI metro area.
Counties Included: IL – .Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Will; IN – Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Porter; WI – Kenosha.
2009 Locality Pay Rates
GS-1
2007
Salary: $20,254-$25,330
Hourly Rate: $9.70-$12.14
2008
Salary (3% increase): $20,876-$26,108
Salary (3.5% increase): $20,993-$26,255
Percent of Federal Workforce: 0.2%
GS-2
2007
Salary Range: $22,772-$28,654
Hourly Rate: $10.91-$13.73
2008
Salary (3% increase): $23,471-$29,534
Salary (3.5% increase): $23,603-$29,700
Percent of Federal Workforce: 0.3%
GS-3
2007
Salary Range: $24,846-$32,300
Hourly Rate: $11.91-$15.48
2008
Salary (3% increase): $25,609-$33,292
Salary (3.5% increase): $25,753-$33,479
Percent of Federal Workforce: 1.2%
GS-4
2007
Salary Range: $27,892-$36,256
Hourly Rate: $13.36-$17.37
2008
Salary (3% increase): $28,748-$37,369
Salary (3.5% increase): $28,910-$37,579
Percent of Federal Workforce: 3.0%
GS-5
2007
Salary Range: $31,206-$40,567
Hourly Rate: $14.95-$19.44
2008
Salary (3% increase): $32,164-$41,812
Salary (3.5% increase): $32,345-$42,048
Percent of Federal Workforce: 5.3%
GS-6
2007
Salary Range: $34,786-$45,221
Hourly Rate: $16.67-$21.67
2008
Salary (3% increase): $35,854-$46,609
Salary (3.5% increase): $36,056-$46,872
Percent of Federal Workforce: 4.1%
GS-7
2007
Salary Range: $38,656-$50,253
Hourly Rate: $18.52-$24.08
2008
Salary (3% increase): $39,843-$51,796
Salary (3.5% increase): $40,067-$52,087
Percent of Federal Workforce: 7.0%
GS-8
2007
Salary Range: $42,810-$55,657
Hourly Rate: $20.51-$26.67
2008
Salary (3% increase): $44,124-$57,366
Salary (3.5% increase): $44,373-$57,688
Percent of Federal Workforce: 3.0%
GS-9
2007
Salary Range: $47,284-$61,467
Hourly Rate: $22.66-$29.45
2008
Salary (3% increase): $48,736-$63,354
Salary (3.5% increase): $49,010-$63,711
Percent of Federal Workforce: 6.6%
GS-10
2007
Salary Range: $52,071-$67,691
Hourly Rate: $24.95-$32.43
2008
Salary (3% increase): $53,670-$69,769
Salary (3.5% increase): $53,972-$70,162
Percent of Federal Workforce: 0.8%
GS-11
2007
Salary Range: $57,210-$74,375
Hourly Rate: $27.41-$35.64
2008
Salary (3% increase): $58,966-$76,658
Salary (3.5% increase): $59,298-$77,090
Percent of Federal Workforce: 9.9%
GS-12
2007
Salary Range: $68,569-$89,143
Hourly Rate: $32.86-$42.71
2008
Salary (3% increase): $70,674-$91,880
Salary (3.5% increase): $71,072-$92,397
Percent of Federal Workforce: 11.2%
GS-13
2007
Salary Range: $81,540-$106,005
Hourly Rate: $39.07-$50.79
2008
Salary (3% increase): $84,043-$109,259
Salary (3.5% increase): $84,516-$109,874
Percent of Federal Workforce: 10.0%
GS-14
2007
Salary Range: $96,354-$125,259
Hourly Rate: $46.17-$60.02
2008
Salary (3% increase): $99,312-$129,104
Salary (3.5% increase): $99,871-$129,831
Percent of Federal Workforce: 4.9%
GS-15
2007
Salary Range: $113,341-$147,343
Hourly Rate: $54.31-$70.60
2008
Salary (3% increase): $116,821-$151,866
Salary (3.5% increase): $117,478-$152,721
Percent of Federal Workforce: 3.2%
Source
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
