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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

SALARY TABLE 2021-CHI

INCORPORATING THE 1% GENERAL SCHEDULE INCREASE AND A LOCALITY PAYMENT OF 28.59%

FOR THE LOCALITY PAY AREA OF CHICAGO-NAPERVILLE, IL-IN-WI

TOTAL INCREASE: 1%

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2021

Hourly Basic (B) Rates by Grade and Step

Hourly Title 5 Overtime (O) Rates for FLSA-Exempt Employees by Grade and Step

Grade B/O Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1 B 12.16 12.57 12.97 13.38 13.78 14.02 14.42 14.82 14.84 15.21
O 18.24 18.86 19.46 20.07 20.67 21.03 21.63 22.23 22.26 22.82
2 B 13.67 14.00 14.45 14.84 15.00 15.44 15.89 16.33 16.77 17.21
O 20.51 21.00 21.68 22.26 22.50 23.16 23.84 24.50 25.16 25.82
3 B 14.92 15.42 15.92 16.41 16.91 17.41 17.90 18.40 18.90 19.40
O 22.38 23.13 23.88 24.62 25.37 26.12 26.85 27.60 28.35 29.10
4 B 16.75 17.31 17.87 18.42 18.98 19.54 20.10 20.66 21.22 21.77
O 25.13 25.97 26.81 27.63 28.47 29.31 30.15 30.99 31.83 32.66
5 B 18.74 19.36 19.99 20.61 21.24 21.86 22.49 23.11 23.74 24.36
O 28.11 29.04 29.99 30.92 31.86 32.79 33.74 34.67 35.61 36.54
6 B 20.89 21.59 22.28 22.98 23.67 24.37 25.07 25.76 26.46 27.16
O 31.34 32.39 33.42 34.47 35.51 36.56 37.61 38.64 39.69 40.74
7 B 23.21 23.99 24.76 25.53 26.31 27.08 27.86 28.63 29.40 30.18
O 34.82 35.99 37.14 38.30 39.47 40.62 41.79 42.95 44.10 45.27
8 B 25.71 26.56 27.42 28.28 29.14 29.99 30.85 31.71 32.56 33.42
O 38.57 39.84 41.13 42.42 43.71 44.99 46.28 46.91 46.91 46.91
9 B 28.39 29.34 30.29 31.23 32.18 33.13 34.07 35.02 35.97 36.91
O 42.59 44.01 45.44 46.85 46.91 46.91 46.91 46.91 46.91 46.91
10 B 31.27 32.31 33.35 34.40 35.44 36.48 37.52 38.57 39.61 40.65
O 46.91 46.91 46.91 46.91 46.91 46.91 46.91 46.91 46.91 46.91
11 B 34.35 35.50 36.64 37.79 38.94 40.08 41.23 42.37 43.52 44.66
O 46.91 46.91 46.91 46.91 46.91 46.91 46.91 46.91 46.91 46.91
12 B 41.18 42.55 43.92 45.29 46.67 48.04 49.41 50.79 52.16 53.53
O 46.91 46.91 46.91 46.91 46.91 48.04 49.41 50.79 52.16 53.53
13 B 48.96 50.60 52.23 53.86 55.49 57.13 58.76 60.39 62.02 63.65
O 48.96 50.60 52.23 53.86 55.49 57.13 58.76 60.39 62.02 63.65
14 B 57.86 59.79 61.72 63.65 65.57 67.50 69.43 71.36 73.29 75.22
O 57.86 59.79 61.72 63.65 65.57 67.50 69.43 71.36 73.29 75.22
15 B 68.06 70.33 72.60 74.87 77.13 79.40 81.67 82.65 82.65 82.65
O 68.06 70.33 72.60 74.87 77.13 79.40 81.67 82.65 82.65 82.65

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

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