Chicago, Ill. 1997 Salary Table

                    
                                SALARY TABLE NO. 97-CHI                  

      INCORPORATING THE 2.30% GENERAL SCHEDULE INCREASE AND A LOCALITY PAYMENT OF 8.13%
                   FOR THE LOCALITY PAY AREA OF CHICAGO-GARY-KENOSHA, IL-IN-WI
   
                              (NET INCREASE:  2.78%)

                             Effective January 1997

                         ANNUAL Rates by Grade and Step

          1        2        3        4        5        6        7        8        9       10

GS-1   $13,699  $14,155  $14,611  $15,065  $15,522  $15,789  $16,238  $16,691  $16,710  $17,132

   2    15,401   15,769   16,279   16,710   16,899   17,396   17,893   18,391   18,888   19,386

   3    16,806   17,366   17,926   18,486   19,046   19,606   20,166   20,726   21,286   21,847

   4    18,865   19,495   20,124   20,753   21,383   22,012   22,641   23,271   23,900   24,529

   5    21,107   21,811   22,515   23,219   23,923   24,627   25,331   26,034   26,738   27,442

   6    23,527   24,311   25,095   25,879   26,663   27,447   28,231   29,015   29,798   30,582

   7    26,144   27,015   27,887   28,758   29,630   30,501   31,373   32,244   33,116   33,987

   8    28,954   29,920   30,885   31,851   32,816   33,782   34,748   35,713   36,679   37,644

   9    31,982   33,048   34,114   35,180   36,246   37,312   38,379   39,445   40,511   41,577

  10    35,219   36,393   37,568   38,742   39,916   41,090   42,265   43,439   44,613   45,788

  11    38,695   39,985   41,275   42,565   43,855   45,145   46,435   47,725   49,015   50,305

  12    46,377   47,923   49,469   51,016   52,562   54,108   55,655   57,201   58,747   60,293

  13    55,150   56,988   58,826   60,664   62,502   64,341   66,179   68,017   69,855   71,693

  14    65,170   67,342   69,515   71,687   73,859   76,032   78,204   80,376   82,549   84,721

  15    76,658   79,213   81,768   84,323   86,878   89,433   91,988   94,543   97,099   99,654