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Archive year. This is the 2016 table for INDIANAPOLIS. For current pay, see the latest INDIANAPOLIS page.
14.92% 2016 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,080 to $153,354 2016 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
34 Counties covered by this pay area

2016 INDIANAPOLIS full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 14.92% locality adjustment for 2016. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for INDIANAPOLIS.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $21,080$21,784$22,485$23,183$23,884$24,294$24,987$25,686$25,713$26,364
GS-2 $23,700$24,264$25,049$25,713$26,005$26,771$27,536$28,301$29,067$29,832
GS-3 $25,859$26,721$27,583$28,445$29,307$30,169$31,031$31,893$32,754$33,616
GS-4 $29,030$29,998$30,965$31,933$32,900$33,868$34,836$35,803$36,771$37,739
GS-5 $32,479$33,561$34,644$35,726$36,809$37,891$38,974$40,057$41,139$42,222
GS-6 $36,204$37,411$38,618$39,824$41,031$42,238$43,444$44,651$45,858$47,064
GS-7 $40,232$41,573$42,915$44,256$45,597$46,938$48,279$49,620$50,961$52,302
GS-8 $44,556$46,040$47,525$49,010$50,495$51,979$53,464$54,949$56,434$57,919
GS-9 $49,212$50,852$52,492$54,132$55,772$57,412$59,052$60,692$62,331$63,971
GS-10 $54,194$56,001$57,807$59,614$61,420$63,227$65,033$66,840$68,646$70,453
GS-11 $59,541$61,526$63,511$65,495$67,480$69,465$71,449$73,434$75,419$77,403
GS-12 $71,366$73,745$76,124$78,503$80,882$83,261$85,640$88,018$90,397$92,776
GS-13 $84,864$87,693$90,522$93,352$96,181$99,010$101,840$104,669$107,498$110,328
GS-14 $100,283$103,626$106,969$110,312$113,655$116,998$120,341$123,684$127,027$130,370
GS-15 $117,961$121,893$125,826$129,758$133,691$137,624$141,556$145,489$149,421$153,354
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About the 2016 INDIANAPOLIS table

The INDIANAPOLIS Locality Area used the official OPM Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN boundary in 2016. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2016 nationwide base GS table.

In 2016, the locality adjustment was 14.92%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,080, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $153,354.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 34 counties and cities across Indiana. Some of the included jurisdictions include Bartholomew County, IN, Benton County, IN, Blackford County, IN, Boone County, IN, Brown County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Fayette County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Grant County, IN, and more.

2016 INDIANAPOLIS questions

  • What was the 2016 locality adjustment for INDIANAPOLIS?
    In 2016, the locality pay adjustment for Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN was 14.92%, added on top of the 2016 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in INDIANAPOLIS in 2016?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in INDIANAPOLIS earned $71,366 in 2016, rising to $92,776 at Step 10. See the 2016 GS-12 INDIANAPOLIS page.
  • Is the 2016 table still current?
    No. 2016 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest INDIANAPOLIS page.