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Archive year. This is the 2018 table for INDIANAPOLIS. For current pay, see the latest INDIANAPOLIS page.
16.23% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,834 to $158,839 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
34 Counties covered by this pay area

2018 INDIANAPOLIS full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 16.23% locality adjustment for 2018. 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 $21,834$22,565$23,291$24,013$24,740$25,164$25,881$26,606$26,634$27,316
GS-2 $24,549$25,134$25,946$26,634$26,936$27,729$28,522$29,314$30,107$30,900
GS-3 $26,785$27,678$28,570$29,463$30,356$31,248$32,141$33,034$33,926$34,819
GS-4 $30,070$31,072$32,074$33,076$34,077$35,079$36,081$37,083$38,085$39,087
GS-5 $33,643$34,764$35,886$37,008$38,129$39,251$40,372$41,494$42,616$43,737
GS-6 $37,500$38,750$39,999$41,249$42,498$43,748$44,997$46,247$47,496$48,746
GS-7 $41,673$43,062$44,451$45,840$47,229$48,618$50,007$51,396$52,785$54,174
GS-8 $46,151$47,690$49,229$50,768$52,307$53,846$55,385$56,924$58,463$60,001
GS-9 $50,975$52,674$54,374$56,073$57,772$59,471$61,171$62,870$64,569$66,269
GS-10 $56,136$58,007$59,878$61,750$63,621$65,492$67,363$69,235$71,106$72,977
GS-11 $61,674$63,730$65,786$67,842$69,898$71,955$74,011$76,067$78,123$80,179
GS-12 $73,922$76,386$78,850$81,315$83,779$86,243$88,707$91,171$93,635$96,099
GS-13 $87,902$90,833$93,763$96,693$99,623$102,553$105,483$108,414$111,344$114,274
GS-14 $103,875$107,337$110,800$114,262$117,725$121,187$124,650$128,112$131,575$135,037
GS-15 $122,184$126,257$130,330$134,403$138,475$142,548$146,621$150,693$154,766$158,839
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About the 2018 INDIANAPOLIS table

The INDIANAPOLIS Locality Area used the official OPM Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN boundary in 2018. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2018 nationwide base GS table.

In 2018, the locality adjustment was 16.23%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,834, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $158,839.

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.

2018 INDIANAPOLIS questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for INDIANAPOLIS?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN was 16.23%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in INDIANAPOLIS in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in INDIANAPOLIS earned $73,922 in 2018, rising to $96,099 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 INDIANAPOLIS page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest INDIANAPOLIS page.