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Archive year. This is the 2020 table for INDIANAPOLIS. For current pay, see the latest INDIANAPOLIS page.
16.92% 2020 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,850 to $166,237 2020 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
34 Counties covered by this pay area

2020 INDIANAPOLIS full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 16.92% locality adjustment for 2020. 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 $22,850$23,616$24,375$25,131$25,891$26,335$27,086$27,843$27,874$28,585
GS-2 $25,692$26,303$27,155$27,874$28,187$29,016$29,845$30,674$31,503$32,332
GS-3 $28,033$28,967$29,901$30,835$31,770$32,704$33,638$34,572$35,506$36,440
GS-4 $31,469$32,518$33,567$34,615$35,664$36,713$37,762$38,810$39,859$40,908
GS-5 $35,208$36,382$37,556$38,730$39,904$41,078$42,251$43,425$44,599$45,773
GS-6 $39,247$40,555$41,863$43,172$44,480$45,788$47,097$48,405$49,713$51,022
GS-7 $43,612$45,066$46,519$47,972$49,426$50,879$52,332$53,786$55,239$56,692
GS-8 $48,300$49,910$51,520$53,130$54,740$56,350$57,960$59,570$61,180$62,790
GS-9 $53,347$55,125$56,904$58,682$60,461$62,239$64,017$65,796$67,574$69,352
GS-10 $58,748$60,706$62,664$64,623$66,581$68,540$70,498$72,456$74,415$76,373
GS-11 $64,545$66,696$68,847$70,999$73,150$75,301$77,452$79,604$81,755$83,906
GS-12 $77,362$79,942$82,521$85,100$87,679$90,259$92,838$95,417$97,996$100,576
GS-13 $91,994$95,061$98,127$101,194$104,261$107,328$110,395$113,462$116,528$119,595
GS-14 $108,709$112,332$115,955$119,579$123,202$126,825$130,449$134,072$137,696$141,319
GS-15 $127,871$132,134$136,397$140,659$144,922$149,185$153,448$157,711$161,974$166,237
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About the 2020 INDIANAPOLIS table

The INDIANAPOLIS Locality Area used the official OPM Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN boundary in 2020. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2020 nationwide base GS table.

In 2020, the locality adjustment was 16.92%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,850, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $166,237.

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.

2020 INDIANAPOLIS questions

  • What was the 2020 locality adjustment for INDIANAPOLIS?
    In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN was 16.92%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in INDIANAPOLIS in 2020?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in INDIANAPOLIS earned $77,362 in 2020, rising to $100,576 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 INDIANAPOLIS page.
  • Is the 2020 table still current?
    No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest INDIANAPOLIS page.