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Archive year. This is the 2021 table for INDIANAPOLIS. For current pay, see the latest INDIANAPOLIS page.
16.92% 2021 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,078 to $167,895 2021 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
34 Counties covered by this pay area

2021 INDIANAPOLIS full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 16.92% locality adjustment for 2021. 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 $23,078$23,852$24,619$25,382$26,149$26,598$27,357$28,122$28,152$28,868
GS-2 $25,949$26,567$27,426$28,152$28,469$29,306$30,143$30,980$31,817$32,655
GS-3 $28,313$29,257$30,200$31,144$32,088$33,031$33,975$34,918$35,862$36,805
GS-4 $31,784$32,843$33,902$34,961$36,021$37,080$38,139$39,199$40,258$41,317
GS-5 $35,560$36,746$37,931$39,117$40,302$41,488$42,673$43,859$45,045$46,230
GS-6 $39,639$40,961$42,282$43,603$44,924$46,245$47,567$48,888$50,209$51,530
GS-7 $44,048$45,517$46,985$48,454$49,923$51,391$52,860$54,328$55,797$57,265
GS-8 $48,783$50,409$52,035$53,662$55,288$56,914$58,541$60,167$61,793$63,420
GS-9 $53,880$55,676$57,472$59,268$61,064$62,860$64,656$66,451$68,247$70,043
GS-10 $59,335$61,313$63,291$65,269$67,248$69,226$71,204$73,183$75,161$77,139
GS-11 $65,190$67,363$69,537$71,711$73,884$76,058$78,231$80,405$82,578$84,752
GS-12 $78,136$80,741$83,346$85,951$88,556$91,161$93,766$96,371$98,976$101,581
GS-13 $92,914$96,011$99,108$102,206$105,303$108,400$111,497$114,594$117,692$120,789
GS-14 $109,796$113,456$117,115$120,775$124,434$128,094$131,754$135,413$139,073$142,732
GS-15 $129,150$133,455$137,760$142,065$146,370$150,675$154,980$159,285$163,590$167,895
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About the 2021 INDIANAPOLIS table

The INDIANAPOLIS Locality Area used the official OPM Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN boundary in 2021. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2021 nationwide base GS table.

In 2021, the locality adjustment was 16.92%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,078, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $167,895.

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.

2021 INDIANAPOLIS questions

  • What was the 2021 locality adjustment for INDIANAPOLIS?
    In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN was 16.92%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in INDIANAPOLIS in 2021?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in INDIANAPOLIS earned $78,136 in 2021, rising to $101,581 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 INDIANAPOLIS page.
  • Is the 2021 table still current?
    No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest INDIANAPOLIS page.