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Archive year. This is the 2022 table for Indianapolis. For current pay, see the latest Indianapolis page.
17.26% 2022 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,654 to $172,087 2022 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
34 Counties covered by this pay area

2022 Indianapolis full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.26% locality adjustment for 2022. 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 $23,654$24,448$25,233$26,016$26,802$27,262$28,040$28,824$28,855$29,589
GS-2 $26,597$27,230$28,111$28,855$29,181$30,040$30,898$31,756$32,615$33,473
GS-3 $29,021$29,988$30,955$31,923$32,890$33,858$34,825$35,792$36,760$37,727
GS-4 $32,577$33,663$34,749$35,835$36,920$38,006$39,092$40,178$41,264$42,350
GS-5 $36,448$37,663$38,878$40,092$41,307$42,522$43,737$44,952$46,166$47,381
GS-6 $40,629$41,984$43,338$44,692$46,047$47,401$48,756$50,110$51,464$52,819
GS-7 $45,149$46,653$48,158$49,662$51,166$52,671$54,175$55,680$57,184$58,689
GS-8 $50,001$51,667$53,333$55,000$56,666$58,332$59,998$61,665$63,331$64,997
GS-9 $55,226$57,067$58,908$60,749$62,590$64,431$66,272$68,113$69,954$71,795
GS-10 $60,816$62,843$64,871$66,898$68,925$70,953$72,980$75,008$77,035$79,063
GS-11 $66,818$69,045$71,272$73,499$75,725$77,952$80,179$82,406$84,632$86,859
GS-12 $80,087$82,757$85,427$88,097$90,767$93,437$96,107$98,777$101,447$104,117
GS-13 $95,234$98,408$101,582$104,757$107,931$111,105$114,279$117,453$120,628$123,802
GS-14 $112,538$116,289$120,040$123,791$127,543$131,294$135,045$138,796$142,547$146,298
GS-15 $132,375$136,787$141,200$145,612$150,025$154,437$158,850$163,262$167,675$172,087
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About the 2022 Indianapolis table

The Indianapolis Locality Area used the official OPM Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN boundary in 2022. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2022 nationwide base GS table.

In 2022, the locality adjustment was 17.26%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,654, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $172,087.

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.

2022 Indianapolis questions

  • What was the 2022 locality adjustment for Indianapolis?
    In 2022, the locality pay adjustment for Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN was 17.26%, added on top of the 2022 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Indianapolis in 2022?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Indianapolis earned $80,087 in 2022, rising to $104,117 at Step 10. See the 2022 GS-12 Indianapolis page.
  • Is the 2022 table still current?
    No. 2022 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Indianapolis page.