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Archive year. This is the 2023 table for Indianapolis. For current pay, see the latest Indianapolis page.
17.57% 2023 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,689 to $179,613 2023 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
34 Counties covered by this pay area

2023 Indianapolis full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.57% locality adjustment for 2023. 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 $24,689$25,517$26,337$27,155$27,975$28,454$29,267$30,085$30,118$30,889
GS-2 $27,761$28,421$29,341$30,118$30,458$31,354$32,249$33,145$34,041$34,937
GS-3 $30,291$31,301$32,311$33,321$34,330$35,340$36,350$37,360$38,370$39,380
GS-4 $34,002$35,136$36,269$37,403$38,536$39,669$40,803$41,936$43,069$44,203
GS-5 $38,042$39,311$40,579$41,848$43,116$44,385$45,654$46,922$48,191$49,459
GS-6 $42,407$43,821$45,234$46,647$48,060$49,473$50,887$52,300$53,713$55,126
GS-7 $47,124$48,695$50,266$51,837$53,407$54,978$56,549$58,120$59,690$61,261
GS-8 $52,188$53,928$55,668$57,408$59,148$60,888$62,628$64,368$66,108$67,848
GS-9 $57,642$59,563$61,484$63,406$65,327$67,248$69,169$71,090$73,011$74,932
GS-10 $63,476$65,592$67,709$69,825$71,941$74,057$76,174$78,290$80,406$82,522
GS-11 $69,741$72,066$74,390$76,714$79,039$81,363$83,688$86,012$88,336$90,661
GS-12 $83,591$86,378$89,164$91,950$94,737$97,523$100,310$103,096$105,882$108,669
GS-13 $99,401$102,714$106,027$109,340$112,653$115,966$119,279$122,593$125,906$129,219
GS-14 $117,462$121,377$125,292$129,207$133,122$137,037$140,952$144,867$148,782$152,698
GS-15 $138,166$142,771$147,376$151,982$156,587$161,192$165,797$170,402$175,008$179,613
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About the 2023 Indianapolis table

The Indianapolis Locality Area used the official OPM Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN boundary in 2023. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2023 nationwide base GS table.

In 2023, the locality adjustment was 17.57%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,689, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $179,613.

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.

2023 Indianapolis questions

  • What was the 2023 locality adjustment for Indianapolis?
    In 2023, the locality pay adjustment for Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN was 17.57%, added on top of the 2023 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Indianapolis in 2023?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Indianapolis earned $83,591 in 2023, rising to $108,669 at Step 10. See the 2023 GS-12 Indianapolis page.
  • Is the 2023 table still current?
    No. 2023 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Indianapolis page.