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Archive year. This is the 2025 table for Indianapolis. For current pay, see the latest Indianapolis page.
18.15% 2025 locality adjustment above base GS
$26,418 to $192,197 2025 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
34 Counties covered by this pay area

2025 Indianapolis full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 18.15% locality adjustment for 2025. 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 $26,418$27,304$28,182$29,058$29,934$30,447$31,317$32,192$32,228$33,047
GS-2 $29,705$30,412$31,396$32,228$32,589$33,548$34,506$35,464$36,422$37,380
GS-3 $32,413$33,493$34,573$35,653$36,733$37,813$38,893$39,973$41,052$42,132
GS-4 $36,384$37,598$38,811$40,024$41,238$42,451$43,665$44,878$46,091$47,305
GS-5 $40,707$42,064$43,420$44,776$46,133$47,489$48,846$50,202$51,558$52,915
GS-6 $45,378$46,890$48,403$49,915$51,427$52,939$54,452$55,964$57,476$58,989
GS-7 $50,425$52,107$53,788$55,469$57,150$58,832$60,513$62,194$63,875$65,557
GS-8 $55,844$57,706$59,568$61,430$63,292$65,154$67,016$68,878$70,740$72,602
GS-9 $61,680$63,736$65,792$67,848$69,903$71,959$74,015$76,071$78,127$80,182
GS-10 $67,923$70,187$72,451$74,715$76,978$79,242$81,506$83,770$86,033$88,297
GS-11 $74,627$77,114$79,601$82,088$84,575$87,062$89,549$92,036$94,524$97,011
GS-12 $89,447$92,429$95,411$98,393$101,375$104,357$107,339$110,321$113,303$116,286
GS-13 $106,365$109,910$113,456$117,002$120,547$124,093$127,639$131,184$134,730$138,276
GS-14 $125,690$129,880$134,070$138,259$142,449$146,638$150,828$155,018$159,207$163,397
GS-15 $147,845$152,773$157,701$162,629$167,557$172,485$177,413$182,341$187,269$192,197
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About the 2025 Indianapolis table

The Indianapolis Locality Area used the official OPM Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN boundary in 2025. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2025 nationwide base GS table.

In 2025, the locality adjustment was 18.15%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $26,418, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $192,197.

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.

2025 Indianapolis questions

  • What was the 2025 locality adjustment for Indianapolis?
    In 2025, the locality pay adjustment for Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN was 18.15%, added on top of the 2025 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Indianapolis in 2025?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Indianapolis earned $89,447 in 2025, rising to $116,286 at Step 10. See the 2025 GS-12 Indianapolis page.
  • Is the 2025 table still current?
    No. 2025 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Indianapolis page.