2025 Indianapolis GS Pay Table
The Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN GS locality table for 2025. The 2025 locality adjustment was 18.15%, applied on top of the 2025 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2025 Indianapolis GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN.
Covered area: 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.
| 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 |
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
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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.