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18.15% 2026 locality adjustment above base GS
$26,683 to $194,122 2026 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
34 Counties covered by this pay area

2026 Indianapolis full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 18.15% locality adjustment for 2026. 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 $26,683$27,577$28,465$29,348$30,233$30,752$31,630$32,514$32,550$33,375
GS-2 $30,002$30,715$31,710$32,550$32,914$33,882$34,850$35,817$36,785$37,752
GS-3 $32,737$33,829$34,920$36,012$37,104$38,196$39,287$40,379$41,471$42,562
GS-4 $36,748$37,973$39,199$40,424$41,649$42,874$44,099$45,325$46,550$47,775
GS-5 $41,115$42,486$43,856$45,227$46,597$47,968$49,338$50,709$52,079$53,450
GS-6 $45,832$47,359$48,887$50,415$51,942$53,470$54,998$56,525$58,053$59,581
GS-7 $50,930$52,628$54,325$56,023$57,721$59,419$61,117$62,814$64,512$66,210
GS-8 $56,402$58,282$60,162$62,042$63,922$65,801$67,681$69,561$71,441$73,320
GS-9 $62,297$64,374$66,451$68,528$70,605$72,682$74,759$76,836$78,914$80,991
GS-10 $68,603$70,889$73,175$75,461$77,747$80,034$82,320$84,606$86,892$89,178
GS-11 $75,374$77,887$80,400$82,913$85,426$87,939$90,452$92,965$95,478$97,991
GS-12 $90,341$93,353$96,364$99,376$102,388$105,399$108,411$111,423$114,434$117,446
GS-13 $107,428$111,009$114,590$118,171$121,752$125,334$128,915$132,496$136,077$139,658
GS-14 $126,947$131,180$135,412$139,644$143,876$148,108$152,340$156,572$160,805$165,037
GS-15 $149,323$154,300$159,278$164,256$169,233$174,211$179,189$184,166$189,144$194,122
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About the 2026 Indianapolis table

The Indianapolis Locality Area used the official OPM Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN boundary in 2026. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2026 nationwide base GS table.

In 2026, the locality adjustment was 18.15%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $26,683, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $194,122.

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.

2026 Indianapolis questions

  • What was the 2026 locality adjustment for Indianapolis?
    In 2026, the locality pay adjustment for Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN was 18.15%, added on top of the 2026 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Indianapolis in 2026?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Indianapolis earned $90,341 in 2026, rising to $117,446 at Step 10. See the 2026 GS-12 Indianapolis page.
  • Is the 2026 table still current?
    Yes. 2026 is the current year. This is the active OPM pay table for federal employees in Indianapolis.