What is the 2026 locality pay for Indianapolis?

Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN has a 18.15% locality payment in 2026, ranked 50 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $107,428; a GS-7 step 1 earns $50,930.

How much more is Indianapolis than Rest of U.S.?

18.15% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $90,341 in Indianapolis versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $833.

Indianapolis GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN — 18.15% locality payment, ranked #50 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-IND · area definition.

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

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$12.79 – $15.99/hr

GS-2

$14.38 – $18.09/hr

GS-3

$15.69 – $20.39/hr

GS-4

$17.61 – $22.89/hr

GS-5

$19.70 – $25.61/hr

GS-6

$21.96 – $28.55/hr

GS-7

$24.40 – $31.72/hr

GS-8

$27.03 – $35.13/hr

GS-9

$29.85 – $38.81/hr

GS-10

$32.87 – $42.73/hr

GS-11

$36.12 – $46.95/hr

GS-12

$43.29 – $56.28/hr

GS-13

$51.47 – $66.92/hr

GS-14

$60.83 – $79.08/hr

GS-15

$71.55 – $93.01/hr

Private-sector pay in this area

BLS metro wage data for the same region:

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Other locality areas

San Francisco Bay Area 46.34%New York 37.95%Los Angeles 36.47%Houston 35%Washington DC 33.94%San Diego 33.72%Boston 32.58%Alaska 32.36%Hartford 32.08%Seattle 31.57%Chicago 30.86%Denver 30.52%Sacramento 29.76%Detroit 29.12%Philadelphia 28.99%Minneapolis 27.62%Dallas-Fort Worth 27.26%Portland 26.13%Miami 24.67%Atlanta 23.79%Phoenix 22.45%Milwaukee 22.42%Buffalo 22.41%Richmond 22.28%Raleigh 22.24%Cleveland 22.23%Hawaii 22.21%Columbus 22.15%Cincinnati 21.93%Huntsville 21.91%Laredo 21.59%Dayton 21.42%Pittsburgh 21.03%Albany 20.77%Austin 20.35%Colorado Springs 20.15%St. Louis 20.03%Charlotte 19.67%Las Vegas 19.57%Burlington 19.45%Harrisburg 19.43%Tucson 19.28%Kansas City 18.97%Davenport 18.93%Virginia Beach 18.8%San Antonio 18.78%Albuquerque 18.33%Birmingham 18.24%Omaha 18.23%Des Moines 18.01%Palm Bay 17.93%Rochester 17.88%Spokane 17.67%Fresno 17.65%Corpus Christi 17.63%Reno 17.52%Rest of U.S. 17.06%