GS locality pay · Salary Table 2026-IND

GS pay scale 2026: Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN

Federal employees on the General Schedule who work in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN locality pay area get base pay plus a 18.15% locality payment, effective January 2026. GS-1 step 1 pays $26,683; GS-15 step 10 pays $194,122. The area covers 34 counties and cities in Indiana.

Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN GS pay table 2026

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 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

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, General Schedule (GS) pay tables, 2026 — base and locality pay tables (annual rates) and locality pay area definitions. Data captured October 2, 2026.

Where Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN locality pay applies

Indiana

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; Hamilton County, IN; Hancock County, IN; Hendricks County, IN; Henry County, IN; Jackson County, IN; Jennings County, IN; Johnson County, IN; Lawrence County, IN; Madison County, IN; Marion County, IN; Monroe County, IN; Montgomery County, IN; Morgan County, IN; Owen County, IN; Putnam County, IN; Randolph County, IN; Rush County, IN; Shelby County, IN; Tippecanoe County, IN; Tipton County, IN; Warren County, IN; Wayne County, IN

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, General Schedule (GS) pay tables, 2026 — base and locality pay tables (annual rates) and locality pay area definitions. Data captured October 2, 2026.

Other GS locality pay areas

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