2026 GS pay in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN locality pay area
In 2026, General Schedule employees in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN locality pay area receive a locality payment of 18.15% on top of base pay, the 50th highest of OPM's 58 areas. GS-12 step 1 is $90,341 a year here against $76,463 in the base table, and GS-15 step 10 is $194,122. The table incorporates the 1% General Schedule increase and is effective January 2026 (first pay period ).
Source: OPM, Salary Table 2026-IND (XML, SHA-256 c2e69d7fa634…) and locality pay area definitions, fetched .
At a glance
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| OPM table code | IND |
| Locality payment, 2026 | 18.15% (rank 50 of 58) |
| GS-5 step 1 | $41,115 a year, $19.70 an hour |
| GS-9 step 1 | $62,297 a year, $29.85 an hour |
| GS-13 step 1 | $107,428 a year, $51.47 an hour |
| Cells at the statutory cap | none |
| States in the area | IN |
Annual rates, 2026
| 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, 2026
Hourly basic rates as OPM publishes them (annual rate divided by 2,087, rounded to the cent).
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $12.79 | $13.21 | $13.64 | $14.06 | $14.49 | $14.74 | $15.16 | $15.58 | $15.60 | $15.99 |
| GS-2 | $14.38 | $14.72 | $15.19 | $15.60 | $15.77 | $16.23 | $16.70 | $17.16 | $17.63 | $18.09 |
| GS-3 | $15.69 | $16.21 | $16.73 | $17.26 | $17.78 | $18.30 | $18.82 | $19.35 | $19.87 | $20.39 |
| GS-4 | $17.61 | $18.20 | $18.78 | $19.37 | $19.96 | $20.54 | $21.13 | $21.72 | $22.30 | $22.89 |
| GS-5 | $19.70 | $20.36 | $21.01 | $21.67 | $22.33 | $22.98 | $23.64 | $24.30 | $24.95 | $25.61 |
| GS-6 | $21.96 | $22.69 | $23.42 | $24.16 | $24.89 | $25.62 | $26.35 | $27.08 | $27.82 | $28.55 |
| GS-7 | $24.40 | $25.22 | $26.03 | $26.84 | $27.66 | $28.47 | $29.28 | $30.10 | $30.91 | $31.72 |
| GS-8 | $27.03 | $27.93 | $28.83 | $29.73 | $30.63 | $31.53 | $32.43 | $33.33 | $34.23 | $35.13 |
| GS-9 | $29.85 | $30.85 | $31.84 | $32.84 | $33.83 | $34.83 | $35.82 | $36.82 | $37.81 | $38.81 |
| GS-10 | $32.87 | $33.97 | $35.06 | $36.16 | $37.25 | $38.35 | $39.44 | $40.54 | $41.63 | $42.73 |
| GS-11 | $36.12 | $37.32 | $38.52 | $39.73 | $40.93 | $42.14 | $43.34 | $44.54 | $45.75 | $46.95 |
| GS-12 | $43.29 | $44.73 | $46.17 | $47.62 | $49.06 | $50.50 | $51.95 | $53.39 | $54.83 | $56.28 |
| GS-13 | $51.47 | $53.19 | $54.91 | $56.62 | $58.34 | $60.05 | $61.77 | $63.49 | $65.20 | $66.92 |
| GS-14 | $60.83 | $62.86 | $64.88 | $66.91 | $68.94 | $70.97 | $72.99 | $75.02 | $77.05 | $79.08 |
| GS-15 | $71.55 | $73.93 | $76.32 | $78.70 | $81.09 | $83.47 | $85.86 | $88.24 | $90.63 | $93.01 |
Law enforcement officer (LEO) table, 2026
OPM's Salary Table 2026-IND (LEO) applies the same 18.15% locality payment to the special base rates for law enforcement officers at grades 3 to 10: GS-3 step 1 is $39,287 for an LEO here against $32,737 on the GS table, and GS-10 step 1 is $70,889 against $68,603. Grades 1, 2 and 11 to 15 are the same figures as the GS table above. Source: OPM, IND (LEO).xml (37,006 bytes, SHA-256 e6b3848d249f…), fetched .
| 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 | $39,287 | $40,379 | $41,471 | $42,562 | $43,654 | $44,746 | $45,837 | $46,929 | $48,021 | $49,113 |
| GS-4 | $44,099 | $45,325 | $46,550 | $47,775 | $49,000 | $50,226 | $51,451 | $52,676 | $53,901 | $55,126 |
| GS-5 | $50,709 | $52,079 | $53,450 | $54,820 | $56,191 | $57,561 | $58,932 | $60,303 | $61,673 | $63,044 |
| GS-6 | $53,470 | $54,998 | $56,525 | $58,053 | $59,581 | $61,108 | $62,636 | $64,164 | $65,691 | $67,219 |
| GS-7 | $57,721 | $59,419 | $61,117 | $62,814 | $64,512 | $66,210 | $67,908 | $69,606 | $71,304 | $73,001 |
| GS-8 | $60,162 | $62,042 | $63,922 | $65,801 | $67,681 | $69,561 | $71,441 | $73,320 | $75,200 | $77,080 |
| GS-9 | $64,374 | $66,451 | $68,528 | $70,605 | $72,682 | $74,759 | $76,836 | $78,914 | $80,991 | $83,068 |
| GS-10 | $70,889 | $73,175 | $75,461 | $77,747 | $80,034 | $82,320 | $84,606 | $86,892 | $89,178 | $91,465 |
| 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 |
LEO hourly rates, 2026
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $12.79 | $13.21 | $13.64 | $14.06 | $14.49 | $14.74 | $15.16 | $15.58 | $15.60 | $15.99 |
| GS-2 | $14.38 | $14.72 | $15.19 | $15.60 | $15.77 | $16.23 | $16.70 | $17.16 | $17.63 | $18.09 |
| GS-3 | $18.82 | $19.35 | $19.87 | $20.39 | $20.92 | $21.44 | $21.96 | $22.49 | $23.01 | $23.53 |
| GS-4 | $21.13 | $21.72 | $22.30 | $22.89 | $23.48 | $24.07 | $24.65 | $25.24 | $25.83 | $26.41 |
| GS-5 | $24.30 | $24.95 | $25.61 | $26.27 | $26.92 | $27.58 | $28.24 | $28.89 | $29.55 | $30.21 |
| GS-6 | $25.62 | $26.35 | $27.08 | $27.82 | $28.55 | $29.28 | $30.01 | $30.74 | $31.48 | $32.21 |
| GS-7 | $27.66 | $28.47 | $29.28 | $30.10 | $30.91 | $31.72 | $32.54 | $33.35 | $34.17 | $34.98 |
| GS-8 | $28.83 | $29.73 | $30.63 | $31.53 | $32.43 | $33.33 | $34.23 | $35.13 | $36.03 | $36.93 |
| GS-9 | $30.85 | $31.84 | $32.84 | $33.83 | $34.83 | $35.82 | $36.82 | $37.81 | $38.81 | $39.80 |
| GS-10 | $33.97 | $35.06 | $36.16 | $37.25 | $38.35 | $39.44 | $40.54 | $41.63 | $42.73 | $43.83 |
| GS-11 | $36.12 | $37.32 | $38.52 | $39.73 | $40.93 | $42.14 | $43.34 | $44.54 | $45.75 | $46.95 |
| GS-12 | $43.29 | $44.73 | $46.17 | $47.62 | $49.06 | $50.50 | $51.95 | $53.39 | $54.83 | $56.28 |
| GS-13 | $51.47 | $53.19 | $54.91 | $56.62 | $58.34 | $60.05 | $61.77 | $63.49 | $65.20 | $66.92 |
| GS-14 | $60.83 | $62.86 | $64.88 | $66.91 | $68.94 | $70.97 | $72.99 | $75.02 | $77.05 | $79.08 |
| GS-15 | $71.55 | $73.93 | $76.32 | $78.70 | $81.09 | $83.47 | $85.86 | $88.24 | $90.63 | $93.01 |
What the area covers
OPM's definition lists 34 entries for this area, by state, with the FIPS code OPM prints. The area is a combined statistical area plus the adjacent counties OPM's pay agent added; it is not the same boundary as a BLS metropolitan area.
Indiana
- Bartholomew County, IN (18005)
- Benton County, IN (18007)
- Blackford County, IN (18009)
- Boone County, IN (18011)
- Brown County, IN (18013)
- Carroll County, IN (18015)
- Clinton County, IN (18023)
- Decatur County, IN (18031)
- Delaware County, IN (18035)
- Fayette County, IN (18041)
- Fountain County, IN (18045)
- Grant County, IN (18053)
- Hamilton County, IN (18057)
- Hancock County, IN (18059)
- Hendricks County, IN (18063)
- Henry County, IN (18065)
- Jackson County, IN (18071)
- Jennings County, IN (18079)
- Johnson County, IN (18081)
- Lawrence County, IN (18093)
- Madison County, IN (18095)
- Marion County, IN (18097)
- Monroe County, IN (18105)
- Montgomery County, IN (18107)
- Morgan County, IN (18109)
- Owen County, IN (18119)
- Putnam County, IN (18133)
- Randolph County, IN (18135)
- Rush County, IN (18139)
- Shelby County, IN (18145)
- Tippecanoe County, IN (18157)
- Tipton County, IN (18159)
- Warren County, IN (18171)
- Wayne County, IN (18177)
Wages outside government in the same places
- Indiana wage profile: what occupations pay statewide, from BLS OEWS.
- Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro profile (the BLS metropolitan area that shares this area's first-named city; boundaries differ).
Related
- All 58 locality pay areas and the base table.
- GS pay by locality and step on FastCalc for a particular grade and step; this site computes nothing.
- How federal GS pay works.