GS-11 Pay in Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN

$76,369 โ€“ $99,274 per year • 19.71% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,916 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-11 Salary Summary โ€” Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN

Entry (Step 1) $76,369/yr $2,937 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $86,549/yr $3,329 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $99,274/yr $3,818 biweekly
Locality Adj. +19.71% +$14,250 at Step 5

Complete GS-11 Pay Table โ€” Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $76,369 $6,364 $2,937 $36.59 $63,795 +$12,574
Step 2 $78,914 $6,576 $3,035 $37.81 $65,921 +$12,993
Step 3 $81,459 $6,788 $3,133 $39.03 $68,047 +$13,412
Step 4 $84,004 $7,000 $3,231 $40.25 $70,173 +$13,831
Step 5 $86,549 $7,212 $3,329 $41.47 $72,299 +$14,250
Step 6 $89,094 $7,425 $3,427 $42.69 $74,425 +$14,669
Step 7 $91,639 $7,637 $3,525 $43.91 $76,551 +$15,088
Step 8 $94,184 $7,849 $3,622 $45.13 $78,677 +$15,507
Step 9 $96,729 $8,061 $3,720 $46.35 $80,803 +$15,926
Step 10 $99,274 $8,273 $3,818 $47.57 $82,929 +$16,345

Compare Nearby Grades in Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN

How does GS-11 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-10
$78,598
GS-11
$86,549
GS-12
$103,739

Promotion from GS-10 to GS-11 at Step 5 in Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN is a raise of $7,951 per year.

GS-11 Federal Jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN

Federal employees at GS-11 in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN locality area earn between $76,369 and $99,274 annually in 2026. This includes a 19.71% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-11 base pay of $63,795 to $82,929.

The Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN locality area covers Indiana. At Step 5, a GS-11 employee here earns $1,916 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-11 Step 1 in this area is $2,937, or approximately $36.59 per hour based on the standard 2,087-hour work year. Step increases are automatic with acceptable performance โ€” it takes 18 years to progress from Step 1 to Step 10.

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