GS-3 Pay in Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN

$33,169 โ€“ $43,124 per year • 19.71% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $832 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-3 Salary Summary โ€” Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN

Entry (Step 1) $33,169/yr $1,276 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $37,594/yr $1,446 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $43,124/yr $1,659 biweekly
Locality Adj. +19.71% +$6,190 at Step 5

Complete GS-3 Pay Table โ€” Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $33,169 $2,764 $1,276 $15.89 $27,708 +$5,461
Step 2 $34,275 $2,856 $1,318 $16.42 $28,632 +$5,643
Step 3 $35,381 $2,948 $1,361 $16.95 $29,556 +$5,825
Step 4 $36,488 $3,041 $1,403 $17.48 $30,480 +$6,008
Step 5 $37,594 $3,133 $1,446 $18.01 $31,404 +$6,190
Step 6 $38,700 $3,225 $1,488 $18.54 $32,328 +$6,372
Step 7 $39,806 $3,317 $1,531 $19.07 $33,252 +$6,554
Step 8 $40,912 $3,409 $1,574 $19.60 $34,176 +$6,736
Step 9 $42,018 $3,502 $1,616 $20.13 $35,100 +$6,918
Step 10 $43,124 $3,594 $1,659 $20.66 $36,024 +$7,100

Compare Nearby Grades in Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN

How does GS-3 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-2
$33,349
GS-3
$37,594
GS-4
$42,199

Promotion from GS-2 to GS-3 at Step 5 in Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN is a raise of $4,245 per year.

GS-3 Federal Jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN

Federal employees at GS-3 in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN locality area earn between $33,169 and $43,124 annually in 2026. This includes a 19.71% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-3 base pay of $27,708 to $36,024.

The Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN locality area covers Indiana. At Step 5, a GS-3 employee here earns $832 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-3 Step 1 in this area is $1,276, or approximately $15.89 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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