2015 PORTLAND GS Pay Table
The Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA GS locality table for 2015. The 2015 locality adjustment was 20.35%, applied on top of the 2015 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2015 PORTLAND GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA.
Covered area: Benton County, OR, Clackamas County, OR, Columbia County, OR, Linn County, OR, Marion County, OR, Multnomah County, OR, Polk County, OR, Washington County, OR, Yamhill County, OR, Clark County, WA, Cowlitz County, WA, Skamania County, WA, and more.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $21,857 | $22,587 | $23,314 | $24,038 | $24,764 | $25,190 | $25,909 | $26,633 | $26,661 | $27,334 |
| GS-2 | $24,574 | $25,159 | $25,973 | $26,661 | $26,962 | $27,755 | $28,548 | $29,341 | $30,134 | $30,928 |
| GS-3 | $26,813 | $27,707 | $28,601 | $29,495 | $30,390 | $31,284 | $32,178 | $33,072 | $33,966 | $34,861 |
| GS-4 | $30,101 | $31,104 | $32,108 | $33,112 | $34,116 | $35,119 | $36,123 | $37,127 | $38,130 | $39,134 |
| GS-5 | $33,676 | $34,799 | $35,922 | $37,045 | $38,168 | $39,291 | $40,414 | $41,536 | $42,659 | $43,782 |
| GS-6 | $37,540 | $38,791 | $40,043 | $41,294 | $42,546 | $43,798 | $45,049 | $46,301 | $47,553 | $48,804 |
| GS-7 | $41,716 | $43,106 | $44,496 | $45,886 | $47,276 | $48,666 | $50,056 | $51,446 | $52,836 | $54,226 |
| GS-8 | $46,199 | $47,739 | $49,280 | $50,820 | $52,361 | $53,901 | $55,442 | $56,982 | $58,523 | $60,063 |
| GS-9 | $51,027 | $52,728 | $54,428 | $56,129 | $57,829 | $59,530 | $61,230 | $62,931 | $64,632 | $66,332 |
| GS-10 | $56,193 | $58,065 | $59,938 | $61,811 | $63,683 | $65,556 | $67,428 | $69,301 | $71,174 | $73,046 |
| GS-11 | $61,737 | $63,795 | $65,853 | $67,911 | $69,969 | $72,027 | $74,085 | $76,143 | $78,201 | $80,259 |
| GS-12 | $73,998 | $76,466 | $78,933 | $81,400 | $83,867 | $86,334 | $88,801 | $91,269 | $93,736 | $96,203 |
| GS-13 | $87,994 | $90,927 | $93,860 | $96,793 | $99,726 | $102,659 | $105,591 | $108,524 | $111,457 | $114,390 |
| GS-14 | $103,981 | $107,447 | $110,913 | $114,379 | $117,846 | $121,312 | $124,778 | $128,244 | $131,710 | $135,176 |
| GS-15 | $122,312 | $126,389 | $130,467 | $134,544 | $138,622 | $142,699 | $146,776 | $150,854 | $154,931 | $158,700 |
2015 PORTLAND full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 20.35% locality adjustment for 2015. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for PORTLAND.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $21,857 | $22,587 | $23,314 | $24,038 | $24,764 | $25,190 | $25,909 | $26,633 | $26,661 | $27,334 |
| GS-2 | $24,574 | $25,159 | $25,973 | $26,661 | $26,962 | $27,755 | $28,548 | $29,341 | $30,134 | $30,928 |
| GS-3 | $26,813 | $27,707 | $28,601 | $29,495 | $30,390 | $31,284 | $32,178 | $33,072 | $33,966 | $34,861 |
| GS-4 | $30,101 | $31,104 | $32,108 | $33,112 | $34,116 | $35,119 | $36,123 | $37,127 | $38,130 | $39,134 |
| GS-5 | $33,676 | $34,799 | $35,922 | $37,045 | $38,168 | $39,291 | $40,414 | $41,536 | $42,659 | $43,782 |
| GS-6 | $37,540 | $38,791 | $40,043 | $41,294 | $42,546 | $43,798 | $45,049 | $46,301 | $47,553 | $48,804 |
| GS-7 | $41,716 | $43,106 | $44,496 | $45,886 | $47,276 | $48,666 | $50,056 | $51,446 | $52,836 | $54,226 |
| GS-8 | $46,199 | $47,739 | $49,280 | $50,820 | $52,361 | $53,901 | $55,442 | $56,982 | $58,523 | $60,063 |
| GS-9 | $51,027 | $52,728 | $54,428 | $56,129 | $57,829 | $59,530 | $61,230 | $62,931 | $64,632 | $66,332 |
| GS-10 | $56,193 | $58,065 | $59,938 | $61,811 | $63,683 | $65,556 | $67,428 | $69,301 | $71,174 | $73,046 |
| GS-11 | $61,737 | $63,795 | $65,853 | $67,911 | $69,969 | $72,027 | $74,085 | $76,143 | $78,201 | $80,259 |
| GS-12 | $73,998 | $76,466 | $78,933 | $81,400 | $83,867 | $86,334 | $88,801 | $91,269 | $93,736 | $96,203 |
| GS-13 | $87,994 | $90,927 | $93,860 | $96,793 | $99,726 | $102,659 | $105,591 | $108,524 | $111,457 | $114,390 |
| GS-14 | $103,981 | $107,447 | $110,913 | $114,379 | $117,846 | $121,312 | $124,778 | $128,244 | $131,710 | $135,176 |
| GS-15 | $122,312 | $126,389 | $130,467 | $134,544 | $138,622 | $142,699 | $146,776 | $150,854 | $154,931 | $158,700 |
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About the 2015 PORTLAND table
The PORTLAND Locality Area used the official OPM Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA boundary in 2015. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2015 nationwide base GS table.
In 2015, the locality adjustment was 20.35%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,857, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $158,700.
What was covered by this pay area
The pay area covered 13 counties and cities across Oregon, Washington. Some of the included jurisdictions include Benton County, OR, Clackamas County, OR, Columbia County, OR, Linn County, OR, Marion County, OR, Multnomah County, OR, Polk County, OR, Washington County, OR, Yamhill County, OR, Clark County, WA, Cowlitz County, WA, Skamania County, WA, and more.
2015 PORTLAND questions
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What was the 2015 locality adjustment for PORTLAND?
In 2015, the locality pay adjustment for Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA was 20.35%, added on top of the 2015 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in PORTLAND in 2015?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in PORTLAND earned $73,998 in 2015, rising to $96,203 at Step 10. See the 2015 GS-12 PORTLAND page. -
Is the 2015 table still current?
No. 2015 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest PORTLAND page.