2016 PORTLAND GS Pay Table
The Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA GS locality table for 2016. The 2016 locality adjustment was 20.69%, applied on top of the 2016 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2016 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 | $22,138 | $22,878 | $23,614 | $24,347 | $25,083 | $25,514 | $26,242 | $26,975 | $27,004 | $27,687 |
| GS-2 | $24,890 | $25,482 | $26,307 | $27,004 | $27,311 | $28,115 | $28,919 | $29,722 | $30,526 | $31,330 |
| GS-3 | $27,158 | $28,063 | $28,968 | $29,873 | $30,778 | $31,684 | $32,589 | $33,494 | $34,399 | $35,304 |
| GS-4 | $30,488 | $31,504 | $32,520 | $33,536 | $34,552 | $35,569 | $36,585 | $37,601 | $38,617 | $39,633 |
| GS-5 | $34,109 | $35,246 | $36,383 | $37,520 | $38,657 | $39,794 | $40,931 | $42,068 | $43,205 | $44,342 |
| GS-6 | $38,022 | $39,289 | $40,557 | $41,824 | $43,091 | $44,358 | $45,626 | $46,893 | $48,160 | $49,427 |
| GS-7 | $42,252 | $43,661 | $45,069 | $46,478 | $47,886 | $49,295 | $50,703 | $52,112 | $53,520 | $54,928 |
| GS-8 | $46,793 | $48,352 | $49,911 | $51,471 | $53,030 | $54,589 | $56,149 | $57,708 | $59,267 | $60,827 |
| GS-9 | $51,683 | $53,405 | $55,128 | $56,850 | $58,572 | $60,294 | $62,017 | $63,739 | $65,461 | $67,183 |
| GS-10 | $56,915 | $58,812 | $60,709 | $62,607 | $64,504 | $66,401 | $68,298 | $70,196 | $72,093 | $73,990 |
| GS-11 | $62,531 | $64,615 | $66,699 | $68,784 | $70,868 | $72,952 | $75,037 | $77,121 | $79,205 | $81,290 |
| GS-12 | $74,950 | $77,448 | $79,946 | $82,445 | $84,943 | $87,441 | $89,939 | $92,438 | $94,936 | $97,434 |
| GS-13 | $89,125 | $92,096 | $95,068 | $98,039 | $101,010 | $103,982 | $106,953 | $109,924 | $112,896 | $115,867 |
| GS-14 | $105,318 | $108,829 | $112,339 | $115,850 | $119,361 | $122,872 | $126,383 | $129,894 | $133,405 | $136,916 |
| GS-15 | $123,883 | $128,013 | $132,143 | $136,273 | $140,404 | $144,534 | $148,664 | $152,794 | $156,924 | $160,300 |
2016 PORTLAND full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 20.69% locality adjustment for 2016. 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 | $22,138 | $22,878 | $23,614 | $24,347 | $25,083 | $25,514 | $26,242 | $26,975 | $27,004 | $27,687 |
| GS-2 | $24,890 | $25,482 | $26,307 | $27,004 | $27,311 | $28,115 | $28,919 | $29,722 | $30,526 | $31,330 |
| GS-3 | $27,158 | $28,063 | $28,968 | $29,873 | $30,778 | $31,684 | $32,589 | $33,494 | $34,399 | $35,304 |
| GS-4 | $30,488 | $31,504 | $32,520 | $33,536 | $34,552 | $35,569 | $36,585 | $37,601 | $38,617 | $39,633 |
| GS-5 | $34,109 | $35,246 | $36,383 | $37,520 | $38,657 | $39,794 | $40,931 | $42,068 | $43,205 | $44,342 |
| GS-6 | $38,022 | $39,289 | $40,557 | $41,824 | $43,091 | $44,358 | $45,626 | $46,893 | $48,160 | $49,427 |
| GS-7 | $42,252 | $43,661 | $45,069 | $46,478 | $47,886 | $49,295 | $50,703 | $52,112 | $53,520 | $54,928 |
| GS-8 | $46,793 | $48,352 | $49,911 | $51,471 | $53,030 | $54,589 | $56,149 | $57,708 | $59,267 | $60,827 |
| GS-9 | $51,683 | $53,405 | $55,128 | $56,850 | $58,572 | $60,294 | $62,017 | $63,739 | $65,461 | $67,183 |
| GS-10 | $56,915 | $58,812 | $60,709 | $62,607 | $64,504 | $66,401 | $68,298 | $70,196 | $72,093 | $73,990 |
| GS-11 | $62,531 | $64,615 | $66,699 | $68,784 | $70,868 | $72,952 | $75,037 | $77,121 | $79,205 | $81,290 |
| GS-12 | $74,950 | $77,448 | $79,946 | $82,445 | $84,943 | $87,441 | $89,939 | $92,438 | $94,936 | $97,434 |
| GS-13 | $89,125 | $92,096 | $95,068 | $98,039 | $101,010 | $103,982 | $106,953 | $109,924 | $112,896 | $115,867 |
| GS-14 | $105,318 | $108,829 | $112,339 | $115,850 | $119,361 | $122,872 | $126,383 | $129,894 | $133,405 | $136,916 |
| GS-15 | $123,883 | $128,013 | $132,143 | $136,273 | $140,404 | $144,534 | $148,664 | $152,794 | $156,924 | $160,300 |
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About the 2016 PORTLAND table
The PORTLAND Locality Area used the official OPM Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA boundary in 2016. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2016 nationwide base GS table.
In 2016, the locality adjustment was 20.69%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,138, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $160,300.
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.
2016 PORTLAND questions
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What was the 2016 locality adjustment for PORTLAND?
In 2016, the locality pay adjustment for Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA was 20.69%, added on top of the 2016 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in PORTLAND in 2016?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in PORTLAND earned $74,950 in 2016, rising to $97,434 at Step 10. See the 2016 GS-12 PORTLAND page. -
Is the 2016 table still current?
No. 2016 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest PORTLAND page.