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Archive year. This is the 2017 table for PORTLAND. For current pay, see the latest PORTLAND page.
21.95% 2017 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,592 to $161,900 2017 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
13 Counties covered by this pay area

2017 PORTLAND full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 21.95% locality adjustment for 2017. 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 $22,592$23,349$24,100$24,847$25,599$26,038$26,780$27,530$27,559$28,257
GS-2 $25,401$26,006$26,847$27,559$27,869$28,689$29,508$30,328$31,147$31,967
GS-3 $27,716$28,640$29,564$30,489$31,413$32,337$33,262$34,186$35,111$36,035
GS-4 $31,114$32,151$33,187$34,224$35,261$36,297$37,334$38,370$39,407$40,443
GS-5 $34,811$35,972$37,133$38,294$39,454$40,615$41,776$42,937$44,098$45,259
GS-6 $38,803$40,097$41,391$42,685$43,979$45,273$46,567$47,860$49,154$50,448
GS-7 $43,120$44,558$45,996$47,434$48,871$50,309$51,747$53,185$54,623$56,060
GS-8 $47,754$49,346$50,937$52,529$54,120$55,712$57,303$58,895$60,486$62,077
GS-9 $52,745$54,503$56,262$58,020$59,779$61,537$63,296$65,054$66,813$68,571
GS-10 $58,085$60,021$61,958$63,894$65,831$67,768$69,704$71,641$73,577$75,514
GS-11 $63,815$65,942$68,069$70,196$72,322$74,449$76,576$78,703$80,830$82,956
GS-12 $76,489$79,039$81,589$84,139$86,689$89,239$91,789$94,339$96,889$99,439
GS-13 $90,955$93,987$97,019$100,050$103,082$106,114$109,145$112,177$115,209$118,240
GS-14 $107,482$111,065$114,648$118,231$121,813$125,396$128,979$132,562$136,145$139,728
GS-15 $126,428$130,643$134,857$139,072$143,286$147,501$151,716$155,930$160,145$161,900
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About the 2017 PORTLAND table

The PORTLAND Locality Area used the official OPM Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA boundary in 2017. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2017 nationwide base GS table.

In 2017, the locality adjustment was 21.95%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,592, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $161,900.

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.

2017 PORTLAND questions

  • What was the 2017 locality adjustment for PORTLAND?
    In 2017, the locality pay adjustment for Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA was 21.95%, added on top of the 2017 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in PORTLAND in 2017?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in PORTLAND earned $76,489 in 2017, rising to $99,439 at Step 10. See the 2017 GS-12 PORTLAND page.
  • Is the 2017 table still current?
    No. 2017 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest PORTLAND page.