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Archive year. This is the 2018 table for PORTLAND. For current pay, see the latest PORTLAND page.
22.53% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,017 to $164,200 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
13 Counties covered by this pay area

2018 PORTLAND full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 22.53% locality adjustment for 2018. 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 $23,017$23,788$24,554$25,315$26,081$26,528$27,284$28,048$28,078$28,797
GS-2 $25,880$26,496$27,352$28,078$28,396$29,232$30,068$30,903$31,739$32,575
GS-3 $28,237$29,178$30,119$31,060$32,001$32,942$33,883$34,824$35,765$36,706
GS-4 $31,700$32,756$33,812$34,868$35,925$36,981$38,037$39,093$40,149$41,206
GS-5 $35,466$36,649$37,831$39,014$40,196$41,378$42,561$43,743$44,926$46,108
GS-6 $39,533$40,850$42,167$43,485$44,802$46,119$47,436$48,753$50,071$51,388
GS-7 $43,932$45,396$46,860$48,325$49,789$51,253$52,717$54,182$55,646$57,110
GS-8 $48,653$50,275$51,898$53,520$55,142$56,764$58,387$60,009$61,631$63,254
GS-9 $53,738$55,529$57,321$59,112$60,904$62,695$64,486$66,278$68,069$69,860
GS-10 $59,178$61,151$63,124$65,097$67,069$69,042$71,015$72,987$74,960$76,933
GS-11 $65,017$67,184$69,352$71,520$73,687$75,855$78,022$80,190$82,357$84,525
GS-12 $77,929$80,527$83,124$85,722$88,320$90,917$93,515$96,113$98,710$101,308
GS-13 $92,667$95,756$98,845$101,934$105,023$108,112$111,201$114,290$117,379$120,468
GS-14 $109,505$113,155$116,805$120,456$124,106$127,756$131,406$135,056$138,706$142,357
GS-15 $128,807$133,101$137,394$141,688$145,981$150,274$154,568$158,861$163,155$164,200
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About the 2018 PORTLAND table

The PORTLAND Locality Area used the official OPM Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA boundary in 2018. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2018 nationwide base GS table.

In 2018, the locality adjustment was 22.53%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,017, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $164,200.

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.

2018 PORTLAND questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for PORTLAND?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA was 22.53%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in PORTLAND in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in PORTLAND earned $77,929 in 2018, rising to $101,308 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 PORTLAND page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest PORTLAND page.