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Archive year. This is the 2019 table for PORTLAND. For current pay, see the latest PORTLAND page.
23.13% 2019 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,454 to $166,500 2019 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
13 Counties covered by this pay area

2019 PORTLAND full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 23.13% locality adjustment for 2019. 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 $23,454$24,239$25,020$25,795$26,575$27,031$27,802$28,580$28,610$29,338
GS-2 $26,371$26,999$27,872$28,610$28,932$29,783$30,634$31,484$32,335$33,186
GS-3 $28,773$29,732$30,691$31,651$32,610$33,569$34,528$35,487$36,446$37,406
GS-4 $32,301$33,377$34,453$35,529$36,605$37,681$38,758$39,834$40,910$41,986
GS-5 $36,139$37,343$38,547$39,751$40,956$42,160$43,364$44,568$45,772$46,977
GS-6 $40,283$41,627$42,970$44,313$45,657$47,000$48,343$49,687$51,030$52,373
GS-7 $44,765$46,257$47,750$49,242$50,734$52,227$53,719$55,211$56,704$58,196
GS-8 $49,576$51,228$52,881$54,533$56,185$57,838$59,490$61,143$62,795$64,447
GS-9 $54,757$56,582$58,407$60,232$62,056$63,881$65,706$67,531$69,355$71,180
GS-10 $60,300$62,310$64,319$66,329$68,338$70,348$72,357$74,367$76,376$78,386
GS-11 $66,250$68,459$70,668$72,877$75,086$77,295$79,504$81,713$83,922$86,131
GS-12 $79,407$82,054$84,701$87,348$89,996$92,643$95,290$97,938$100,585$103,232
GS-13 $94,425$97,572$100,719$103,866$107,014$110,161$113,308$116,455$119,602$122,750
GS-14 $111,582$115,301$119,021$122,741$126,461$130,180$133,900$137,620$141,340$145,059
GS-15 $131,250$135,625$140,000$144,375$148,750$153,124$157,499$161,874$166,249$166,500
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About the 2019 PORTLAND table

The PORTLAND Locality Area used the official OPM Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA boundary in 2019. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2019 nationwide base GS table.

In 2019, the locality adjustment was 23.13%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,454, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $166,500.

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.

2019 PORTLAND questions

  • What was the 2019 locality adjustment for PORTLAND?
    In 2019, the locality pay adjustment for Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA was 23.13%, added on top of the 2019 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in PORTLAND in 2019?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in PORTLAND earned $79,407 in 2019, rising to $103,232 at Step 10. See the 2019 GS-12 PORTLAND page.
  • Is the 2019 table still current?
    No. 2019 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest PORTLAND page.