2020 PORTLAND GS Pay Table
The Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA GS locality table for 2020. The 2020 locality adjustment was 23.74%, applied on top of the 2020 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2020 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 | $24,183 | $24,993 | $25,797 | $26,597 | $27,401 | $27,871 | $28,666 | $29,467 | $29,500 | $30,252 |
| GS-2 | $27,191 | $27,838 | $28,739 | $29,500 | $29,831 | $30,709 | $31,586 | $32,463 | $33,341 | $34,218 |
| GS-3 | $29,668 | $30,657 | $31,645 | $32,634 | $33,623 | $34,611 | $35,600 | $36,589 | $37,577 | $38,566 |
| GS-4 | $33,305 | $34,415 | $35,525 | $36,634 | $37,744 | $38,854 | $39,964 | $41,074 | $42,184 | $43,294 |
| GS-5 | $37,262 | $38,504 | $39,747 | $40,989 | $42,231 | $43,474 | $44,716 | $45,958 | $47,201 | $48,443 |
| GS-6 | $41,536 | $42,920 | $44,305 | $45,690 | $47,074 | $48,459 | $49,844 | $51,228 | $52,613 | $53,998 |
| GS-7 | $46,156 | $47,694 | $49,232 | $50,771 | $52,309 | $53,847 | $55,385 | $56,923 | $58,461 | $59,999 |
| GS-8 | $51,117 | $52,821 | $54,525 | $56,229 | $57,933 | $59,636 | $61,340 | $63,044 | $64,748 | $66,452 |
| GS-9 | $56,459 | $58,341 | $60,223 | $62,105 | $63,987 | $65,869 | $67,751 | $69,633 | $71,516 | $73,398 |
| GS-10 | $62,174 | $64,247 | $66,320 | $68,392 | $70,465 | $72,538 | $74,610 | $76,683 | $78,756 | $80,828 |
| GS-11 | $68,309 | $70,586 | $72,863 | $75,140 | $77,417 | $79,694 | $81,970 | $84,247 | $86,524 | $88,801 |
| GS-12 | $81,875 | $84,605 | $87,334 | $90,064 | $92,794 | $95,524 | $98,253 | $100,983 | $103,713 | $106,442 |
| GS-13 | $97,360 | $100,606 | $103,851 | $107,097 | $110,343 | $113,588 | $116,834 | $120,080 | $123,325 | $126,571 |
| GS-14 | $115,050 | $118,884 | $122,719 | $126,554 | $130,389 | $134,223 | $138,058 | $141,893 | $145,727 | $149,562 |
| GS-15 | $135,329 | $139,841 | $144,353 | $148,864 | $153,376 | $157,887 | $162,399 | $166,910 | $170,800 | $170,800 |
2020 PORTLAND full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 23.74% locality adjustment for 2020. 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 | $24,183 | $24,993 | $25,797 | $26,597 | $27,401 | $27,871 | $28,666 | $29,467 | $29,500 | $30,252 |
| GS-2 | $27,191 | $27,838 | $28,739 | $29,500 | $29,831 | $30,709 | $31,586 | $32,463 | $33,341 | $34,218 |
| GS-3 | $29,668 | $30,657 | $31,645 | $32,634 | $33,623 | $34,611 | $35,600 | $36,589 | $37,577 | $38,566 |
| GS-4 | $33,305 | $34,415 | $35,525 | $36,634 | $37,744 | $38,854 | $39,964 | $41,074 | $42,184 | $43,294 |
| GS-5 | $37,262 | $38,504 | $39,747 | $40,989 | $42,231 | $43,474 | $44,716 | $45,958 | $47,201 | $48,443 |
| GS-6 | $41,536 | $42,920 | $44,305 | $45,690 | $47,074 | $48,459 | $49,844 | $51,228 | $52,613 | $53,998 |
| GS-7 | $46,156 | $47,694 | $49,232 | $50,771 | $52,309 | $53,847 | $55,385 | $56,923 | $58,461 | $59,999 |
| GS-8 | $51,117 | $52,821 | $54,525 | $56,229 | $57,933 | $59,636 | $61,340 | $63,044 | $64,748 | $66,452 |
| GS-9 | $56,459 | $58,341 | $60,223 | $62,105 | $63,987 | $65,869 | $67,751 | $69,633 | $71,516 | $73,398 |
| GS-10 | $62,174 | $64,247 | $66,320 | $68,392 | $70,465 | $72,538 | $74,610 | $76,683 | $78,756 | $80,828 |
| GS-11 | $68,309 | $70,586 | $72,863 | $75,140 | $77,417 | $79,694 | $81,970 | $84,247 | $86,524 | $88,801 |
| GS-12 | $81,875 | $84,605 | $87,334 | $90,064 | $92,794 | $95,524 | $98,253 | $100,983 | $103,713 | $106,442 |
| GS-13 | $97,360 | $100,606 | $103,851 | $107,097 | $110,343 | $113,588 | $116,834 | $120,080 | $123,325 | $126,571 |
| GS-14 | $115,050 | $118,884 | $122,719 | $126,554 | $130,389 | $134,223 | $138,058 | $141,893 | $145,727 | $149,562 |
| GS-15 | $135,329 | $139,841 | $144,353 | $148,864 | $153,376 | $157,887 | $162,399 | $166,910 | $170,800 | $170,800 |
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About the 2020 PORTLAND table
The PORTLAND Locality Area used the official OPM Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA boundary in 2020. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2020 nationwide base GS table.
In 2020, the locality adjustment was 23.74%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,183, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $170,800.
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.
2020 PORTLAND questions
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What was the 2020 locality adjustment for PORTLAND?
In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA was 23.74%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in PORTLAND in 2020?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in PORTLAND earned $81,875 in 2020, rising to $106,442 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 PORTLAND page. -
Is the 2020 table still current?
No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest PORTLAND page.