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Archive year. This is the 2021 table for PORTLAND. For current pay, see the latest PORTLAND page.
23.74% 2021 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,424 to $172,500 2021 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
13 Counties covered by this pay area

2021 PORTLAND full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 23.74% locality adjustment for 2021. 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 $24,424$25,243$26,055$26,863$27,674$28,150$28,953$29,762$29,794$30,551
GS-2 $27,463$28,116$29,026$29,794$30,129$31,015$31,901$32,787$33,673$34,559
GS-3 $29,965$30,963$31,962$32,961$33,959$34,958$35,956$36,955$37,954$38,952
GS-4 $33,637$34,759$35,880$37,001$38,122$39,243$40,364$41,485$42,606$43,727
GS-5 $37,634$38,889$40,144$41,398$42,653$43,908$45,163$46,417$47,672$48,927
GS-6 $41,952$43,350$44,748$46,146$47,545$48,943$50,341$51,739$53,138$54,536
GS-7 $46,618$48,172$49,726$51,280$52,835$54,389$55,943$57,497$59,051$60,605
GS-8 $51,628$53,349$55,070$56,792$58,513$60,234$61,955$63,677$65,398$67,119
GS-9 $57,023$58,924$60,824$62,725$64,626$66,526$68,427$70,328$72,228$74,129
GS-10 $62,796$64,889$66,983$69,077$71,170$73,264$75,358$77,451$79,545$81,639
GS-11 $68,992$71,293$73,593$75,893$78,194$80,494$82,794$85,095$87,395$89,695
GS-12 $82,694$85,451$88,208$90,965$93,722$96,479$99,236$101,993$104,750$107,507
GS-13 $98,334$101,612$104,889$108,167$111,445$114,723$118,001$121,279$124,557$127,835
GS-14 $116,201$120,074$123,947$127,820$131,693$135,566$139,439$143,312$147,185$151,058
GS-15 $136,683$141,239$145,795$150,352$154,908$159,464$164,020$168,576$172,500$172,500
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About the 2021 PORTLAND table

The PORTLAND Locality Area used the official OPM Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA boundary in 2021. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2021 nationwide base GS table.

In 2021, the locality adjustment was 23.74%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,424, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $172,500.

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.

2021 PORTLAND questions

  • What was the 2021 locality adjustment for PORTLAND?
    In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA was 23.74%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in PORTLAND in 2021?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in PORTLAND earned $82,694 in 2021, rising to $107,507 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 PORTLAND page.
  • Is the 2021 table still current?
    No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest PORTLAND page.