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Archive year. This is the 2022 table for Portland. For current pay, see the latest Portland page.
24.34% 2022 locality adjustment above base GS
$25,082 to $176,300 2022 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
13 Counties covered by this pay area

2022 Portland full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 24.34% locality adjustment for 2022. 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 $25,082$25,924$26,757$27,587$28,420$28,908$29,733$30,564$30,598$31,376
GS-2 $28,203$28,874$29,808$30,598$30,943$31,853$32,764$33,674$34,584$35,494
GS-3 $30,773$31,799$32,825$33,850$34,876$35,902$36,928$37,954$38,979$40,005
GS-4 $34,544$35,696$36,847$37,998$39,150$40,301$41,452$42,604$43,755$44,907
GS-5 $38,649$39,937$41,225$42,513$43,801$45,089$46,378$47,666$48,954$50,242
GS-6 $43,083$44,519$45,955$47,391$48,827$50,263$51,699$53,135$54,572$56,008
GS-7 $47,875$49,470$51,065$52,660$54,256$55,851$57,446$59,042$60,637$62,232
GS-8 $53,020$54,787$56,554$58,320$60,087$61,854$63,621$65,388$67,155$68,922
GS-9 $58,560$60,513$62,465$64,417$66,369$68,321$70,273$72,225$74,178$76,130
GS-10 $64,488$66,638$68,787$70,937$73,087$75,237$77,387$79,537$81,686$83,836
GS-11 $70,853$73,214$75,575$77,936$80,298$82,659$85,020$87,381$89,742$92,104
GS-12 $84,923$87,754$90,585$93,417$96,248$99,079$101,910$104,742$107,573$110,404
GS-13 $100,984$104,350$107,716$111,082$114,448$117,813$121,179$124,545$127,911$131,277
GS-14 $119,333$123,310$127,288$131,266$135,243$139,221$143,199$147,176$151,154$155,132
GS-15 $140,367$145,046$149,725$154,404$159,083$163,762$168,441$173,120$176,300$176,300
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About the 2022 Portland table

The Portland Locality Area used the official OPM Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA boundary in 2022. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2022 nationwide base GS table.

In 2022, the locality adjustment was 24.34%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,082, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $176,300.

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.

2022 Portland questions

  • What was the 2022 locality adjustment for Portland?
    In 2022, the locality pay adjustment for Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA was 24.34%, added on top of the 2022 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Portland in 2022?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Portland earned $84,923 in 2022, rising to $110,404 at Step 10. See the 2022 GS-12 Portland page.
  • Is the 2022 table still current?
    No. 2022 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Portland page.