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Archive year. This is the 2024 table for Portland. For current pay, see the latest Portland page.
25.66% 2024 locality adjustment above base GS
$27,628 to $191,900 2024 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
13 Counties covered by this pay area

2024 Portland full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 25.66% locality adjustment for 2024. 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 $27,628$28,555$29,472$30,388$31,304$31,841$32,751$33,667$33,703$34,559
GS-2 $31,066$31,805$32,834$33,703$34,084$35,087$36,090$37,092$38,095$39,098
GS-3 $33,897$35,026$36,156$37,286$38,416$39,545$40,675$41,805$42,934$44,064
GS-4 $38,050$39,318$40,586$41,854$43,121$44,389$45,657$46,925$48,193$49,461
GS-5 $42,571$43,990$45,408$46,827$48,246$49,665$51,083$52,502$53,921$55,339
GS-6 $47,455$49,038$50,620$52,202$53,784$55,366$56,948$58,530$60,112$61,694
GS-7 $52,734$54,492$56,250$58,008$59,766$61,524$63,282$65,040$66,798$68,556
GS-8 $58,400$60,347$62,293$64,240$66,186$68,133$70,079$72,026$73,972$75,919
GS-9 $64,504$66,654$68,804$70,954$73,104$75,254$77,404$79,554$81,704$83,854
GS-10 $71,033$73,401$75,768$78,135$80,503$82,870$85,238$87,605$89,973$92,340
GS-11 $78,044$80,645$83,246$85,847$88,448$91,049$93,651$96,252$98,853$101,454
GS-12 $93,543$96,660$99,778$102,895$106,013$109,131$112,248$115,366$118,484$121,601
GS-13 $111,234$114,942$118,651$122,359$126,067$129,775$133,484$137,192$140,900$144,608
GS-14 $131,445$135,827$140,209$144,591$148,972$153,354$157,736$162,118$166,500$170,881
GS-15 $154,613$159,767$164,920$170,073$175,227$180,380$185,533$190,687$191,900$191,900
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About the 2024 Portland table

The Portland Locality Area used the official OPM Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA boundary in 2024. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2024 nationwide base GS table.

In 2024, the locality adjustment was 25.66%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $27,628, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $191,900.

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.

2024 Portland questions

  • What was the 2024 locality adjustment for Portland?
    In 2024, the locality pay adjustment for Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA was 25.66%, added on top of the 2024 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Portland in 2024?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Portland earned $93,543 in 2024, rising to $121,601 at Step 10. See the 2024 GS-12 Portland page.
  • Is the 2024 table still current?
    No. 2024 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Portland page.