GS locality pay · Salary Table 2026-POR

GS pay scale 2026: Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA

Federal employees on the General Schedule who work in the Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA locality pay area get base pay plus a 26.13% locality payment, effective January 2026. GS-1 step 1 pays $28,485; GS-15 step 10 pays $197,200. The area covers 13 counties and cities in 2 states.

Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR GS pay table 2026

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$28,485$29,440$30,387$31,331$32,275$32,829$33,766$34,710$34,749$35,629
GS-2$32,028$32,790$33,852$34,749$35,137$36,170$37,203$38,236$39,269$40,302
GS-3$34,948$36,114$37,279$38,444$39,610$40,775$41,941$43,106$44,272$45,437
GS-4$39,230$40,538$41,846$43,154$44,462$45,770$47,078$48,386$49,694$51,002
GS-5$43,892$45,355$46,818$48,281$49,744$51,208$52,671$54,134$55,597$57,060
GS-6$48,927$50,558$52,189$53,820$55,451$57,081$58,712$60,343$61,974$63,605
GS-7$54,370$56,182$57,995$59,807$61,620$63,432$65,245$67,057$68,870$70,682
GS-8$60,212$62,219$64,225$66,232$68,239$70,246$72,252$74,259$76,266$78,272
GS-9$66,505$68,722$70,939$73,157$75,374$77,591$79,809$82,026$84,243$86,461
GS-10$73,236$75,677$78,117$80,558$82,999$85,439$87,880$90,320$92,761$95,202
GS-11$80,465$83,147$85,830$88,513$91,196$93,879$96,561$99,244$101,927$104,610
GS-12$96,443$99,658$102,873$106,088$109,303$112,518$115,733$118,948$122,163$125,378
GS-13$114,684$118,507$122,330$126,153$129,976$133,799$137,622$141,445$145,268$149,091
GS-14$135,522$140,040$144,558$149,076$153,594$158,112$162,629$167,147$171,665$176,183
GS-15$159,408$164,722$170,036$175,350$180,664$185,977$191,291$196,605$197,200*$197,200*

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, General Schedule (GS) pay tables, 2026 — base and locality pay tables (annual rates) and locality pay area definitions. Data captured October 2, 2026.

Where Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR locality pay applies

Oregon

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

Washington

Clark County, WA; Cowlitz County, WA; Skamania County, WA; Wahkiakum County, WA

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, General Schedule (GS) pay tables, 2026 — base and locality pay tables (annual rates) and locality pay area definitions. Data captured October 2, 2026.

Other GS locality pay areas

Albany-Schenectady, NY · 20.77%Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM · 18.33%Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, GA · 23.79%Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX · 20.35%Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL · 18.24%Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA · 32.58%Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY · 22.41%Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT · 19.45%Charlotte-Concord, NC · 19.67%Chicago-Naperville, IL · 30.86%Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH · 21.93%Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH · 22.23%Colorado Springs, CO · 20.15%Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH · 22.15%Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX · 17.63%Dallas-Fort Worth, TX · 27.26%Davenport-Moline, IA · 18.93%Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH · 21.42%Denver-Aurora, CO · 30.52%Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA · 18.01%Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI · 29.12%Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA · 17.65%Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA · 19.43%Hartford-East Hartford, CT · 32.08%Houston-The Woodlands, TX · 35%Huntsville-Decatur, AL · 21.91%Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN · 18.15%Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO · 18.97%Laredo, TX · 21.59%Las Vegas-Henderson, NV · 19.57%Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA · 36.47%Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL · 24.67%Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI · 22.42%Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN · 27.62%New York-Newark, NY · 37.95%Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE · 18.23%Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL · 17.93%Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA · 28.99%Phoenix-Mesa, AZ · 22.45%Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA · 21.03%Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC · 22.24%Reno-Fernley, NV · 17.52%Richmond, VA · 22.28%Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY · 17.88%Sacramento-Roseville, CA · 29.76%San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX · 18.78%San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · 33.72%San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA · 46.34%Seattle-Tacoma, WA · 31.57%Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA · 17.67%St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO · 20.03%Alaska · 32.36%Hawaii · 22.21%Tucson-Nogales, AZ · 19.28%Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA · 18.8%Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC · 33.94%Rest of U.S. · 17.06%

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