2025 GS Pay: Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA
The Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA locality pay area adds 26.13% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2025-POR, effective January 2025.
- Locality pay
- 26.13%
- Annual pay range
- $28,203 to $195,200
- GS-1 step 1 to GS-15 step 10
- Capped cells
- 2 of 150
Annual pay by grade and step
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $28,203 | $29,149 | $30,086 | $31,020 | $31,956 | $32,504 | $33,432 | $34,367 | $34,404 | $35,279 |
| GS-2 | $31,712 | $32,466 | $33,517 | $34,404 | $34,790 | $35,813 | $36,836 | $37,859 | $38,882 | $39,905 |
| GS-3 | $34,603 | $35,755 | $36,908 | $38,061 | $39,214 | $40,367 | $41,519 | $42,672 | $43,825 | $44,978 |
| GS-4 | $38,842 | $40,137 | $41,432 | $42,728 | $44,023 | $45,319 | $46,614 | $47,909 | $49,205 | $50,500 |
| GS-5 | $43,457 | $44,905 | $46,353 | $47,801 | $49,249 | $50,697 | $52,145 | $53,593 | $55,041 | $56,489 |
| GS-6 | $48,443 | $50,057 | $51,672 | $53,286 | $54,901 | $56,515 | $58,130 | $59,744 | $61,358 | $62,973 |
| GS-7 | $53,831 | $55,626 | $57,421 | $59,216 | $61,010 | $62,805 | $64,600 | $66,395 | $68,190 | $69,984 |
| GS-8 | $59,615 | $61,603 | $63,591 | $65,579 | $67,567 | $69,554 | $71,542 | $73,530 | $75,518 | $77,506 |
| GS-9 | $65,846 | $68,041 | $70,235 | $72,430 | $74,625 | $76,819 | $79,014 | $81,209 | $83,403 | $85,598 |
| GS-10 | $72,511 | $74,928 | $77,344 | $79,761 | $82,177 | $84,594 | $87,011 | $89,427 | $91,844 | $94,261 |
| GS-11 | $79,667 | $82,323 | $84,978 | $87,633 | $90,288 | $92,943 | $95,598 | $98,253 | $100,908 | $103,563 |
| GS-12 | $95,488 | $98,671 | $101,855 | $105,039 | $108,222 | $111,406 | $114,589 | $117,773 | $120,956 | $124,140 |
| GS-13 | $113,549 | $117,334 | $121,119 | $124,904 | $128,689 | $132,474 | $136,260 | $140,045 | $143,830 | $147,615 |
| GS-14 | $134,180 | $138,652 | $143,125 | $147,597 | $152,070 | $156,542 | $161,015 | $165,488 | $169,960 | $174,433 |
| GS-15 | $157,830 | $163,091 | $168,352 | $173,613 | $178,874 | $184,135 | $189,396 | $194,656 | $195,200Capped | $195,200Capped |
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $13.51 | $13.97 | $14.42 | $14.86 | $15.31 | $15.57 | $16.02 | $16.47 | $16.48 | $16.90 |
| GS-2 | $15.20 | $15.56 | $16.06 | $16.48 | $16.67 | $17.16 | $17.65 | $18.14 | $18.63 | $19.12 |
| GS-3 | $16.58 | $17.13 | $17.68 | $18.24 | $18.79 | $19.34 | $19.89 | $20.45 | $21.00 | $21.55 |
| GS-4 | $18.61 | $19.23 | $19.85 | $20.47 | $21.09 | $21.71 | $22.34 | $22.96 | $23.58 | $24.20 |
| GS-5 | $20.82 | $21.52 | $22.21 | $22.90 | $23.60 | $24.29 | $24.99 | $25.68 | $26.37 | $27.07 |
| GS-6 | $23.21 | $23.99 | $24.76 | $25.53 | $26.31 | $27.08 | $27.85 | $28.63 | $29.40 | $30.17 |
| GS-7 | $25.79 | $26.65 | $27.51 | $28.37 | $29.23 | $30.09 | $30.95 | $31.81 | $32.67 | $33.53 |
| GS-8 | $28.56 | $29.52 | $30.47 | $31.42 | $32.38 | $33.33 | $34.28 | $35.23 | $36.18 | $37.14 |
| GS-9 | $31.55 | $32.60 | $33.65 | $34.71 | $35.76 | $36.81 | $37.86 | $38.91 | $39.96 | $41.01 |
| GS-10 | $34.74 | $35.90 | $37.06 | $38.22 | $39.38 | $40.53 | $41.69 | $42.85 | $44.01 | $45.17 |
| GS-11 | $38.17 | $39.45 | $40.72 | $41.99 | $43.26 | $44.53 | $45.81 | $47.08 | $48.35 | $49.62 |
| GS-12 | $45.75 | $47.28 | $48.80 | $50.33 | $51.86 | $53.38 | $54.91 | $56.43 | $57.96 | $59.48 |
| GS-13 | $54.41 | $56.22 | $58.03 | $59.85 | $61.66 | $63.48 | $65.29 | $67.10 | $68.92 | $70.73 |
| GS-14 | $64.29 | $66.44 | $68.58 | $70.72 | $72.87 | $75.01 | $77.15 | $79.29 | $81.44 | $83.58 |
| GS-15 | $75.63 | $78.15 | $80.67 | $83.19 | $85.71 | $88.23 | $90.75 | $93.27 | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped |
Compare Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2025 definitions list 13 places in this area, in OR, WA. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Benton County, OR | OR | 41003 |
| Clackamas County, OR | OR | 41005 |
| Columbia County, OR | OR | 41009 |
| Linn County, OR | OR | 41043 |
| Marion County, OR | OR | 41047 |
| Multnomah County, OR | OR | 41051 |
| Polk County, OR | OR | 41053 |
| Washington County, OR | OR | 41067 |
| Yamhill County, OR | OR | 41071 |
| Clark County, WA | WA | 53011 |
| Cowlitz County, WA | WA | 53015 |
| Skamania County, WA | WA | 53059 |
| Wahkiakum County, WA | WA | 53069 |
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-POR, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, POR.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Pay cap (level IV of the Executive Schedule), Salary Table No. 2025-EX, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): EX.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Locality pay area definitions, 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 locality pay area definitions. Retrieved October 20, 2026.