2026 GS Locality Pay Table – Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA

By: FEDweek Staff

Salary Table 2026-POR
Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 26.13%
For the Locality Pay Area of Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA
Total Increase: 1%
Effective January 2026
Annual Rates 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
1	28485	29440	30387	31331	32275	32829	33766	34710	34749	35629
2	32028	32790	33852	34749	35137	36170	37203	38236	39269	40302
3	34948	36114	37279	38444	39610	40775	41941	43106	44272	45437
4	39230	40538	41846	43154	44462	45770	47078	48386	49694	51002
5	43892	45355	46818	48281	49744	51208	52671	54134	55597	57060
6	48927	50558	52189	53820	55451	57081	58712	60343	61974	63605
7	54370	56182	57995	59807	61620	63432	65245	67057	68870	70682
8	60212	62219	64225	66232	68239	70246	72252	74259	76266	78272
9	66505	68722	70939	73157	75374	77591	79809	82026	84243	86461
10	73236	75677	78117	80558	82999	85439	87880	90320	92761	95202
11	80465	83147	85830	88513	91196	93879	96561	99244	101927	104610
12	96443	99658	102873	106088	109303	112518	115733	118948	122163	125378
13	114684	118507	122330	126153	129976	133799	137622	141445	145268	149091
14	135522	140040	144558	149076	153594	158112	162629	167147	171665	176183
15	159408	164722	170036	175350	180664	185977	191291	196605	197200 *	197200 *

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

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Locality raises are determined by comparisons of local private sector salary rates, not by cost of living. An individual’s rate is based on where he or she works, not where he or she lives.

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