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Oregon Portland, Oregon General Schedule Payscale

Location County Population Gov't Employees GS Locality
Portland Multnomah County 616,939 4,535 Portland (POR)

There are approximately 4,535 federal employees under the General Schedule employed in Portland. All federal employees in Portland are paid under the adjusted General Schedule pay table for the Portland GS Locality, which provides for a 25.66% pay increase above the base GS pay rates. Locality Adjustments are used to account for higher costs of living in Portland, and to keep government salaries competitive with comparable private sector jobs.

The yearly base salaries of General Schedule employees in Portland can be determined from the 2024 pay chart below, based on their GS Grade and Step. For more details, learn more about the GS Payscale or use our General Schedule salary calculator.


Note: We have projected the 2025 General Schedule payscale below based on last year's General Schedule base pay increase of 4.7%. We will publish the official General Schedule payscale for 2025 when it becomes available.
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$27,903$28,840$29,766$30,691$31,617$32,159$33,077$34,002$34,040$34,905
GS-2$31,376$32,122$33,162$34,040$34,425$35,437$36,450$37,463$38,476$39,489
GS-3$34,235$35,376$36,517$37,658$38,799$39,940$41,081$42,222$43,363$44,504
GS-4$38,429$39,710$40,990$42,272$43,552$44,833$46,113$47,394$48,674$49,955
GS-5$42,996$44,430$45,862$47,295$48,727$50,161$51,593$53,026$54,460$55,892
GS-6$47,929$49,528$51,125$52,723$54,322$55,919$57,517$59,114$60,713$62,310
GS-7$53,261$55,037$56,812$58,588$60,363$62,139$63,914$65,690$67,466$69,241
GS-8$58,984$60,950$62,915$64,882$66,847$68,814$70,779$72,746$74,711$76,678
GS-9$65,148$67,320$69,491$71,663$73,834$76,005$78,177$80,350$82,521$84,692
GS-10$71,743$74,134$76,524$78,916$81,307$83,698$86,090$88,481$90,872$93,262
GS-11$78,824$81,450$84,078$86,705$89,332$91,959$94,587$97,213$99,841$102,468
GS-12$94,477$97,627$100,776$103,923$107,072$110,221$113,370$116,519$119,667$122,816
GS-13$112,346$116,091$119,837$123,582$127,328$131,072$134,818$138,563$142,309$146,053
GS-14$132,760$137,184$141,610$146,036$150,462$154,887$159,313$163,739$168,164$172,589
GS-15$156,159$161,364$166,569$171,773$176,978$182,183$187,388$191,900*$191,900*$191,900*
GS 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*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$26,245$27,126$27,997$28,867$29,738$30,248$31,111$31,981$32,016$32,836
GS-2$29,510$30,213$31,190$32,016$32,377$33,330$34,282$35,234$36,187$37,139
GS-3$32,200$33,273$34,347$35,421$36,494$37,568$38,641$39,715$40,788$41,862
GS-4$36,145$37,350$38,555$39,760$40,965$42,170$43,374$44,579$45,784$46,989
GS-5$40,440$41,788$43,137$44,485$45,834$47,182$48,531$49,880$51,228$52,577
GS-6$45,080$46,583$48,085$49,587$51,089$52,592$54,094$55,596$57,098$58,601
GS-7$50,094$51,764$53,434$55,104$56,773$58,443$60,113$61,783$63,452$65,122
GS-8$55,477$57,327$59,177$61,026$62,876$64,726$66,576$68,425$70,275$72,125
GS-9$61,275$63,317$65,360$67,402$69,444$71,486$73,528$75,570$77,613$79,655
GS-10$67,477$69,726$71,976$74,226$76,475$78,725$80,975$83,224$85,474$87,723
GS-11$74,137$76,608$79,079$81,549$84,020$86,491$88,962$91,433$93,904$96,375
GS-12$88,860$91,822$94,784$97,746$100,708$103,670$106,632$109,594$112,556$115,518
GS-13$105,666$109,188$112,709$116,231$119,753$123,275$126,797$130,319$133,841$137,363
GS-14$124,865$129,027$133,189$137,351$141,512$145,674$149,836$153,998$158,160$162,322
GS-15$146,874$151,769$156,665$161,560$166,456$171,351$176,247$181,142$183,500*$183,500*
GS 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*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$24,424$25,243$26,055$26,863$27,674$28,150$28,953$29,762$29,794$30,551
GS-2$27,463$28,116$29,026$29,794$30,129$31,015$31,901$32,787$33,673$34,559
GS-3$29,965$30,963$31,962$32,961$33,959$34,958$35,956$36,955$37,954$38,952
GS-4$33,637$34,759$35,880$37,001$38,122$39,243$40,364$41,485$42,606$43,727
GS-5$37,634$38,889$40,144$41,398$42,653$43,908$45,163$46,417$47,672$48,927
GS-6$41,952$43,350$44,748$46,146$47,545$48,943$50,341$51,739$53,138$54,536
GS-7$46,618$48,172$49,726$51,280$52,835$54,389$55,943$57,497$59,051$60,605
GS-8$51,628$53,349$55,070$56,792$58,513$60,234$61,955$63,677$65,398$67,119
GS-9$57,023$58,924$60,824$62,725$64,626$66,526$68,427$70,328$72,228$74,129
GS-10$62,796$64,889$66,983$69,077$71,170$73,264$75,358$77,451$79,545$81,639
GS-11$68,992$71,293$73,593$75,893$78,194$80,494$82,794$85,095$87,395$89,695
GS-12$82,694$85,451$88,208$90,965$93,722$96,479$99,236$101,993$104,750$107,507
GS-13$98,334$101,612$104,889$108,167$111,445$114,723$118,001$121,279$124,557$127,835
GS-14$116,201$120,074$123,947$127,820$131,693$135,566$139,439$143,312$147,185$151,058
GS-15$136,683$141,239$145,795$150,352$154,908$159,464$164,020$168,576$172,500*$172,500*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$24,183$24,993$25,797$26,597$27,401$27,871$28,666$29,467$29,500$30,252
GS-2$27,191$27,838$28,739$29,500$29,831$30,709$31,586$32,463$33,341$34,218
GS-3$29,668$30,657$31,645$32,634$33,623$34,611$35,600$36,589$37,577$38,566
GS-4$33,305$34,415$35,525$36,634$37,744$38,854$39,964$41,074$42,184$43,294
GS-5$37,262$38,504$39,747$40,989$42,231$43,474$44,716$45,958$47,201$48,443
GS-6$41,536$42,920$44,305$45,690$47,074$48,459$49,844$51,228$52,613$53,998
GS-7$46,156$47,694$49,232$50,771$52,309$53,847$55,385$56,923$58,461$59,999
GS-8$51,117$52,821$54,525$56,229$57,933$59,636$61,340$63,044$64,748$66,452
GS-9$56,459$58,341$60,223$62,105$63,987$65,869$67,751$69,633$71,516$73,398
GS-10$62,174$64,247$66,320$68,392$70,465$72,538$74,610$76,683$78,756$80,828
GS-11$68,309$70,586$72,863$75,140$77,417$79,694$81,970$84,247$86,524$88,801
GS-12$81,875$84,605$87,334$90,064$92,794$95,524$98,253$100,983$103,713$106,442
GS-13$97,360$100,606$103,851$107,097$110,343$113,588$116,834$120,080$123,325$126,571
GS-14$115,050$118,884$122,719$126,554$130,389$134,223$138,058$141,893$145,727$149,562
GS-15$135,329$139,841$144,353$148,864$153,376$157,887$162,399$166,910$170,800*$170,800*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$23,454$24,239$25,020$25,795$26,575$27,031$27,802$28,580$28,610$29,338
GS-2$26,371$26,999$27,872$28,610$28,932$29,783$30,634$31,484$32,335$33,186
GS-3$28,773$29,732$30,691$31,651$32,610$33,569$34,528$35,487$36,446$37,406
GS-4$32,301$33,377$34,453$35,529$36,605$37,681$38,758$39,834$40,910$41,986
GS-5$36,139$37,343$38,547$39,751$40,956$42,160$43,364$44,568$45,772$46,977
GS-6$40,283$41,627$42,970$44,313$45,657$47,000$48,343$49,687$51,030$52,373
GS-7$44,765$46,257$47,750$49,242$50,734$52,227$53,719$55,211$56,704$58,196
GS-8$49,576$51,228$52,881$54,533$56,185$57,838$59,490$61,143$62,795$64,447
GS-9$54,757$56,582$58,407$60,232$62,056$63,881$65,706$67,531$69,355$71,180
GS-10$60,300$62,310$64,319$66,329$68,338$70,348$72,357$74,367$76,376$78,386
GS-11$66,250$68,459$70,668$72,877$75,086$77,295$79,504$81,713$83,922$86,131
GS-12$79,407$82,054$84,701$87,348$89,996$92,643$95,290$97,938$100,585$103,232
GS-13$94,425$97,572$100,719$103,866$107,014$110,161$113,308$116,455$119,602$122,750
GS-14$111,582$115,301$119,021$122,741$126,461$130,180$133,900$137,620$141,340$145,059
GS-15$131,250$135,625$140,000$144,375$148,750$153,124$157,499$161,874$166,249$166,500*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$23,017$23,788$24,554$25,315$26,081$26,528$27,284$28,048$28,078$28,797
GS-2$25,880$26,496$27,352$28,078$28,396$29,232$30,068$30,903$31,739$32,575
GS-3$28,237$29,178$30,119$31,060$32,001$32,942$33,883$34,824$35,765$36,706
GS-4$31,700$32,756$33,812$34,868$35,925$36,981$38,037$39,093$40,149$41,206
GS-5$35,466$36,649$37,831$39,014$40,196$41,378$42,561$43,743$44,926$46,108
GS-6$39,533$40,850$42,167$43,485$44,802$46,119$47,436$48,753$50,071$51,388
GS-7$43,932$45,396$46,860$48,325$49,789$51,253$52,717$54,182$55,646$57,110
GS-8$48,653$50,275$51,898$53,520$55,142$56,764$58,387$60,009$61,631$63,254
GS-9$53,738$55,529$57,321$59,112$60,904$62,695$64,486$66,278$68,069$69,860
GS-10$59,178$61,151$63,124$65,097$67,069$69,042$71,015$72,987$74,960$76,933
GS-11$65,017$67,184$69,352$71,520$73,687$75,855$78,022$80,190$82,357$84,525
GS-12$77,929$80,527$83,124$85,722$88,320$90,917$93,515$96,113$98,710$101,308
GS-13$92,667$95,756$98,845$101,934$105,023$108,112$111,201$114,290$117,379$120,468
GS-14$109,505$113,155$116,805$120,456$124,106$127,756$131,406$135,056$138,706$142,357
GS-15$128,807$133,101$137,394$141,688$145,981$150,274$154,568$158,861$163,155$164,200*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,592$23,349$24,100$24,847$25,599$26,038$26,780$27,530$27,559$28,257
GS-2$25,401$26,006$26,847$27,559$27,869$28,689$29,508$30,328$31,147$31,967
GS-3$27,716$28,640$29,564$30,489$31,413$32,337$33,262$34,186$35,111$36,033
GS-4$31,114$32,151$33,187$34,224$35,261$36,297$37,334$38,370$39,407$40,443
GS-5$34,811$35,972$37,133$38,294$39,454$40,615$41,776$42,937$44,098$45,259
GS-6$38,803$40,097$41,391$42,685$43,979$45,273$46,567$47,860$49,154$50,448
GS-7$43,120$44,558$45,996$47,434$48,871$50,309$51,747$53,185$54,623$56,060
GS-8$47,754$49,346$50,937$52,529$54,120$55,712$57,303$58,895$60,486$62,077
GS-9$52,745$54,503$56,262$58,020$59,779$61,537$63,296$65,054$66,813$68,571
GS-10$58,085$60,021$61,958$63,894$65,831$67,768$69,704$71,641$73,577$75,514
GS-11$63,815$65,942$68,069$70,196$72,322$74,449$76,576$78,703$80,830$82,956
GS-12$76,489$79,039$81,589$84,139$86,689$89,239$91,789$94,339$96,889$99,439
GS-13$90,955$93,987$97,019$100,050$103,082$106,114$109,145$112,177$115,209$118,240
GS-14$107,482$111,065$114,648$118,231$121,813$125,396$128,979$132,562$136,145$139,728
GS-15$126,428$130,643$134,857$139,072$143,286$147,501$151,716$155,930$160,145$161,900*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,138$22,878$23,614$24,347$25,083$25,514$26,242$26,975$27,004$27,687
GS-2$24,890$25,482$26,307$27,004$27,311$28,115$28,919$29,722$30,526$31,330
GS-3$27,158$28,063$28,968$29,873$30,778$31,684$32,589$33,494$34,399$35,304
GS-4$30,488$31,504$32,520$33,536$34,552$35,569$36,585$37,601$38,617$39,633
GS-5$34,109$35,246$36,383$37,520$38,657$39,794$40,931$42,068$43,205$44,342
GS-6$38,022$39,289$40,557$41,824$43,091$44,358$45,626$46,893$48,160$49,427
GS-7$42,252$43,661$45,069$46,478$47,886$49,295$50,703$52,112$53,520$54,928
GS-8$46,793$48,352$49,911$51,471$53,030$54,589$56,149$57,708$59,267$60,827
GS-9$51,683$53,405$55,128$56,850$58,572$60,294$62,017$63,739$65,461$67,183
GS-10$56,915$58,812$60,709$62,607$64,504$66,401$68,298$70,196$72,093$73,990
GS-11$62,531$64,615$66,699$68,784$70,868$72,952$75,037$77,121$79,205$81,290
GS-12$74,950$77,448$79,946$82,445$84,943$87,441$89,939$92,438$94,936$97,434
GS-13$89,125$92,096$95,068$98,039$101,010$103,982$106,953$109,924$112,896$115,867
GS-14$105,318$108,829$112,339$115,850$119,361$122,872$126,383$129,894$133,405$136,916
GS-15$123,883$128,013$132,143$136,273$140,404$144,534$148,664$152,794$156,924$160,300*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,857$22,587$23,314$24,038$24,764$25,190$25,909$26,633$26,661$27,334
GS-2$24,574$25,159$25,973$26,661$26,962$27,755$28,548$29,341$30,134$30,928
GS-3$26,813$27,707$28,601$29,495$30,390$31,284$32,178$33,072$33,966$34,861
GS-4$30,101$31,104$32,108$33,112$34,116$35,119$36,123$37,127$38,130$39,134
GS-5$33,676$34,799$35,922$37,045$38,168$39,291$40,414$41,536$42,659$43,782
GS-6$37,540$38,791$40,043$41,294$42,546$43,798$45,049$46,301$47,553$48,804
GS-7$41,716$43,106$44,496$45,886$47,276$48,666$50,056$51,446$52,836$54,226
GS-8$46,199$47,739$49,280$50,820$52,361$53,901$55,442$56,982$58,523$60,063
GS-9$51,027$52,728$54,428$56,129$57,829$59,530$61,230$62,931$64,632$66,332
GS-10$56,193$58,065$59,938$61,811$63,683$65,556$67,428$69,301$71,174$73,046
GS-11$61,737$63,795$65,853$67,911$69,969$72,027$74,085$76,143$78,201$80,259
GS-12$73,998$76,466$78,933$81,400$83,867$86,334$88,801$91,269$93,736$96,203
GS-13$87,994$90,927$93,860$96,793$99,726$102,659$105,591$108,524$111,457$114,390
GS-14$103,981$107,447$110,913$114,379$117,846$121,312$124,778$128,244$131,710$135,176
GS-15$122,312$126,389$130,467$134,544$138,622$142,699$146,776$150,854$154,931$158,700*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,640$22,363$23,083$23,799$24,519$24,941$25,653$26,370$26,398$27,072
GS-2$24,331$24,910$25,715$26,398$26,692$27,477$28,262$29,046$29,831$30,616
GS-3$26,547$27,431$28,316$29,201$30,085$30,970$31,854$32,739$33,623$34,508
GS-4$29,802$30,795$31,788$32,781$33,774$34,767$35,760$36,752$37,745$38,738
GS-5$33,343$34,455$35,567$36,679$37,791$38,903$40,015$41,127$42,239$43,351
GS-6$37,168$38,406$39,644$40,883$42,121$43,360$44,598$45,837$47,075$48,313
GS-7$41,303$42,680$44,057$45,433$46,810$48,187$49,564$50,941$52,317$53,694
GS-8$45,741$47,266$48,791$50,316$51,841$53,366$54,890$56,415$57,940$59,465
GS-9$50,522$52,205$53,889$55,573$57,257$58,940$60,624$62,308$63,991$65,675
GS-10$55,637$57,491$59,346$61,200$63,055$64,910$66,764$68,619$70,473$72,328
GS-11$61,126$63,163$65,201$67,238$69,276$71,313$73,351$75,388$77,426$79,463
GS-12$73,265$75,707$78,149$80,591$83,033$85,475$87,917$90,359$92,801$95,243
GS-13$87,123$90,027$92,931$95,835$98,739$101,643$104,547$107,451$110,355$113,259
GS-14$102,952$106,383$109,815$113,246$116,677$120,108$123,539$126,970$130,402$133,833
GS-15$121,101$125,138$129,174$133,211$137,247$141,284$145,320$149,357$153,393$155,500*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,426$22,142$22,854$23,563$24,276$24,695$25,399$26,109$26,136$26,801
GS-2$24,090$24,663$25,460$26,136$26,430$27,208$27,985$28,762$29,540$30,317
GS-3$26,284$27,161$28,037$28,913$29,789$30,665$31,541$32,417$33,294$34,170
GS-4$29,507$30,491$31,474$32,457$33,440$34,424$35,407$36,390$37,373$38,357
GS-5$33,013$34,113$35,213$36,313$37,413$38,513$39,613$40,713$41,813$42,913
GS-6$36,799$38,026$39,252$40,479$41,705$42,931$44,158$45,384$46,610$47,837
GS-7$40,894$42,257$43,621$44,984$46,348$47,712$49,075$50,439$51,802$53,166
GS-8$45,289$46,798$48,307$49,816$51,326$52,835$54,344$55,853$57,362$58,872
GS-9$50,021$51,688$53,355$55,022$56,688$58,355$60,022$61,689$63,356$65,023
GS-10$55,085$56,922$58,758$60,595$62,432$64,268$66,105$67,941$69,778$71,614
GS-11$60,520$62,537$64,555$66,572$68,589$70,606$72,623$74,640$76,657$78,674
GS-12$72,540$74,958$77,375$79,793$82,211$84,629$87,047$89,465$91,882$94,300
GS-13$86,260$89,135$92,010$94,885$97,760$100,635$103,511$106,386$109,261$112,136
GS-14$101,933$105,330$108,728$112,125$115,523$118,920$122,318$125,715$129,113$132,510
GS-15$119,902$123,899$127,896$131,893$135,890$139,886$143,883$147,880$151,877$155,500*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,426$22,142$22,854$23,563$24,276$24,695$25,399$26,109$26,136$26,801
GS-2$24,090$24,663$25,460$26,136$26,430$27,208$27,985$28,762$29,540$30,317
GS-3$26,284$27,161$28,037$28,913$29,789$30,665$31,541$32,417$33,294$34,170
GS-4$29,507$30,491$31,474$32,457$33,440$34,424$35,407$36,390$37,373$38,357
GS-5$33,013$34,113$35,213$36,313$37,413$38,513$39,613$40,713$41,813$42,913
GS-6$36,799$38,026$39,252$40,479$41,705$42,931$44,158$45,384$46,610$47,837
GS-7$40,894$42,257$43,621$44,984$46,348$47,712$49,075$50,439$51,802$53,166
GS-8$45,289$46,798$48,307$49,816$51,326$52,835$54,344$55,853$57,362$58,872
GS-9$50,021$51,688$53,355$55,022$56,688$58,355$60,022$61,689$63,356$65,023
GS-10$55,085$56,922$58,758$60,595$62,432$64,268$66,105$67,941$69,778$71,614
GS-11$60,520$62,537$64,555$66,572$68,589$70,606$72,623$74,640$76,657$78,674
GS-12$72,540$74,958$77,375$79,793$82,211$84,629$87,047$89,465$91,882$94,300
GS-13$86,260$89,135$92,010$94,885$97,760$100,635$103,511$106,386$109,261$112,136
GS-14$101,933$105,330$108,728$112,125$115,523$118,920$122,318$125,715$129,113$132,510
GS-15$119,902$123,899$127,896$131,893$135,890$139,886$143,883$147,880$151,877$155,500*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,426$22,142$22,854$23,563$24,276$24,695$25,399$26,109$26,136$26,801
GS-2$24,090$24,663$25,460$26,136$26,430$27,208$27,985$28,762$29,540$30,317
GS-3$26,284$27,161$28,037$28,913$29,789$30,665$31,541$32,417$33,294$34,170
GS-4$29,507$30,491$31,474$32,457$33,440$34,424$35,407$36,390$37,373$38,357
GS-5$33,013$34,113$35,213$36,313$37,413$38,513$39,613$40,713$41,813$42,913
GS-6$36,799$38,026$39,252$40,479$41,705$42,931$44,158$45,384$46,610$47,837
GS-7$40,894$42,257$43,621$44,984$46,348$47,712$49,075$50,439$51,802$53,166
GS-8$45,289$46,798$48,307$49,816$51,326$52,835$54,344$55,853$57,362$58,872
GS-9$50,021$51,688$53,355$55,022$56,688$58,355$60,022$61,689$63,356$65,023
GS-10$55,085$56,922$58,758$60,595$62,432$64,268$66,105$67,941$69,778$71,614
GS-11$60,520$62,537$64,555$66,572$68,589$70,606$72,623$74,640$76,657$78,674
GS-12$72,540$74,958$77,375$79,793$82,211$84,629$87,047$89,465$91,882$94,300
GS-13$86,260$89,135$92,010$94,885$97,760$100,635$103,511$106,386$109,261$112,136
GS-14$101,933$105,330$108,728$112,125$115,523$118,920$122,318$125,715$129,113$132,510
GS-15$119,902$123,899$127,896$131,893$135,890$139,886$143,883$147,880$151,877$155,500*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,426$22,142$22,854$23,563$24,276$24,695$25,399$26,109$26,136$26,801
GS-2$24,090$24,663$25,460$26,136$26,430$27,208$27,985$28,762$29,540$30,317
GS-3$26,284$27,161$28,037$28,913$29,789$30,665$31,541$32,417$33,294$34,170
GS-4$29,507$30,491$31,474$32,457$33,440$34,424$35,407$36,390$37,373$38,357
GS-5$33,013$34,113$35,213$36,313$37,413$38,513$39,613$40,713$41,813$42,913
GS-6$36,799$38,026$39,252$40,479$41,705$42,931$44,158$45,384$46,610$47,837
GS-7$40,894$42,257$43,621$44,984$46,348$47,712$49,075$50,439$51,802$53,166
GS-8$45,289$46,798$48,307$49,816$51,326$52,835$54,344$55,853$57,362$58,872
GS-9$50,021$51,688$53,355$55,022$56,688$58,355$60,022$61,689$63,356$65,023
GS-10$55,085$56,922$58,758$60,595$62,432$64,268$66,105$67,941$69,778$71,614
GS-11$60,520$62,537$64,555$66,572$68,589$70,606$72,623$74,640$76,657$78,674
GS-12$72,540$74,958$77,375$79,793$82,211$84,629$87,047$89,465$91,882$94,300
GS-13$86,260$89,135$92,010$94,885$97,760$100,635$103,511$106,386$109,261$112,136
GS-14$101,933$105,330$108,728$112,125$115,523$118,920$122,318$125,715$129,113$132,510
GS-15$119,902$123,899$127,896$131,893$135,890$139,886$143,883$147,880$151,877$155,500*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,997$21,699$22,397$23,092$23,790$24,201$24,890$25,586$25,613$26,269
GS-2$23,608$24,169$24,950$25,613$25,899$26,661$27,422$28,183$28,945$29,706
GS-3$25,758$26,616$27,475$28,333$29,191$30,050$30,908$31,766$32,625$33,483
GS-4$28,917$29,881$30,844$31,808$32,772$33,735$34,699$35,663$36,626$37,590
GS-5$32,353$33,431$34,510$35,589$36,667$37,746$38,824$39,903$40,982$42,060
GS-6$36,063$37,265$38,466$39,668$40,870$42,072$43,274$44,476$45,678$46,880
GS-7$40,075$41,411$42,747$44,083$45,419$46,755$48,091$49,427$50,763$52,099
GS-8$44,382$45,862$47,342$48,821$50,301$51,781$53,260$54,740$56,219$57,699
GS-9$49,020$50,654$52,288$53,922$55,556$57,190$58,824$60,458$62,092$63,726
GS-10$53,983$55,782$57,582$59,381$61,180$62,979$64,779$66,578$68,377$70,176
GS-11$59,309$61,286$63,262$65,238$67,215$69,191$71,168$73,144$75,120$77,097
GS-12$71,087$73,456$75,826$78,195$80,564$82,933$85,302$87,671$90,040$92,409
GS-13$84,533$87,351$90,169$92,987$95,805$98,623$101,441$104,259$107,077$109,895
GS-14$99,892$103,222$106,553$109,883$113,213$116,544$119,874$123,204$126,535$129,865
GS-15$117,503$121,419$125,336$129,253$133,170$137,087$141,004$144,921$148,838$152,755
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,143$20,816$21,486$22,152$22,822$23,216$23,877$24,545$24,571$25,199
GS-2$22,647$23,186$23,935$24,571$24,845$25,576$26,306$27,036$27,766$28,497
GS-3$24,711$25,534$26,358$27,181$28,005$28,829$29,652$30,476$31,300$32,123
GS-4$27,740$28,666$29,591$30,516$31,441$32,367$33,292$34,217$35,143$36,068
GS-5$31,036$32,070$33,104$34,138$35,172$36,206$37,240$38,274$39,308$40,342
GS-6$34,595$35,749$36,902$38,055$39,209$40,362$41,515$42,669$43,822$44,976
GS-7$38,445$39,726$41,007$42,288$43,569$44,850$46,131$47,412$48,693$49,974
GS-8$42,577$43,996$45,415$46,834$48,254$49,673$51,092$52,511$53,930$55,350
GS-9$47,026$48,594$50,162$51,730$53,298$54,866$56,434$58,003$59,571$61,139
GS-10$51,787$53,513$55,240$56,966$58,693$60,419$62,146$63,872$65,599$67,325
GS-11$56,896$58,793$60,690$62,586$64,483$66,380$68,276$70,173$72,070$73,966
GS-12$68,195$70,468$72,742$75,015$77,289$79,563$81,836$84,110$86,383$88,657
GS-13$81,094$83,798$86,502$89,205$91,909$94,613$97,317$100,020$102,724$105,428
GS-14$95,828$99,022$102,216$105,410$108,604$111,798$114,992$118,187$121,381$124,575
GS-15$112,722$116,480$120,238$123,996$127,754$131,511$135,269$139,027$142,785$146,543
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$19,562$20,215$20,866$21,513$22,164$22,546$23,188$23,837$23,862$24,465
GS-2$21,994$22,517$23,245$23,862$24,128$24,838$25,547$26,256$26,966$27,675
GS-3$23,998$24,798$25,597$26,397$27,197$27,997$28,797$29,597$30,397$31,197
GS-4$26,940$27,837$28,735$29,632$30,530$31,427$32,325$33,222$34,120$35,017
GS-5$30,140$31,145$32,149$33,154$34,159$35,163$36,168$37,172$38,177$39,181
GS-6$33,597$34,717$35,837$36,957$38,077$39,197$40,317$41,436$42,556$43,676
GS-7$37,336$38,580$39,825$41,069$42,314$43,558$44,803$46,047$47,292$48,536
GS-8$41,348$42,727$44,105$45,484$46,863$48,241$49,620$50,998$52,377$53,756
GS-9$45,669$47,191$48,713$50,235$51,757$53,279$54,801$56,324$57,846$59,368
GS-10$50,293$51,969$53,645$55,321$56,998$58,674$60,350$62,026$63,703$65,379
GS-11$55,256$57,098$58,940$60,782$62,624$64,466$66,308$68,150$69,992$71,834
GS-12$66,227$68,435$70,643$72,851$75,059$77,266$79,474$81,682$83,890$86,098
GS-13$78,754$81,380$84,005$86,631$89,256$91,882$94,507$97,133$99,758$102,384
GS-14$93,063$96,165$99,267$102,369$105,471$108,572$111,674$114,776$117,878$120,980
GS-15$109,470$113,119$116,768$120,417$124,066$127,714$131,363$135,012$138,661$142,310

* The 2024 General Schedule payscale is capped at a maximum salary of $191,900 per year, which is Level 4 of the Senior Executive Service payscale.

Portland Federal Employment Statistics

This section provides statistics on Federal government employees in Portland, including most common occupations, agencies with the most local employees, and the average paygrade and salary rates of general schedule employees in the area. All data in this section is derived from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)'s most recent available listings of federal employees in Portland.

Common Occupations in Portland

Occupation Number Employed Avg. Salary Avg. Bonus
Medical Support Assistance 216 $46,440.00 $0.00
Contact Representative 207 $54,301.00 $5.00
Veterans Claims Examining 165 $80,403.00 $0.00
Public Utilities Specialist 143 $118,672.00 $1,159.00
Information Technology Management 122 $121,649.00 $1,159.00
General Health Science 103 $87,132.00 $6.00

This table lists the top six occupations held by the approximately 956 federal employees working in Portland, Oregon, as well as average yearly compensation for Portland based federal employees of that occupation.

Federal Agencies in Portland

Agency Portland Employees Avg. Salary Avg. Bonus
Veterans Health Administration 319 $66,786.00 $3.00
Department Of Energy 265 $120,161.00 $1,159.00
Internal Revenue Service 207 $54,301.00 $5.00
Veterans Benefits Administration 165 $80,403.00 $0.00

There are four Federal agencies with a significant workforce in Portland. General Schedule employees at all of the agencies listed below will be paid according to the locality-adjusted GS payscale listed on this page.


Distribution of GS Employees in Portland

There are approximately 956 federal employees on the General Schedule payscale located within Portland. The average federal employee in Portland earns $84,766 per year, and the average yearly bonus is $388.

Based on data provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the most common job title for federal employees based in Portland is Medical Support Assistance. The Federal agency with the largest number of employees in Portland is the Veterans Health Administration, which has total of 319 employees in the area.

The bar graph to the left shows the distribution of employees in Portland by paygrade, from GS-1 to GS-15. To learn more about how paygrades are determined and how they affect a federal employee's salary, see how to calculate GS Pay.

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