GS-11 Pay in Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA

$79,418 โ€“ $103,238 per year • 24.49% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $5,372 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-11 Salary Summary โ€” Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA

Entry (Step 1) $79,418/yr $3,055 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $90,005/yr $3,462 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $103,238/yr $3,971 biweekly
Locality Adj. +24.49% +$17,706 at Step 5

Complete GS-11 Pay Table โ€” Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $79,418 $6,618 $3,055 $38.05 $63,795 +$15,623
Step 2 $82,065 $6,839 $3,156 $39.32 $65,921 +$16,144
Step 3 $84,712 $7,059 $3,258 $40.59 $68,047 +$16,665
Step 4 $87,358 $7,280 $3,360 $41.86 $70,173 +$17,185
Step 5 $90,005 $7,500 $3,462 $43.13 $72,299 +$17,706
Step 6 $92,652 $7,721 $3,564 $44.39 $74,425 +$18,227
Step 7 $95,298 $7,942 $3,665 $45.66 $76,551 +$18,747
Step 8 $97,945 $8,162 $3,767 $46.93 $78,677 +$19,268
Step 9 $100,592 $8,383 $3,869 $48.20 $80,803 +$19,789
Step 10 $103,238 $8,603 $3,971 $49.47 $82,929 +$20,309

Compare Nearby Grades in Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA

How does GS-11 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-10
$81,736
GS-11
$90,005
GS-12
$107,882

Promotion from GS-10 to GS-11 at Step 5 in Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA is a raise of $8,269 per year.

GS-11 Federal Jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA

Federal employees at GS-11 in the Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA locality area earn between $79,418 and $103,238 annually in 2026. This includes a 24.49% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-11 base pay of $63,795 to $82,929.

The Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA locality area covers Oregon, Washington. At Step 5, a GS-11 employee here earns $5,372 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-11 Step 1 in this area is $3,055, or approximately $38.05 per hour based on the standard 2,087-hour work year. Step increases are automatic with acceptable performance โ€” it takes 18 years to progress from Step 1 to Step 10.

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