GS-13 Pay in Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA

$113,207 โ€“ $147,167 per year • 24.49% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $7,658 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-13 Salary Summary โ€” Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA

Entry (Step 1) $113,207/yr $4,354 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $128,301/yr $4,935 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $147,167/yr $5,660 biweekly
Locality Adj. +24.49% +$25,240 at Step 5

Complete GS-13 Pay Table โ€” Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $113,207 $9,434 $4,354 $54.24 $90,937 +$22,270
Step 2 $116,981 $9,748 $4,499 $56.05 $93,968 +$23,013
Step 3 $120,754 $10,063 $4,644 $57.86 $96,999 +$23,755
Step 4 $124,527 $10,377 $4,790 $59.67 $100,030 +$24,497
Step 5 $128,301 $10,692 $4,935 $61.48 $103,061 +$25,240
Step 6 $132,074 $11,006 $5,080 $63.28 $106,092 +$25,982
Step 7 $135,847 $11,321 $5,225 $65.09 $109,123 +$26,724
Step 8 $139,621 $11,635 $5,370 $66.90 $112,154 +$27,467
Step 9 $143,394 $11,950 $5,515 $68.71 $115,185 +$28,209
Step 10 $147,167 $12,264 $5,660 $70.52 $118,216 +$28,951

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

How does GS-13 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-12
$107,882
GS-13
$128,301
GS-14
$151,591

Promotion from GS-12 to GS-13 at Step 5 in Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA is a raise of $20,419 per year.

GS-13 Federal Jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA

Federal employees at GS-13 in the Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA locality area earn between $113,207 and $147,167 annually in 2026. This includes a 24.49% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-13 base pay of $90,937 to $118,216.

The Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA locality area covers Oregon, Washington. At Step 5, a GS-13 employee here earns $7,658 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-13 Step 1 in this area is $4,354, or approximately $54.24 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.

Looking for GS-13 jobs?

Browse 12,548+ active federal job openings on FreeJobAlert.

Browse Federal Jobs โ†’