GS-14 Pay in Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA

$133,760 โ€“ $173,881 per year • 24.49% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $9,047 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-14 Salary Summary โ€” Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA

Entry (Step 1) $133,760/yr $5,145 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $151,591/yr $5,830 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $173,881/yr $6,688 biweekly
Locality Adj. +24.49% +$29,821 at Step 5

Complete GS-14 Pay Table โ€” Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $133,760 $11,147 $5,145 $64.09 $107,446 +$26,314
Step 2 $138,218 $11,518 $5,316 $66.23 $111,027 +$27,191
Step 3 $142,675 $11,890 $5,488 $68.36 $114,608 +$28,067
Step 4 $147,133 $12,261 $5,659 $70.50 $118,189 +$28,944
Step 5 $151,591 $12,633 $5,830 $72.64 $121,770 +$29,821
Step 6 $156,049 $13,004 $6,002 $74.77 $125,351 +$30,698
Step 7 $160,507 $13,376 $6,173 $76.91 $128,932 +$31,575
Step 8 $164,965 $13,747 $6,345 $79.04 $132,513 +$32,452
Step 9 $169,423 $14,119 $6,516 $81.18 $136,094 +$33,329
Step 10 $173,881 $14,490 $6,688 $83.32 $139,675 +$34,206

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

How does GS-14 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-13
$128,301
GS-14
$151,591
GS-15
$178,322

Promotion from GS-13 to GS-14 at Step 5 in Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA is a raise of $23,290 per year.

GS-14 Federal Jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA

Federal employees at GS-14 in the Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA locality area earn between $133,760 and $173,881 annually in 2026. This includes a 24.49% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-14 base pay of $107,446 to $139,675.

The Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA locality area covers Oregon, Washington. At Step 5, a GS-14 employee here earns $9,047 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-14 Step 1 in this area is $5,145, or approximately $64.09 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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