GS-4 Pay in Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA

$38,720 โ€“ $50,339 per year • 24.49% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $2,619 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-4 Salary Summary โ€” Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA

Entry (Step 1) $38,720/yr $1,489 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $43,884/yr $1,688 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $50,339/yr $1,936 biweekly
Locality Adj. +24.49% +$8,633 at Step 5

Complete GS-4 Pay Table โ€” Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $38,720 $3,227 $1,489 $18.55 $31,103 +$7,617
Step 2 $40,011 $3,334 $1,539 $19.17 $32,140 +$7,871
Step 3 $41,302 $3,442 $1,589 $19.79 $33,177 +$8,125
Step 4 $42,593 $3,549 $1,638 $20.41 $34,214 +$8,379
Step 5 $43,884 $3,657 $1,688 $21.03 $35,251 +$8,633
Step 6 $45,175 $3,765 $1,738 $21.65 $36,288 +$8,887
Step 7 $46,466 $3,872 $1,787 $22.26 $37,325 +$9,141
Step 8 $47,757 $3,980 $1,837 $22.88 $38,362 +$9,395
Step 9 $49,048 $4,087 $1,886 $23.50 $39,399 +$9,649
Step 10 $50,339 $4,195 $1,936 $24.12 $40,436 +$9,903

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

How does GS-4 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-3
$39,095
GS-4
$43,884
GS-5
$49,098

Promotion from GS-3 to GS-4 at Step 5 in Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA is a raise of $4,789 per year.

GS-4 Federal Jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA

Federal employees at GS-4 in the Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA locality area earn between $38,720 and $50,339 annually in 2026. This includes a 24.49% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-4 base pay of $31,103 to $40,436.

The Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA locality area covers Oregon, Washington. At Step 5, a GS-4 employee here earns $2,619 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-4 Step 1 in this area is $1,489, or approximately $18.55 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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