GS-5 Pay in Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA

$43,321 โ€“ $56,318 per year • 24.49% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $2,931 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-5 Salary Summary โ€” Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA

Entry (Step 1) $43,321/yr $1,666 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $49,098/yr $1,888 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $56,318/yr $2,166 biweekly
Locality Adj. +24.49% +$9,659 at Step 5

Complete GS-5 Pay Table โ€” Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $43,321 $3,610 $1,666 $20.76 $34,799 +$8,522
Step 2 $44,765 $3,730 $1,722 $21.45 $35,959 +$8,806
Step 3 $46,209 $3,851 $1,777 $22.14 $37,119 +$9,090
Step 4 $47,654 $3,971 $1,833 $22.83 $38,279 +$9,375
Step 5 $49,098 $4,092 $1,888 $23.53 $39,439 +$9,659
Step 6 $50,542 $4,212 $1,944 $24.22 $40,599 +$9,943
Step 7 $51,986 $4,332 $1,999 $24.91 $41,759 +$10,227
Step 8 $53,430 $4,453 $2,055 $25.60 $42,919 +$10,511
Step 9 $54,874 $4,573 $2,111 $26.29 $44,079 +$10,795
Step 10 $56,318 $4,693 $2,166 $26.99 $45,239 +$11,079

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

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

GS-4
$43,884
GS-5
$49,098
GS-6
$54,733

Promotion from GS-4 to GS-5 at Step 5 in Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA is a raise of $5,214 per year.

GS-5 Federal Jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA

Federal employees at GS-5 in the Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA locality area earn between $43,321 and $56,318 annually in 2026. This includes a 24.49% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-5 base pay of $34,799 to $45,239.

The Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA locality area covers Oregon, Washington. At Step 5, a GS-5 employee here earns $2,931 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-5 Step 1 in this area is $1,666, or approximately $20.76 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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