GS-7 Pay in Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA

$53,664 โ€“ $69,764 per year • 24.49% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $3,630 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-7 Salary Summary โ€” Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA

Entry (Step 1) $53,664/yr $2,064 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $60,820/yr $2,339 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $69,764/yr $2,683 biweekly
Locality Adj. +24.49% +$11,965 at Step 5

Complete GS-7 Pay Table โ€” Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $53,664 $4,472 $2,064 $25.71 $43,107 +$10,557
Step 2 $55,453 $4,621 $2,133 $26.57 $44,544 +$10,909
Step 3 $57,242 $4,770 $2,202 $27.43 $45,981 +$11,261
Step 4 $59,031 $4,919 $2,270 $28.29 $47,418 +$11,613
Step 5 $60,820 $5,068 $2,339 $29.14 $48,855 +$11,965
Step 6 $62,609 $5,217 $2,408 $30.00 $50,292 +$12,317
Step 7 $64,397 $5,366 $2,477 $30.86 $51,729 +$12,668
Step 8 $66,186 $5,516 $2,546 $31.71 $53,166 +$13,020
Step 9 $67,975 $5,665 $2,614 $32.57 $54,603 +$13,372
Step 10 $69,764 $5,814 $2,683 $33.43 $56,040 +$13,724

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

How does GS-7 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-6
$54,733
GS-7
$60,820
GS-8
$67,355

Promotion from GS-6 to GS-7 at Step 5 in Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA is a raise of $6,087 per year.

GS-7 Federal Jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA

Federal employees at GS-7 in the Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA locality area earn between $53,664 and $69,764 annually in 2026. This includes a 24.49% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-7 base pay of $43,107 to $56,040.

The Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA locality area covers Oregon, Washington. At Step 5, a GS-7 employee here earns $3,630 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-7 Step 1 in this area is $2,064, or approximately $25.71 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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