GS-8 Pay in Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA

$59,433 โ€“ $77,258 per year • 24.49% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $4,020 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-8 Salary Summary โ€” Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA

Entry (Step 1) $59,433/yr $2,286 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $67,355/yr $2,591 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $77,258/yr $2,971 biweekly
Locality Adj. +24.49% +$13,250 at Step 5

Complete GS-8 Pay Table โ€” Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $59,433 $4,953 $2,286 $28.48 $47,741 +$11,692
Step 2 $61,413 $5,118 $2,362 $29.43 $49,332 +$12,081
Step 3 $63,394 $5,283 $2,438 $30.38 $50,923 +$12,471
Step 4 $65,375 $5,448 $2,514 $31.32 $52,514 +$12,861
Step 5 $67,355 $5,613 $2,591 $32.27 $54,105 +$13,250
Step 6 $69,336 $5,778 $2,667 $33.22 $55,696 +$13,640
Step 7 $71,317 $5,943 $2,743 $34.17 $57,287 +$14,030
Step 8 $73,297 $6,108 $2,819 $35.12 $58,878 +$14,419
Step 9 $75,278 $6,273 $2,895 $36.07 $60,469 +$14,809
Step 10 $77,258 $6,438 $2,971 $37.02 $62,060 +$15,198

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

How does GS-8 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-7
$60,820
GS-8
$67,355
GS-9
$74,382

Promotion from GS-7 to GS-8 at Step 5 in Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA is a raise of $6,535 per year.

GS-8 Federal Jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA

Federal employees at GS-8 in the Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA locality area earn between $59,433 and $77,258 annually in 2026. This includes a 24.49% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-8 base pay of $47,741 to $62,060.

The Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA locality area covers Oregon, Washington. At Step 5, a GS-8 employee here earns $4,020 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-8 Step 1 in this area is $2,286, or approximately $28.48 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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