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  1. GS pay scale 2026
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  3. Oregon

58 locality pay areasPage last changed 2026-10-07

Oregon GS pay scale 2026: the 2 locality pay areas in the state

In 2026 a GS-12 step 5 in Oregon is paid $109,303 in Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA and $101,443 in the rest of the state, which is on the Rest of U.S. rate.

Spread at GS-12 step 5

$7,860

Goes furthest

$103,682At U.S. prices, in Portland, OR.

Against Rest of U.S.

+$7,860over $101,443

Which areas cover Oregon, and what each pays

GS-12 step 5 in 2026 in each area that covers Oregon, what it buys at national average prices (BEA price level, U.S. = 100) and how many of the state’s 36 counties it covers; the county of the duty station decides (how that works). Source: the OPM 2026 General Schedule table of each area — Salary Table 2026-POR (Portland, OR), Salary Table 2026-RUS (Rest of U.S.).
Locality pay areaLocality payOn paperPrice levelWhat it buysCounties here
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA26.13%$109,303105.4$103,6829
Rest of U.S.17.06%$101,443——27
Counties of Oregon in each locality pay area, as OPM’s 2026 definitions list them; the county of the duty station decides (how that works).
Locality pay areaCounties
Portland, ORBenton County, Clackamas County, Columbia County, Linn County, Marion County, Multnomah County, Polk County, Washington County, Yamhill County
Rest of U.S.all other counties of Oregon (27)

Federal jobs in Oregon, area by area

28,283 federal civilian jobs in Oregon in 2025, 1.42% of all jobs in the state, 1,283 fewer than in 2024, down 4.34%, by the locality pay area of the worksite county; every federal pay system counted. The share is of the 27,847 jobs BLS places in a county. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, 2025. The state total BLS publishes differs from the sum of its county rows by 1 job, from rounding of annual averages. Sources and caveats.
Locality pay areaFederal jobs, 2025Share, %Change from 2024
Portland, OR16,84860.5−686
Rest of U.S.10,99939.5−534
No county reported437——

Federal jobs in Oregon fell 4.34% from 2024 to 2025, the fourth-steepest drop of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and the 2025 average still counts staff on paid administrative leave until 30 September.

Every grade at step 5 in Oregon

Annual rates in U.S. dollars at step 5; ▲ marks a cell cut to the $197,200 statutory ceiling. For any other step, the pay calculator finds the area from a ZIP code.
GradePortland-Vancouver-SalemRest of U.S.
GS-132,27529,954
GS-235,13732,611
GS-339,61036,762
GS-444,46241,265
GS-549,74446,167
GS-655,45151,463
GS-761,62057,188
GS-868,23963,332
GS-975,37469,954
GS-1082,99977,030
GS-1191,19684,638
GS-12109,303101,443
GS-13129,976120,629
GS-14153,594142,549
GS-15180,664167,672

Where else these areas reach

Locality pay areas are lists of counties and ignore state lines: inside one area a move across a state line does not change pay (how that works; every state and the areas in it).
AreaCounties hereAlso covers
Portland, OR9Washington