Are TSA agents getting a raise?

Thanks to the continued hard work of AFGE TSA Council 100, the historic raise and expanded rights became a reality. On Thursday, Dec. 29, President Biden signed into law the 2023 omnibus government funding bill that funds the pay hike for TSOs, giving the severely underpaid workforce an average 30% raise.



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In December 2022, Congress approved and President Biden signed the FY 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which included funding that ensures TSA employees are paid at the same levels as their federal counterparts.

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TSA Employees Get Big Bump in Pay, Agency Asks for Continued Funding. Thousands of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees, including airport security screeners and other personnel, are now getting a significant raise, some as much as 31 percent, as TSA implemented its new pay scale.

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This plan honors the commitment by Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) Alejandro N. Mayorkas to invest in TSA's workforce through a modernized pay structure comparable with their colleagues on the federal government's General Schedule (GS) pay scale, regular step increases and a clear progression for pay mobility and ...

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Working for the TSA is a federal job, so agents are elligibile for federal benefits including health insurance, life insurance, a 401k, and sick and vacation leave with pay.

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TSA grants personal leave days for vacation, illness, and family care as well as 10 paid holidays per year.

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This year, the TSA introduced a readiness incentive bonus which usually provides TSOs bonuses of up to $500 per month. TSA announced changes to its Readiness Incentive Bonus, which increased the bonus amount from Dec. 19 through Jan. 15 to $1,000 Rather than the traditional end-of-year bonuses.

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