How much vacation time does TSA get?

TSA's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 10-15 days off a year with 67% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Paid Time Off is TSA's 3rd most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 33% of employees saying it is the most important benefit.



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TSOs (and all other TSA employees) are entitled to many benefits as employees of a federal agency.
  • Insurance and Retirement. Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) ...
  • Flex Spending Accounts. ...
  • Annual and Sick Leave. ...
  • Overtime and Holidays. ...
  • Transportation Subsidies. ...
  • Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)


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(a) The basic trial period is one year from the effective date of the appointment for full- time and part-time employees who are veterans' preference eligible.

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Workers for the Transportation Security Administration, including the 50,000 uniformed officers who screen travelers and bags at U.S. airports, will get up to a 31% pay increase, among the largest in agency history.

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Even though TSA officers are federal employees, they don't have the same rights as other employees at other agencies, thanks to the law creating TSA that gave the agency wide discretion on what it wants to do with employees.

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The average Tsa salary varies by location. Tsa salaries are the highest in Boston, MA, at $61,817 per year. Tsa pays the second highest average salary in Newark, NJ, at $61,734 per year.

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As the only union to represent and stand behind Transportation Security Officers since the beginning, AFGE is at the forefront of the struggle to secure rights and improve working conditions at TSA.

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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.

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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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As shown in more detail below, this additional screening could be caused by things like: Your name matching a name of interest in a database. You raising suspicions while going through airport security. Your bag getting flagged when going through an x-ray machine.

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