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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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.
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 ...
In addition to low pay, high injury rates, and few workplace protections, TSA officers don't have a sense of job security due to a constant threat of privatization as there is no shortage of companies looking for juicy contracts.
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.