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How much do Special Agents in the Secret Service make? 🇺🇸 I ask strangers how much they make on my channel Salary Transparent Street to promote pay equity and career education, so this question has been heavy on my noggin! It would be impossible to ask an agent this question in person, and they definitely wouldn’t share it publicly, but thankfully, the U.S. Secret Service (SS) is a federal agency, so all salaries are public record! What *was* frustrating is there was lots of conflicting information across the official SS website, their PDF career pamphlet, and the USAJOBS site where all federal jobs are posted, but I did my best to gather all this information. Here’s what I found: The lowest-level agent is a GL-07 step 1, requiring a bachelor’s degree (with a minimum 3.0 GPA), and the highest-level agent is a GS-13 step 10, requiring a Ph.D. or equivalent experience. 🚨 Side note: these ‘equivalent experience’ qualifications were really confusing and all over the place, and I think they should work on clarifying this. But back to pay! 🤑 An entry-level, GL-07 step 1, starts at around $55,562. - SS website lists pay at: $49,508 - USAJOBS lists pay at: $55,562 - The official SS ‘Careers’ pamphlet lists pay at between: $53,510-$58,933 And the highest-rank Special Agent, a GS-13 step 10, has an earning potential of $117,400. - SS website does not mention GS-13 pay, but says that $117,400 is the pay for a GS-11 - USAJOBS lists pay at: $117,400 - The official SS ‘Careers’ pamphlet lists pay at between $129,472-$142,595 I found these salaries to be underwhelming, but they do offer additional monetary benefits that could compensate (literally) for this. - An additional 25% compensation bonus and locality pay - Up to $60K reimbursed in ‘qualifying’ student loans - Up to $10K per year for ‘qualifying’ tuition assistance In my opinion, this pay still feels low for an objectionably dangerous, high-stakes, and high-stress position, but what do you think? Are Special Agents under-, fairly, or overpaid? Let me know in the comments, and which career you’d like me to cover next! #secretservice #secretservicejob #specialagent #secretservicesalary