TSA employees could get a pay bump under new spending bill (Federal Times)

TSA employees could get a pay bump under new spending bill – By Molly Weisner (Federal Times) / Jan 5, 2023

This summer, Transportation Security Administration employees will likely see their pay improve after the 2023 omnibus spending bill committed $398 million toward increasing salaries.

TSA officers have been paid nearly a third less than their colleagues in the rest of government, a discrepancy which the boost in funding would mitigate, effective July 1.

“One of the long-standing challenges at TSA has been the pay gap between TSA’s frontline workforce and their counterparts in the rest of the federal government,” TSA Administrator David Pekoske said in a March statement when the budget process began.

The budget also included $61 million for new hires and $94 million to retain “exit lane” staff to support the work of more than 50,000 transportation security officers employed with the agency. It also directs the agency to inform Congress on the challenges of recruiting and retaining federal employees in rural areas.

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