Do Border Patrol agents make good money? (El Paso, Fort Bliss: insurance, how much)

[LEVOW]

The EPPD is claiming that theyre losing alot of applicants to the border patrol, how much does an el paso cop make compared to a border patrol agent?

[Muhnay]

The median expected salary for a typical Police Patrol Officer in El Paso, TX 799??, is $41,755.

The Border Patrol get $65,000 - $75,000 a Year with great overtime pay, and many other benefits. SALARY BENEFITS INCLUDE:

- Uniform Allowance

- Excellent Salary plus:

Night Differential - 10%, Sunday - 25%

-Federal Retirement Programs

-Life Insurance Plans

-Health Care Benefitss

-Annual Leave Accruement

1-3 yrs. + 13 days/yr., 3-15 yrs.+= 20 days, 15 plus = 26 days/yr.

Now you know why..

U.S. BORDER PATROL AGENTS Job in El Paso, TX (broken link)

http://hotjobs.salary.com/salarywiza...&fterangecode=

[LEVOW]

Originally Posted by Muhnay

The median expected salary for a typical Police Patrol Officer in El Paso, TX 799??, is $41,755.

The Border Patrol get $65,000 - $75,000 a Year with great overtime pay, and many other benefits. SALARY BENEFITS INCLUDE:

- Uniform Allowance

- Excellent Salary plus:

Night Differential - 10%, Sunday - 25%

-Federal Retirement Programs

-Life Insurance Plans

-Health Care Benefitss

-Annual Leave Accruement

1-3 yrs. + 13 days/yr., 3-15 yrs.+= 20 days, 15 plus = 26 days/yr.

Now you know why..

U.S. BORDER PATROL AGENTS Job in El Paso, TX (broken link)

http://hotjobs.salary.com/salarywiza...&fterangecode=

thanks 4 the info

[Muhnay]

No Problem.. glad to have helped in some way.

[holmes]

Muhnay have you considered going into federal law enforcement here? Or even the PD? I don't know why, but I could totally see you in that type of work..

[Muhnay]

I was a DA cop on Fort Bliss, they wavered my disability from my Army Service. But El Paso PD, and the Border Patrol wont. I would love to go back in Law Enforcement.. but I cant. I can work in the prison system, but even knowing I get to walk out after my shift.. still creeps me out to be locked in there.

Thanks Holmes.. I take that as a compliment.

[wilberry]

when did all this pay go up ? last I read Border patrol agents started at 35 K right out of the academy and Police used to start at 28 K , I am just not keeping up ... of course that could have been 5 years ago I read that ....I need a raise also ...

[lipbalm]

Originally Posted by wilberry

when did all this pay go up ? last I read Border patrol agents started at 35 K right out of the academy and Police used to start at 28 K , I am just not keeping up ... of course that could have been 5 years ago I read that ....I need a raise also ...

Yea seems kind of high estimate to me.

[lipbalm]

Originally Posted by LEVOW

The EPPD is claiming that theyre losing alot of applicants to the border patrol, how much does an el paso cop make compared to a border patrol agent?

Yea I was right, the previously listed salary ranges are way off, these are the basic starting salaries for Border Patrol newbies (depending on experience).

Border Patrol pay

Border Patrol agents may enter at one of three pay levels, depending on their academic and law-enforcement backgrounds.

GL-5: $35,595

Requires one of the following:

• Substantial work experience in fields such as interviewing, claims adjusting, journalism or security.

• A bachelor’s degree.

• A combination of education and experience.

GL-7: $40,519

Meets GL-5 requirements, as well as demonstrated the ability to:

• Make arrests and exercise sound judgment using firearms.

• Deal “courteously, tactfully and effectively” in law-enforcement matters.

•Quickly analyze information and act appropriately according to laws, court decisions and law-enforcement procedures.

• Develop and maintain contact with a network of informants.

GL-9: $45,189

Meets GL-7 requirements, as well as demonstrated the ability to:

• Develop cases, conduct interviews or interrogations, make apprehensions and arrests.

• Prepare cases and appear as a professional witness in court.

• Exercise sound judgment using firearms and conduct training or qualification exercises in the proper care and use of firearms.

• Deal effectively with individuals in their detention, control or interrogation, and promote community outreach and public relations.

• Analyze and disseminate intelligence information and data, and apply law enforcement concepts and techniques.

• Develop and maintain a network of informants, social and political organizations, local law enforcement agencies, and citizens.

• Use law-enforcement databases.

• Prepare legal reports and documents concerning illegal activities.

For a full list of qualifications, visit the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Web site. Click on “CBP Border Patrol — Now Hiring,” then on “CBP Border Patrol Entry Level Positions,” and then on “Border Patrol Agent Fact Sheet.”

[holmes]

I'm pretty sure the pay scale starts in the 40s and goes up from there. The top end of the pay scale, depending on your ranking, could go into the 80s - 100K. With overtime you could easily add another 20+ on there. People complain about the deficit of good paying jobs here. That may be true in the private sector, but always conveniently dismiss the government sector.