31 were assigned to Hunter and Ashley Biden. If they made $150k each, that’s over $4 million plus the Malibu rental next to Hunter’s place. Probably a sweet gig. Party with Hunter and shower with Ashley
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How much are Secret Service agents paid?
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I knew a guy that tried to get on. Was on waiting list back in the day and I never did find out. Tough to make SS without military experience, or Ivy League diploma at the time, I would think. I hope they ended that internship program that failed to protect Trump. Anybody can probably make it now.
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I've applied for the Secret Service before and have a friend that works for the Uniformed Division. They get paid alright, but it's not what they should get for what they do and it's horrible for work-life balance. It is far from a sweet gig. The ones on the President's protective detail are traveling upwards of 10 months out of the year. They'll work 2-3 weeks straight, come home for a day or two, then go right back out for another 2-3 weeks. You have no life outside the Service. You will work 6 or 7 days per week and likely 12+ hours a day no matter what your assignment is.
Your first 3 years are working in a field office (right now somewhere like San Francisco, Chicago, or Miami most likely) where you are supposed to be doing investigations. However, if you're in a place that gets a lot of visit from Secret Service protectees you'll end up doing protective detail (standing in a hallway, at a door, or at a barricade) all day. The agents in Miami are doing nothing but standing guard a Mar-A-Lago most days. The next 6 years you're actually assigned to a protective detail and will have to relocate to DC. After that is up, you can really be sent anywhere. Their turnover is sky-high and they have a pretty large shortage of agents right now because of it.
As far as the money, I would start at GL-9 pay. If I lived in DC, I'd make minimum $90k first year, $106k second year, and $127k third year. I'd eventually max out at about $165k unless I got promoted into a supervisor position.
Your first 3 years are working in a field office (right now somewhere like San Francisco, Chicago, or Miami most likely) where you are supposed to be doing investigations. However, if you're in a place that gets a lot of visit from Secret Service protectees you'll end up doing protective detail (standing in a hallway, at a door, or at a barricade) all day. The agents in Miami are doing nothing but standing guard a Mar-A-Lago most days. The next 6 years you're actually assigned to a protective detail and will have to relocate to DC. After that is up, you can really be sent anywhere. Their turnover is sky-high and they have a pretty large shortage of agents right now because of it.
As far as the money, I would start at GL-9 pay. If I lived in DC, I'd make minimum $90k first year, $106k second year, and $127k third year. I'd eventually max out at about $165k unless I got promoted into a supervisor position.
What you forget in your monies, is they get per diem, tax free and leap. Leap 25% automatic and for retirement purposes. Where as overtime does not count. When I say 25% its tacked on to your base pay. They also earn OT when its scheduled.
That salary I posted includes the 25% for LEAP. You would add per diem and OT on top of that. That will vary widely depending on where your field office is and your assignment, so it's kind of hard to know exactly how much more you'd make with that.
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Per diem is like personal car mileage. I used to live in ATL and commute to Athens for a project. I got mileage, but at the rate my car was taking a beating, tires, brakes, oil changes, tire rotations, miles on the odometer, it just wasn’t worth it. Jump to per diem, a cold sandwich in a hotel room is a poor substitute for a home cooked meal even if it was “free.”
Aside from my car it was a very rewarding job.
