Fact check: How does ICE supervisory role pay compare to other federal law enforcement agencies?

1. Summary of the results

Based on the available analyses, none of the sources provide a direct comparison between ICE supervisory role pay and other federal law enforcement agencies. However, several key salary figures for ICE positions emerge from the data:

• ICE is currently offering $50,000 signing bonuses to former employees, with potential salaries ranging from $88,621 to $144,031 per year for returning agents ^{[1] [2]}
• General ICE agent salaries are advertised between $49,739 and $89,528 per year, with additional compensation possible through overtime and location-dependent pay adjustments ^[3]
• ICE is also offering up to $60,000 in federal student loan repayments and enhanced retirement benefits as recruitment incentives ^[4]

The analyses reveal that ICE is set to become the highest-funded part of federal government law enforcement, with a tripled yearly budget of approximately $30 billion allocated specifically for hiring ^[3].

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The original question seeks comparative data that is fundamentally absent from all analyzed sources. Critical missing context includes:

• No salary data for supervisory positions in other federal law enforcement agencies such as the FBI, DEA, ATF, or U.S. Marshals Service
• No information about the GS (General Schedule) pay scales typically used for federal law enforcement supervisory roles
• Limited discussion of standard federal law enforcement benefits, with only one source mentioning that federal police officers generally receive benefits through the Federal Employees Retirement System ^[5]

The analyses focus heavily on ICE's current recruitment crisis and hiring incentives rather than providing systematic pay comparisons. One source attempts to contextualize ICE salaries by comparing them to teacher salaries, noting that the $89,000 to $144,000 range "exceeds the average teacher salary but is comparable to experienced teacher salaries" ^[6].

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original question itself does not contain misinformation, as it is posed as an inquiry rather than making claims. However, the question assumes the existence of readily available comparative data that the analyses demonstrate does not exist in the examined sources.

The lack of comparative data in the sources suggests that either such comparisons are not commonly reported or that the specific sources analyzed were focused on ICE's current hiring challenges rather than broader federal law enforcement compensation analysis. This gap in available information means that any attempt to answer the original question would require additional sources that specifically address pay scales across multiple federal law enforcement agencies.