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OPM typically publishes official GS pay tables and any locality adjustments in December for the coming year, and many outlets say the final 2026 pay tables and executive order implementing the White H...
The core, consistently reported qualifications to become an ICE agent are clear: applicants must be , meet age and residency restrictions that vary by position, satisfy medical, fitness, background an...
The pay grade for ICE positions follows the federal General Schedule (GS) and Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) structures: entry-level agents often start at GS-5 or GL/GS-7 depending on role and qualific...
Federal employees should watch the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) website for official 2026 GS and special-rate tables; OPM posts final pay tables on opm.gov and typically releases tables in Dec...
Current and former Members of the U.S. House receive a defined‑benefit pension under federal systems (CSRS or FERS) that is calculated from their “high‑3” average pay, years of service and statutory m...
The White House transmitted an Alternative Pay Plan for 2026 to Congress on Aug. 28, 2025 proposing a 1.0% base pay increase for most civilian federal employees, freezing locality pay at 2025 levels, ...
Legal experts, advocacy groups, and congressional Democrats say many of President Trump’s early actions have been unlawful or unconstitutional—courts have already blocked some orders and a judge calle...
Members of Congress do not receive "free lifetime healthcare" simply for serving; they obtain private coverage through exchanges and federal programs and pay premiums with government contributions sim...
In 2024–2025 ICE dramatically increased signing and retention incentives — advertising up to $50,000 for new or returning deportation officers and special agents and earmarking roughly $858 million fo...
ICE’s 2025 recruitment push packages include signing bonuses up to $50,000, student-loan repayment offers, enhanced retirement benefits and special law‑enforcement pay such as 25% LEAP for HSI agents ...
Members of Congress’ pensions are calculated using the same basic “salary base × accrual rate × years of service” formula used for federal employees, with the high‑3 average salary as the salary base ...
Available reporting and public data show ICE agent pay varies widely by role and pay system: advertised averages for “ICE agent” roles range from about $62,700 (private-site aggregates) to $110,000–13...
Entry-level ICE enforcement roles in 2025 are advertised on USAJOBS at General Schedule (GS) or Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) grades that span roughly GS‑7/GS‑9 up through GS‑13 for many positions, wi...
The ICE hiring pipeline in 2025 is both like and unlike other federal law enforcement hiring streams: it retains rigorous investigative, medical, fitness, and polygraph vetting while using —notably Di...
The 2026 federal pay increase—a 1% across‑the‑board raise for most civilian General Schedule employees—was finalized by the White House and tied to pay tables effective in January 2026, not to a mid‑y...
Locality pay for 2026 will be shaped by two competing inputs: technical recommendations from the Federal Salary Council/OPM based on BLS compensation surveys and the Pay Agent’s political decision to ...
OPM and the Federal Salary Council laid out proposed comparability payments for 2026, but the White House’s 2026 alternative pay plan would freeze locality pay at 2025 levels—meaning projected localit...
The available datasets and job postings show that the , while specific job titles and grades produce wider spreads from under $50,000 to over $160,000 when locality and special pay are included. : pri...
Historically, the White House finalizes the annual federal pay raise by issuing an Executive Order in December and OPM publishes the updated General Schedule and special-rate tables shortly thereafter...
Ice hiring standards for applicants with criminal records combine with agency vetting that applies a , but these rules now sit alongside OPM’s Fair Chance limits that restrict when criminal-history qu...