Salary PossibilitiesSalary Possibilities

Newly assigned Special Agents start at a yearly salary Newly assigned Special Agents start at a yearly salary of $43,441, or also recognized as a GS-10, plus of $43,441, or also recognized as a GS-10, plus multiple other pay increases such as locality pay and multiple other pay increases such as locality pay and availability pay. Salary can increase 12.5% to 28.7% availability pay. Salary can increase 12.5% to 28.7% from a newly assigned Special Agent’s pay. Depending from a newly assigned Special Agent’s pay. Depending on location, some new agents have been started off at on location, some new agents have been started off at $61,000 to $69,000. Salary can also vary on location, $61,000 to $69,000. Salary can also vary on location, such as high-cost offices or cities where activity would such as high-cost offices or cities where activity would be high. Federal Agents can go up to a GS-14 Level be high. Federal Agents can go up to a GS-14 Level 10 which tops out currently at $111,205.10 which tops out currently at $111,205.

GS Pay ScaleGS Pay Scale

ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities Intelligence- The mission of the intelligence program Intelligence- The mission of the intelligence program

is to optimally position the FBI to meet current and is to optimally position the FBI to meet current and emerging national security and criminal threats by: emerging national security and criminal threats by:

Aiming core investigative work proactively against Aiming core investigative work proactively against threats to U.S. interests, threats to U.S. interests,

Building and sustaining enterprise-wide intelligence Building and sustaining enterprise-wide intelligence policies and, capabilities, and policies and, capabilities, and

Providing useful, appropriate, and timely information Providing useful, appropriate, and timely information and analysis to national security, homeland security and analysis to national security, homeland security and law enforcement community.and law enforcement community.

Responsibilities cont’dResponsibilities cont’d Counterintelligence- The FBI is responsible for identifying and Counterintelligence- The FBI is responsible for identifying and

neutralizing ongoing national security threats. The Counterintelligence neutralizing ongoing national security threats. The Counterintelligence Division provides centralized management and oversight for all Foreign Division provides centralized management and oversight for all Foreign Counterintelligence investigations. It ensures that offensive operations and Counterintelligence investigations. It ensures that offensive operations and investigations are fully coordinated with the U. S. Intelligence Community, investigations are fully coordinated with the U. S. Intelligence Community, and focused on those countries, foreign powers, or entities which pose the and focused on those countries, foreign powers, or entities which pose the most significant threat to the United States. The investigative priorities of most significant threat to the United States. The investigative priorities of the FCI Program are to: the FCI Program are to:

Prevent or neutralize the foreign acquisition of weapons of mass Prevent or neutralize the foreign acquisition of weapons of mass destruction technology or equipment; destruction technology or equipment;

Prevent the penetration of the U.S. Intelligence Community; Prevent the penetration of the U.S. Intelligence Community; Prevent the penetration of U.S. Government agencies or contractors; Prevent the penetration of U.S. Government agencies or contractors; Prevent the compromise of U.S. Critical National Assets; and Prevent the compromise of U.S. Critical National Assets; and Conduct aggressive counterintelligence operations focusing on those Conduct aggressive counterintelligence operations focusing on those

countries that constitute the most significant threat to U.S. Strategic countries that constitute the most significant threat to U.S. Strategic interests. interests.

Responsibilities cont’dResponsibilities cont’d Counterterrorism-The Counterterrorism Division was established to Counterterrorism-The Counterterrorism Division was established to

oversee the following priorities: oversee the following priorities: To detect, disrupt, and dismantle terrorist sleeper cells in the United States To detect, disrupt, and dismantle terrorist sleeper cells in the United States

before they act; before they act; To identify and prevent acts of terrorism by individuals with a terrorist To identify and prevent acts of terrorism by individuals with a terrorist

agenda acting alone; agenda acting alone; To detect, disrupt, and dismantle terrorist support networks, including To detect, disrupt, and dismantle terrorist support networks, including

financial support networks; financial support networks; To enhance our capability to quickly ascertain the reliability, implications, To enhance our capability to quickly ascertain the reliability, implications,

and details of terrorist threats and to improve our capacity to disseminate and details of terrorist threats and to improve our capacity to disseminate threat-related information to local, state, and federal agencies, and to the threat-related information to local, state, and federal agencies, and to the private sector as needed; and private sector as needed; and

To enhance our overall contribution to the U.S. Intelligence Community To enhance our overall contribution to the U.S. Intelligence Community and to senior policy makers in government by providing timely and and to senior policy makers in government by providing timely and accurate in-depth analysis of the terrorist threats and other information of accurate in-depth analysis of the terrorist threats and other information of value on an on-going basis. value on an on-going basis.

Responsibilities cont’dResponsibilities cont’d

Criminal- The Criminal Investigative Division Criminal- The Criminal Investigative Division coordinates, manages, and directs investigative coordinates, manages, and directs investigative programs focused on financial crime, violent crime, programs focused on financial crime, violent crime, organized crime, public corruption, violation of organized crime, public corruption, violation of individual civil rights, drug related crime, and individual civil rights, drug related crime, and informant matters associated with these investigative informant matters associated with these investigative areas. The CID guides the investigative efforts of areas. The CID guides the investigative efforts of field offices against criminal enterprises and field offices against criminal enterprises and individual federal crimes in the continental and individual federal crimes in the continental and territorial United States, as well as internationally. territorial United States, as well as internationally.

Cyber- The Cyber Division identifies and neutralizes Cyber- The Cyber Division identifies and neutralizes the most significant individuals or groups conducting the most significant individuals or groups conducting computer intrusions, the dissemination of malicious computer intrusions, the dissemination of malicious code, or other computer supported operations. The code, or other computer supported operations. The Cyber Division investigates online predators or Cyber Division investigates online predators or groups that sexually exploit and endanger children for groups that sexually exploit and endanger children for personal or financial gain. An operation targeting the personal or financial gain. An operation targeting the United States intellectual property also falls within United States intellectual property also falls within the scope of the Cyber Division. The Cyber Division the scope of the Cyber Division. The Cyber Division neutralizes the most significant perpetrators of neutralizes the most significant perpetrators of Internet fraud. Internet fraud.

Responsibilities cont’dResponsibilities cont’d

EducationEducation

In order to qualify for the job as a FBI Special In order to qualify for the job as a FBI Special Agent you must possess a four-year degree Agent you must possess a four-year degree from a college or university. Some degrees are from a college or university. Some degrees are more desirable to the FBI for employment more desirable to the FBI for employment such as: a Law degree; an Accounting degree such as: a Law degree; an Accounting degree is also desirable because Special Agents trace is also desirable because Special Agents trace financial transactions and review/analyze financial transactions and review/analyze complex accounting records in criminal complex accounting records in criminal investigations.investigations.

RequirementsRequirements

To become an FBI Special Agent, you must:To become an FBI Special Agent, you must: be a U.S. citizen.be a U.S. citizen. You must be at least 23 years of age, but younger You must be at least 23 years of age, but younger

than 37 upon your appointment as a Special Agent.than 37 upon your appointment as a Special Agent. Applicants must possess a four-year degree from a Applicants must possess a four-year degree from a

college or university.college or university. All candidates must possess a valid driver's license All candidates must possess a valid driver's license

and be completely available for assignment anywhere and be completely available for assignment anywhere in the FBI's jurisdiction. in the FBI's jurisdiction.

BenefitsBenefits

As an FBI employee, Special Agents are also As an FBI employee, Special Agents are also entitled to a variety of benefits, including entitled to a variety of benefits, including group health and life insurance programs, group health and life insurance programs, vacation and sick pay, and a full retirement vacation and sick pay, and a full retirement plan.plan. Some Agents are given “take home” cars Some Agents are given “take home” cars depending on their amount of time they’ve depending on their amount of time they’ve been working for the FBI.been working for the FBI.

Gender and Racial BreakdownGender and Racial Breakdown

Fun FactsFun Facts 1. Protect the United States from terrorist attack1. Protect the United States from terrorist attack

2. Protect the United States against foreign intelligence operations and espionage2. Protect the United States against foreign intelligence operations and espionage3. Protect the United States against cyber-based attacks and high-technology 3. Protect the United States against cyber-based attacks and high-technology crimescrimes4. Combat public corruption at all levels4. Combat public corruption at all levels5. Protect civil rights5. Protect civil rights6. Combat transnational/national criminal organizations and enterprises6. Combat transnational/national criminal organizations and enterprises7. Combat major white-collar crime7. Combat major white-collar crime8. Combat significant violent crime. You can find more interesting facts at the 8. Combat significant violent crime. You can find more interesting facts at the URL pasted below.URL pasted below.9. Support federal, state, local and international partners9. Support federal, state, local and international partners10. Upgrade technology to successfully perform the FBI’s mission10. Upgrade technology to successfully perform the FBI’s mission

You can find more interesting facts at the URL pasted below.You can find more interesting facts at the URL pasted below.

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/quick-facts