Special Agent

Summary Joining the Secret Service as a Special Agent will allow you to perform critical protective and investigative assignments.

The Special Agent position starts at a base salary of $48,854.00 (GL-07, step 1), with promotion potential to $118,204.00 (GS-13, step 10). This position is covered by Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP) which is an additional compensation of 25% of the basic rate of pay.

Recruitment bonuses up to $40,000.

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Summary Joining the Secret Service as a Special Agent will allow you to perform critical protective and investigative assignments.

The Special Agent position starts at a base salary of $48,854.00 (GL-07, step 1), with promotion potential to $118,204.00 (GS-13, step 10). This position is covered by Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP) which is an additional compensation of 25% of the basic rate of pay.

Recruitment bonuses up to $40,000.

For more information click here.

Overview Help Accepting applications Open & closing dates 01/16/2026 to 03/31/2026 Salary $48,854 to - $118,204 per year Salary listed reflects the General Schedule (Base) table and, if applicable, will be adjusted to include the locality pay of the worksite location.

Pay scale & grade GL 7 - 11 Locations MANY vacancies in the following locations: Anchorage, AK Birmingham, AL Mobile, AL Montgomery, AL Show morefewer locations (110) Little Rock, AR Phoenix, AZ Tucson, AZ Fresno, CA Los Angeles, CA Riverside, CA Sacramento, CA San Diego, CA San Francisco, CA San Jose, CA Santa Ana, CA Ventura, CA Denver, CO New Haven, CT Washington, DC Wilmington, DE Fort Myers, FL Jacksonville, FL Miami, FL Orlando, FL Tallahassee, FL Tampa, FL West Palm Beach, FL Albany, GA Atlanta, GA Savannah, GA Honolulu, HI Des Moines, IA Boise, ID Chicago, IL Springfield, IL Indianapolis, IN Wichita, KS Lexington, KY Louisville, KY Baton Rouge, LA New Orleans, LA Boston, MA Baltimore, MD Portland, ME Detroit, MI Grand Rapids, MI Saginaw, MI Minneapolis, MN Kansas City, MO Saint Louis, MO Springfield, MO Jackson, MS Billings, MT Charlotte, NC Greensboro, NC Raleigh, NC Wilmington, NC Omaha, NE Manchester, NH Atlantic City, NJ Newark, NJ Trenton, NJ Albuquerque, NM Las Vegas, NV Reno, NV Albany, NY Buffalo, NY Melville, NY New York, NY Queens, NY Rochester, NY Syracuse, NY White Plains, NY Cincinnati, OH Cleveland, OH Columbus, OH Dayton, OH Toledo, OH Oklahoma City, OK Tulsa, OK Portland, OR Harrisburg, PA Philadelphia, PA Pittsburgh, PA Scranton, PA San Juan, PR Providence, RI Charleston, SC Columbia, SC Greenville, SC Sioux Falls, SD Chattanooga, TN Knoxville, TN Memphis, TN Nashville, TN Austin, TX Dallas, TX El Paso, TX Houston, TX Lubbock, TX McAllen, TX San Antonio, TX Tyler, TX Waco, TX Salt Lake City, UT Norfolk, VA Richmond, VA Roanoke, VA Burlington, VT Seattle, WA Spokane, WA Madison, WI Milwaukee, WI Charleston, WV Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less - Domestic and Foreign travel may be required.

Relocation expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Term - The duration of this time limited Schedule B excepted appointment is 3 years and 120 days.

Upon completion, you will either be converted to a career appointment in the competitive service or separated based on the expiration of the appointment.

Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 13 Job family (Series) * 1811 Criminal Investigation Supervisory status No Security clearance Top Secret Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Critical-Sensitive (CS)/High Risk Trust determination process * Credentialing * Suitability/Fitness * National security Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit status No Announcement number SAB-26-Q2-CI Control number 854715100 This job is open to Help The public U.S.

Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Clarification from the agency U.S.

Citizens, Nationals, or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Videos Duties Help Joining the United States Secret Service as a Special Agent offers a unique and rewarding career dedicated to serving the nation through our dual mission of criminal investigations and protection.

Special Agents play a critical role in safeguarding the financial integrity of the United States and protecting its highest leaders, including the President, Vice President, and other designated individuals.

Throughout their careers, Special Agents have the opportunity to work on diverse assignments across the country and around the globe, gaining unparalleled experience in both investigative and protective operations.

Responsibilities include: * Conducting complex criminal investigations into financial crimes, including counterfeiting, cyber fraud, and other threats to the financial infrastructure of the United States.

* Providing physical protection for the President, Vice President, their families, visiting foreign dignitaries, and other protectees, ensuring their safety in every environment.

* Designing, planning, and implementing advanced security measures for National Special Security Events (NSSEs), such as presidential inaugurations, international summits, and other high-profile events.

As a Special Agent, you will be part of an elite team committed to excellence, integrity, and service, with opportunities to serve at multiple duty stations both domestically and internationally.

This dynamic and impactful career challenges you to rise to your fullest potential while making a difference for the nation.

For more information about the Special Agent position, click here.

Requirements Help Conditions of employment * U.S.

citizenship is required.

U.S.

citizens are legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship and are entitled to all rights and protections under U.S.

law.

* Possess a current valid driver's license.

Must be REAL ID compliant.

* Use your official name on your application as it appears on your valid government identification (i.e., REAL ID Driver's License, State ID, Passport). * Must be at least 21 years old at the time of application and under 40 at referral.

Exceptions may apply for those with current or prior service in federal law enforcement positions covered by special retirement provisions.

The Secret Service has determined that age is essential to the performance of this position.

* Submit to a drug test prior to your appointment and random drug testing while you occupy the position.

Disclose any prior drug use, attempted use, and/or experimentation.

* Obtain a Top-Secret Clearance and retain it during your career.

* This position requires an automatic credit check after initial qualifications are met.

* Carry and use a firearm.

Maintaining firearm proficiency is mandatory.

You will be ineligible to occupy this position if at any time you have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, unless you received a pardon, or your conviction was expunged or set aside.

* Candidates are required to complete an intensive 13-week training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, GA, followed by specialized 18-week training at the James J.

Rowley Training Center in Laurel, MD.

Failure to pass the training program may result in separation from the Secret Service.

* Sign a mobility agreement stating your willingness to accept assignments anywhere within the United States and overseas.

* Certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so, if you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959.

* Must have uncorrected vision of at least 20/100, correctable to 20/20 in each eye.

LASIK, ALK, RK, and PRK surgeries are acceptable if required post-surgery visual tests are passed: Lasik (3 months), PRK (6 months), ALK/RK (1 year) waiting periods apply.

* Hearing loss, as measured by an audiometer, must not exceed 25 decibels (A.S.A.

or equivalent I.S.O.) in either ear in the 500,1000 and 2000Hz ranges.

Qualifications As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.

In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: * your performance and conduct; * the needs and interests of the agency; * whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and * whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

You are minimally qualified for the GL-07 Level (starting base salary $48,854) if you possess one of the following: * A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with superior academic achievement (S.A.A.) which is based on class standing, grade-point average, or honor society membership.

For more information on S.A.A.

please click here; OR * Have at least one full year of graduate level education (i.e.

18 semester hours); OR * Have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GL-5 level.

Specialized experience is defined as, experience writing non-technical reports, drafting responses to requests for information, and writing brief, informative or routine reports; gathering information, analyzing it and summarizing the results of your findings; taking responsibility for own actions to meet deadlines; presenting specific, pre-determined information at meetings, conferences, or seminars as a representative of a work or academic group; OR * A combination of specialized experience, as described above, and related graduate level education.

You are minimally qualified for the GL-09 Level (starting base salary $54,485) if you possess one of the following: * A master's or equivalent graduate degree (such as LL.B.

or J.D.) or two full years of progressively higher graduate education, in a related field, leading to such a degree from an accredited college or university; OR * Have at least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GL-7 level such as experience applying law enforcement, protective, or investigative techniques in the performance of job duties; identifying problem areas and proposing and implementing solutions; taking responsibility for own actions and those of team members to ensure the goals and deadlines for the team are met; and leading meetings or seminars on behalf of a professional or academic group; setting work priorities and allocating resources; partnering with other individuals from within and outside the organization; OR * A combination of specialized experience, as described above, and related graduate level education, beyond the first full year of graduate level study.

You are minimally qualified for the GS-11 Level (Starting base salary $63,795) if you possess one of the following: * Ph.D.

or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M.; OR * Have at least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GL-9 level such as experience in, or related to planning and conducting complex criminal investigations to determine violations of Federal laws and regulations; collecting and assembling facts to identify logical conclusion; gathering, analyzing, and evaluating evidence or data; conducting interviews and interrogations; making arrests; conducting searches and seizures; taking responsibility for own actions and those of team members to ensure the goals and deadlines for the team are met; partnering with or leveraging networks or relationships from outside the organization, experience managing complex projects including setting priorities and determining resource requirements; OR * A combination of specialized experience, as described above, and related graduate level education beyond two full years of graduate level study.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

You will be considered for all grade levels; however, you will only be referred at the highest grade for which you are found to be best qualified.

Applicants must successfully pass Phase 1 assessments (see below) to receive a Conditional Job Offer.

In addition, applicants must successfully pass Phase II (see below) to receive final consideration for employment.

Phase I: * National Crime Information Center (NCIC) * Special Agent Entrance Exam (SAEE) * Applicant Physical Abilities Test (APAT) * Interview Phase II: * Credit Check * Security Interview * Polygraph examination * Drug screening * Medical examination * Background investigation (a top-secret security clearance) The Secret Service follows stringent guidelines relating to illegal drug usage.

An applicant's history is reviewed and a determination for employment is made according to our guidelines.

For more information regarding the U.S.

Secret Service drug guidelines, please click here to view our Drug Policy.

As part of the application process the applicant will be required to complete the United States Secret Service Applicant Physical Abilities Test (APAT). It is a physical fitness assessment which consists of four components (push-ups, sit-ups, Illinois Agility Run and a 1.5 Mile Run). The APAT is designed to measure the current level of general physical fitness of an applicant, which serves as an indicator of an applicant's ability to safely complete a vigorous physical training program.

It evaluates the applicant's ability to perform the physical tasks required on the job by measuring muscular and dynamic strength, endurance, flexibility, aerobic capacity and other factors related to physical aptitude.

For more information about the APAT, please click here.

General Medical Requirements: As determined by OPM the duties of this position require moderate to arduous physical exertion involving walking and standing, use of firearms, and exposure to inclement weather.

Manual dexterity with comparatively free motion of fingers, wrist, elbows, shoulders, hips and knee joints is required.

Arms, hands, legs and feet must function sufficiently in order for applicants to perform the duties satisfactorily.

Additional information * Recruitment Incentive: Applicants may be eligible for a $40,000 recruitment incentive in accordance with regulatory requirements.

The first installment of $15,000 will be paid following successful completion of Secret Service Criminal Investigator training.

A second installment of $10,000 will be paid following one year of service post training and an acceptable performance rating.

The final installment of $15,000 will be paid after a third year of service post training and an acceptable performance rating.

Provision of these payments require the execution of a three-year Continued Service Agreement (CSA) with the agency.

Newly hired employees who resign from the USSS prior to the expiration of the CSA will be required to repay the recruitment incentive.

(NOTE: Eligibility is limited to "Newly appointed" Federal employees as defined by 5 CFR 575.102). Applicants selected for this position will be required to sign a CSA before being assigned to an initial training class.

The CSA will commit the applicant to a specified period of employment with the Secret Service upon the successful completion of training.

Applicants will