Border Patrol Agent - Experienced

Border Patrol Agent (BPA) - Experienced (GL-9 GS-11) - New Hire Sign-On and Retention Incentives

You love protecting your community and doing your part to keep our nation safe. But maybe you’re looking for a change of scenery?

USBP is hiring immediately for full‑time, career positions where your prior law enforcement officer (LEO) experience may qualify you for higher‑graded Border Patrol Agent (BPA) opportunities. Whether you gained this experience as part of a military police unit or as a member of a state or local law enforcement organization, you have an opportunity to work with highly trained professionals whose camaraderie, pride, and purpose are hallmarks of their daily mission.

Check out the duties and responsibilities section below, along with the qualifications section to see if you are eligible. Now is the time to make your move, along with excellent base pay, location pay, exceptional benefits, and job stability. USBP is offering up to $60,000 in additional incentives to newly appointed Agents.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Duty assignments available at the time of offer may include the Southwest Border, including prioritized locations. U.S. Border Patrol determines duty assignments at the time of offer based on operational needs and may not align with candidates’ first‑choice preferences. Relocation may be required.

• Base Salary: GL-9/GS-11, $65,545 - $124,717 per year
• Locality Pay:
  Varies by duty location.
• Overtime Pay:
  Up to 25%
• Recruitment Incentive:
  Newly appointed Border Patrol Agents will be offered up to a $20,000 incentive. The first $10,000 will be paid upon successful completion of the Border Patrol Academy, with the remaining $10,000 awarded for accepting a prioritized location (Sierra Blanca, TX; Presidio, TX; Sanderson, TX; Comstock, TX; Lordsburg, NM; Freer, TX; Hebbronville, TX; Ajo, AZ).
• Retention Incentive:
  Newly appointed Border Patrol Agents may also qualify for up to $40,000 in additional incentives distributed over their first four years.
• All Border Patrol Agents may select from a range of federal employment benefits that include health and insurance plans, a generous annual and sick leave program, and participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, a retirement plan similar to traditional and ROTH 401(k) offerings.

• Big Bend Sector:
  Presidio, Van Horn, Sanderson, Alpine, Sierra Blanca, Marfa
• Buffalo Sector:
  Wellesley Island
• Del Rio Sector:
  Del Rio, Brackettville, Comstock, Eagle Pass North, Eagle Pass South, Carrizo Springs, Uvalde
• El Paso Sector:
  Alamogordo, Clint, Deming, El Paso, Fort Hancock, Las Cruces, Lordsburg, Santa Teresa, Ysleta
• El Centro Sector:
  El Centro, Indio, Calexico
• Grand Forks Sector:
  Pembina
• Havre Sector:
  Havre, Malta, Plentywood, Scobey, Sweetgrass
• Houlton Sector:
  Calais, Fort Fairfield, Jackman, Rangeley, Van Buren
• Laredo Sector:
  Laredo South, Cotulla, Hebbronville, Laredo West, Freer, Laredo North, Zapata
• Rio Grande Valley Sector:
  Rio Grande City, Fort Brown, McAllen, Brownsville, Falfurrias, Weslaco, Kingsville, Harlingen
• San Diego Sector:
  Boulevard, Brownfield, Campo, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, Murrieta, San Clemente
• Spokane Sector:
  Colville, Curlew, Metaline Falls, Oroville
• Swanton Sector:
  Beecher Falls, Burke, Champlain, Newport, Richford
• Tucson Sector:
  Ajo, Tucson, Nogales, Douglas, Brian
  
  A. Terry, Sonoita, Casa Grande, Three Points Substation, Willcox
• Yuma Sector:
  Blythe, Yuma, Wellton

As a BPA, you will be part of a workforce of over 60,000 that strives to protect the American people by safeguarding our borders, deterring illicit activity, and enhancing the nation’s economic prosperity. Being a BPA makes you a valuable member of the Federal Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) profession.

• Detecting and questioning people suspected of violating immigration and customs laws and inspecting documents and possessions to determine citizenship or violations.
• Preventing and apprehending aliens and smugglers of aliens at or near the borders by maintaining surveillance from covert positions and using infrared scopes during night operations.
• Interpreting and following tracks, marks, and other physical evidence of illegal entry of…