Does TSA (Transportation Security Administration) pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, TSA (Transportation Security Administration) employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at TSA (Transportation Security Administration). This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at TSA (Transportation Security Administration)?

56% of TSA (Transportation Security Administration) employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated TSA (Transportation Security Administration) 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at TSA (Transportation Security Administration)?

TSO (Transportation Security Officer) (783) , Transportation Security Officer (294) , Tso (247) , TSA OFFICER (111) , Security Officer (102) , Lead Transportation Security Officer (78) , TSO Officer (62) , LTSO (52) , Officer (44) , Supervisory Transportation Security Officer (44) , Supervisor (30) , Screener (23) , Administrative Assistant (21) , Program Analyst (14) , Lead Officer (13)

What are the pros of working at TSA (Transportation Security Administration) according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and good for stepping up into gov work" ((in 488 reviews)); "If you have no life and are willing to work constantly then I would say the pay is good." ((in 294 reviews)); "There are some great people that work there and the experiences you get from the federal government." ((in 82 reviews)); "Some good coworkers as long as you are friendly and communicate with others" ((in 63 reviews)); "Good health benefits." ((in 45 reviews))

What are the cons of working at TSA (Transportation Security Administration) according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and work hours" ((in 336 reviews)); "Too much favoritism, if you are not liked managers will try to get rid of you." ((in 76 reviews)); "They wonder why the morale is low and people are leaving." ((in 60 reviews)); "Many supervisors have power trips and think they are military." ((in 60 reviews)); "Poor management and leadership." ((in 59 reviews))

What are employees saying about TSA (Transportation Security Administration) layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about TSA (Transportation Security Administration) layoffs and their outlook for job security at TSA (Transportation Security Administration) in 2026.

TSA (Transportation Security Administration) reviews

3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(2,919 total reviews)

David P. Pekoske

64% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

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TSA (Transportation Security Administration) has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,919 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The TSA (Transportation Security Administration) employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Gobierno y Administración Pública industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

3K reviews

4.0

Mar 6, 2018

Consistent Work and Reasonable Pay

Tso

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Part Time allows me to attend school Guaranteed hours Not too strenuous Advancement opportunities

Cons

Bureaucratic Inflexible Continuous changes in expected training everyone hates you in a way similar to how people hate the IRS

5.0

Mar 3, 2018

TSO

Tso

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good starting position within the federal government. Good pay for the job you do.

Cons

Passengers are rude to you as well as scheduling is hard to get days off.

2.0

Feb 27, 2018

Transportation security officer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay. A lot of overtime. They do promote within which is great.

Cons

Management. Rude passengers. Disrespect. Phl says they have a no tolerance for violence and that’s a lie. I was hit with a chair by another coworker and no immidiate discipline took place. They even tried to blame it on me. More violence happened but I won’t go into further detail here. SOME management is lazy and racist. They’ll have you fired purely because they don’t like you. Honestly would be a wonderful place to work if the managers and above were more professional, not lazy and they stuck to what they preach. Like having no tile race for violence when there’s clearly tolerance for it.

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