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 3.5 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 473 reviews)); "If you have no life and are willing to work constantly then I would say the pay is good." ((in 308 reviews)); "There are some great people that work there and the experiences you get from the federal government." ((in 86 reviews)); "Some good coworkers as long as you are friendly and communicate with others" ((in 64 reviews)); "TSA offered great job security" ((in 44 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)); "Supervisors and managers show much favoritism which makes it difficult to achieve good bonus ratings." ((in 70 reviews)); "They wonder why the morale is low and people are leaving." ((in 65 reviews)); "Poor management and leadership." ((in 62 reviews)); "Many supervisors have power trips and think they are military." ((in 56 reviews))

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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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3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

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2.9

Culture & values

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.7

Senior management

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).

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3K reviews

4.0

Dec 23, 2014

Not a bad organization to work for.

Tso(transportation security officer) austin, texas

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Pros

Benefits are great. The officers and supervisors are very professional. It's a good stepping stone for younger people to get their feet wet and move on to bigger and better things within the federal government especially within DHS.

Cons

Micromanagement and favoritism by local senior leadership. Local senior leadership seems to always look for things that people are doing wrong than good. Very low employee morale. Salaries for TSA are not in line with other DHS organizations. TSA needs to pay their officers a better salary. Leave and shift bidding is a nightmare. Promotions are very hard to get. TSA will drive your morale into the ground.

3.0

Dec 22, 2014

Different airports are managed differently

Anonymous employee

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Worked several airports. Some were fair, some were not. Upper level managers push their work to low level managers who push their work down to Supervisors.

Cons

Management is pressured to rate their employees low on performance reviews that lead to raises. My reviews of my employees were returned to me for re-working because they were too high. There should be an Officer-written blog to inform prospective transferees about local management so they can decide whether or not to transfer.

4.0

Dec 14, 2014

Great place to start a career in the goverment!

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Pay Benefits Seniority rules This place is a decent way to make a average living if you want

Cons

Micromanaged at every corner and getting time off is a serious pain.

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