
Starting salaries range from $33,394 for Customs and Border Protection officers and $41,187 for Border Patrol agents, with opportunities for agents to earn $51,484 with overtime.
The Trump administration wants to add 5,000 Border Patrol agents on the Southwest border.
The agency, in fiscal year 2017, employed 19,437 Border Patrol agents; 23,079 Customs and Border Protection officers at border crossings, including international bridges and airports; and 947 Air and Marine agents to interdict smugglers and contraband on the water or from the air.