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How much do deportation jobs pay per year?

As of Jun 1, 2026, the average yearly pay for deportation in the United States is $161,179.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $160,000.00 and $160,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a Deportation job?

A deportation job typically involves enforcing immigration laws by identifying, detaining, and removing individuals who do not have legal authorization to remain in a country. Professionals in this field, such as immigration officers or deportation officers, work with government agencies to ensure compliance with immigration policies. Responsibilities may include investigating cases, coordinating removals, and handling legal documentation. These roles often require knowledge of immigration law, strong communication skills, and the ability to work in complex, sensitive situations.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Deportation position, and why are they important?

To thrive in a Deportation Officer role, you generally need knowledge of immigration law, investigative skills, and relevant law enforcement or legal qualifications. Familiarity with case management systems, background check tools, and federal or state law enforcement certification is often expected. Strong interpersonal communication, discretion, and conflict-resolution skills are crucial for interacting respectfully with affected individuals and collaborating with agency partners. These abilities ensure lawful, fair, and efficient handling of deportation cases while upholding professional and ethical standards.

What types of cases and responsibilities are typical for a Deportation Officer on a daily basis?

Deportation Officers typically handle cases involving individuals subject to removal from the country, which may include conducting investigations, preparing legal documentation, and coordinating detention and removal operations. Daily responsibilities often involve collaborating with other law enforcement and legal professionals, interviewing individuals, and managing complex caseloads. You may also be required to appear in immigration court or provide testimony regarding cases you have worked on. The work environment can be fast-paced and may require urgent decision-making, but strong teamwork and support systems are frequently in place to help you succeed.

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Jobs such as commercial truck driving, sales, construction labor, and certain skilled trades can pay around $3,000 monthly without requiring a college degree. These roles often rely on experience, certifications, or on-the-job training and may involve physical work or independent tasks.
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Infographic showing various Deportation job openings in the United States as of May 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Internship, 91% Full Time, and 8% Part Time. Highlights an 87% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 9% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $161,179 per year, or $77.5 per hour.
Supvy Detention and Deportation Officer (Reemployed Annuitant &CTAP/ICTAP/RPL) - Term Appointment

Supvy Detention and Deportation Officer (Reemployed Annuitant &CTAP/ICTAP/RPL) - Term Appointment

Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Phoenix, AZ โ€ข On-site, Remote

$109.38K - $142.20K/yr

Full-time

Retirement

Posted 21 days ago


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Duties
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As a Supvy Detention and Deportation Officer (Reemployed Annuitant &CTAP/ICTAP/RPL) - Term Appointment, you will perform the following duties:
  • Work with other Federal law enforcement officials to identify, locate and/or apprehend noncitizens; prepare, present and defend deportation or exclusion proceedings; ensuring the physical removal of noncitizens from the United States at various stages of their deportation/exclusion proceedings, and conduct surveillance work.
  • Prepare investigative reports; and assist in complex, difficult, or sensitive seizures.
  • Coordinate travel plans with airlines; negotiating with receiving countries for receipt of deportee; and escorting deportees to their country of citizenship.
  • Plan the work to be accomplished by your subordinates, set and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare schedules for completion of the work and assign work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees and find ways to improve productivity or increase the quality of the work directed.
  • Evaluate work performance of subordinates; give advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters and develop performance standards and hear and resolve complaints from employees; effect minor disciplinary measures; identify developmental training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training.

You have the opportunity to identify one location preference Field Office (FOD) area of responsibility. Note that multiple duty locations fall within the area of responsibility (AOR) of each FOD office. Please view the duty locations within each FOD AOR here. Your location preferences are NOT guaranteed. The duty locations offered will be based on the needs of the agency. If you decline the duty locations offered during the official job offer, you will be removed from further consideration.
Retired applicants must be retired on or before the opening date of this announcement.
Organizational Location: These positions are located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations, in Atlanta, Georgia; Baltimore, Maryland; Buffalo, New York; Burlington, Massachusetts; Centennial, Colorado; Chantilly, Virginia; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Detroit, Michigan; El Paso, Texas; Fort Snelling, Minnesota; Harlingen, Texas; Houston, Texas; Los Angeles, California; Miami, Florida; New Orleans, Louisiana; New York, New York; Newark, New Jersey; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Phoenix, Arizona; San Antonio, Texas; San Diego, California; San Francisco, California; Seattle, Washington; Washington, District of Columbia; West Valley City, Utah.
This is a term position not-to-exceed 1 year and 1 day (may be extended based on the needs of the agency).
Salary: The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the lowest and highest potential salaries for this position. The actual salary range will be based on the applicable locality pay for the selected duty location. Special Salary pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.
Requirements
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Conditions of employment
  • You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
  • You must successfully pass a background investigation.
  • You must successfully pass a drug screen.
  • Males born after 12/31/59 must certify registration with Selective Service.
  • Requirements by Closing Date: Unless otherwise noted, you must meet all requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
  • Motor Vehicle Operation: You must possess a valid automobile driver's license at the time of appointment.
  • This position requires the selectee to carry a firearm. Any person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition (Title 18, U.S.C. Section 022 (g)(9)).
  • Convictions of misdemeanor crime of domestic violence are disqualifying.
  • Work Conditions: Job requires physical strength and stamina due to long periods of surveillance, restraining suspects, and carrying heavy equipment. Environment includes work indoors/outdoors in a potentially dangerous and stressful situations.
  • Travel: You will be required to travel frequently and on short notice.
  • Medical Requirements: You may be required to pass a pre-employment medical examination.
  • Retired candidates must EOD within 60 months of retirement date.

Qualifications
Dual Compensation Off-Set Waiver for Deportation Officer Approved for Rehires: This announcement is being used to recruit CSRS and FERS annuitants on a limited basis with a waiver of salary offset (if a dual compensation waiver is requested) under certain specified circumstances not to exceed 6/30/2028 excluding annuitants with early voluntary and buyout retirements. Annuitants who are reemployed with a salary offset (dual compensation) waiver are eligible for:
  • Full annuity and full Federal salary.
  • Annual and sick leave (not applicable for an intermittent work schedule)
  • Full-time work schedules.
  • Receive overtime (on a full schedule). Overtime hours are counted towards maximum hour limitations.
  • Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime (AUO).
  • New hires under this authority will be offered a non-status, term appointment in the competitive service Not-to-Exceed 1 year and 1 day (may be extended based on the needs of the agency).

Annuitants who are reemployed with a salary offset (dual compensation) waiver are NOT eligible for:
  • Additional retirement coverage (other than Social Security coverage).
  • TSP Contributions.

Reemployed annuitants may only receive one appointment per job series. To be considered qualified for this position you must meet the following qualification requirements:
Please limit your resume to 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent performing duties such that include:
  • Identifying, locating, and arresting noncitizens who pose a threat to national security and public safety, as well as those who enter the United States illegally;
  • Conducting legal research and investigations on difficult and sensitive deportation/exclusion cases that are complex, precedent-setting and sensitive by reviewing actions of apprehending officers which pose a threat to national security and public safety;
  • Obtaining and serving criminal and civil warrants of arrest and initiating deportation and/or criminal proceedings;
  • Ensuring the safe, secure and humane treatment of detainees while in ICE custody in accordance with established standards;
  • Managing complex failure to comply cases where the detainee refuses to comply with the order of removal, including and up to criminal prosecution; and
  • Gathering intelligence based on national intelligence collection requirements to include those related to national security and information pertaining to terrorism and proliferation of weapons and technology.

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.
National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.
Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.
Education
Completion of Training: You must have successfully completed Basic Immigration Law Enforcement Training in accordance with 8 CFR 287.1(g) and other applicable agency policy. This includes successful completion of the Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement & Removal Operations (ERO) Basic Immigration Law Enforcement Training Program (ICE_BIETP); ICE Detention & Removal Operations (DRO) Basic Immigration Law Enforcement Training Program (ICE_D); the legacy Immigration Officer Basic Training Course (IOBTC); the Border Patrol Academy (USBPI); the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Academy Officer Basic Training Program (OBT); the combination of both the legacy Basic Immigration Detention Enforcement Officer Training Course and the ICE DRO Equivalency Training Program (ETP); the ICE Special Agent Training Program; the combination of FLETC Criminal Investigator Training Program and the DRO Equivalency Training Program for Special Agents (ETPSA) and for legacy US Customs Special Agents, the ICE / Customs Special Agent Cross Training Program. Due to regulatory requirements, no other training will be accepted. (Note: Completion of training is subject to verification).
Note: If you previously completed one of the basic immigration law enforcement training courses listed above but have had a significant break of three years or more from a position that initially required this training, you will be required to attend and successfully complete a new ICE basic law enforcement training course as a condition of your employment. Failure to successfully complete the academy will result in your removal from this position.
Deportation Officer Transition Program (DOTP): Selectees who have not previously held a position as a Deportation Officer, Detention and Deportation Officer, Supervisory Deportation Officer, or Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer and have not previously attended the six-week DOTP will be required to do so after entrance on duty. Successful completion of this course is mandatory per agency policy. Failure to successfully complete the academy will result in your removal from this position.
Physical Fitness Testing (PFT): Physical Fitness Test (PFT) may be administered. A passing score is required. If you have failed a PFT, you are not eligible for consideration for 12 months from the closing date of the announcement in which you applied that required the PFT. Additionally, a PFT will also be administered at FLETC during Basic Training. Every trainee must pass the PFT during training.
Medical Requirement: You may be required to pass a pre-employment medical examination.
Firearms Requirement: You will be required to carry a firearm while performing duties of this position. Maintaining firearm proficiency is also mandatory. You must satisfactorily complete (or have previously completed) the firearms component of the Criminal Investigation Training Program at Glynco, GA. Any person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition. A "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" is generally defined under the statute as any offense involving the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of deadly weapon, committed by the victim's current or former domestic partner, parent, or guardian. The term "convicted", as defined in the statute, excludes any person whose conviction has been expunged, set aside, or pardoned or any person whose civil rights have been restored unless the pardon, expungement, or restoration of civil rights expressly prohibits the possession of firearms or ammunition. Candidates who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence within the meaning of the referenced statute are not qualified for this position. Candidates under consideration will be required to certify whether they have ever been convicted of such an offense. False or fraudulent information provided by candidates is criminally punishable by fine or imprisonment [Title 18, U.S.C., Section 1001]
Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime (AUO): This position may require substantial amounts of irregular or occasional overtime. You may be required to work on an unscheduled basis in excess of the 40-hour workweek. You must be readily available to perform this unscheduled overtime on a continual basis. To compensate you for this irregular and occasional overtime, you may receive premium pay in the form of Adminis...