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Federal Marshal Salary in the United States

How much does a Federal Marshal make in the United States? The salary range for a Federal Marshal job is from $2,389 to $2,845 per biweek in the United States. Click on the filter to check out Federal Marshal job salaries by hourly, weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, monthly, and yearly.

Average base salary
updated at September 01, 2024
$2,489
Per Biweek
The average salary for a Federal Marshal is $2,489
per Biweek in the United States.
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Base Salary
$2,389
$2,489
Medium
$2,845
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Highest Paying Cities for Federal Marshal in the United States

Federal Marshal salaries in the United States will pay differently by cities. Below following are the eight cities with the highest income for Federal Marshal jobs in the United States. The city with the highest salary is San Jose. Click on the Federal Marshal salary in cities you are interested in to view detailed job salary information.
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States with Higher Salaries for Federal Marshal

The five states where Federal Marshal jobs get higher salaries in the United States are: District of Columbia, California, New Jersey, Alaska, and Massachusetts. Compared with the average salary of a Federal Marshal in the United States, the state of District of Columbia with the highest job income for this job. The second and third states are California and New Jersey respectively. The high or low salary paid to Federal Marshal by the US has a greater relationship with the demand for jobs and the cost of living.

How Much Do Similar Professions Get Paid in the United States?

There are some different titles for Federal Marshal jobs, and the job title of Federal Marshal will vary in different companies. The job title has a lot to do with the department and responsibilities, and the same job title will vary in different departments. The following list is the salary of jobs similar to Federal Marshal, start to view Federal Marshal-related jobs you are interested in.
Federal Air Marshal
Average salary
United States
$3,427
per Biweek
Marshal
Average salary
United States
$2,445
per Biweek
Sky Marshal Or Air Marshal
Average salary
United States
$2,611
per Biweek
Fire Marshal
Average salary
United States
$2,883
per Biweek
Track Marshal
Average salary
United States
$2,137
per Biweek
Deputy Marshal
Average salary
United States
$2,445
per Biweek

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What Does a Federal Marshal Do?

The Marshals Service provides security to the federal judiciary, and manages the witness security program.

December 22, 2021

Air Marshals must undergo extensive training, including basic federal law enforcement training as well as training specific to the Air Marshals program.

December 20, 2021

Some transit security officials reported that Federal Air Marshals were unfamiliar with local laws, local police procedures, the range of behavior encountered on public transportation, and the parameters of their authority as federal law enforcement officers.

December 19, 2021

Seventy-five percent of the prisoners in Marshals Service custody are detained in state, local and private facilities; the remainder are housed in Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facilities.

December 16, 2021

From the nation's earliest days, marshals were permitted to recruit special deputies as local hires, or as temporary transfers to the Marshals Service from other federal law-enforcement agencies.

December 13, 2021

Most Common Benefits for Federal Marshal

Social Security
Healthcare
401(k)
Pension
Disability
Time Off (days)

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