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b'Airport screeners and other Transportation Security Administration employees have received a major pay increase to bring their salaries on par with the rest of the federal civilian workforce.\\nThe new pay scale instituted by TSA this month mirrors the General Schedule wage system used across much of the rest of the federal government. The increases were funded under the homeland security appropriations bill passed by Congress late last year. It included funding for the pay raises starting in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023.\\nLate last week and into the weekend, TSA employees received their first paychecks under the new system. Some TSA employees received as much as a 31% pay boost, officials said during a press conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport today.\\n\\u201cThat\\u2019s a hell of a pay increase for anybody, but it\\u2019s long overdue,\\u201d House Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'