If you want to be hired as an FBI agent you will have to have a bachelor's degree and at least three years of related full-time work experience. FBI agent salaries vary due to years of experience. For example a first year agent can expect to be paid between $40-60,000 a year compared to an agent who has been with the FBI for 20 years or more. Those agents can make between $100-150,000 a year.
. Also the area of the country that the agents live and work in effects the pay scale as well. For executive or management positions you can start at a base salary of $80,000 a year. To see a more detailed overview with charts and scales of salaries available go