I donu2019t know what the current pay grades are, but yes, Border Patrol and CBP are both paid on the government-wide GS scales. u201cBack in the dayu201d (forty or more years ago) Customs Inspectors (now called CBP Officers) were paid GS-9 for journeyman inspectors. PIu2019s (Patrol Inspectors, later renamed PA, Patrol Agents) were paid GS-8 levels. Supervisory Customs Inspectors (and some non-supervisory) were paid GS-11 at the border. Airport and Seaport Supervisors were GS-12u2019s and Chief Inspectors were GS-13u2019s. I believe since then the CBP Officers journeyman grade has been increased to GS-11 and all supervisors are GS-12. No idea what the Border Patrol has done, but probably raised it a grade level too.