Originally Posted by IceTrojan
I'm guessing most of the FAMs out there are newbies, so are in the lower salary range (which also entails crappier routes because of seniority status, or lack thereof).
Your guess is incorrect. Most marshals came from the Border Patrol or other federal agencies, and very few of them are still in G or H bands; most are in I. The TSA (then agency in charge of marshals) had no problem finding plenty of qualified applicants with years of LEO experience. With the locality pay and 25% LEAP, not hard for them to approach $100k.