Clearance Level

"Trust the system."

- Phil Coulson

Clearance levels were used by S.H.I.E.L.D. to keep order in their system and protect information that is protected by S.H.I.E.L.D. There were 10 levels of clearance, as well as Level Alpha and Omega Clearance. As agents moved up from Level 1, they gained access to more information, and frequently, more power, though rank and clearance level is not necessarily correlated. For example, for agents to know all of the information surrounding the Battle of New York, they had to have been Level 7. An agent's clearance level was not based on how long they have been a part of the agency.

When Phil Coulson became Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., he eliminated the clearance level system.

List of Agents by Confirmed Level

 * Skye - Level 1
 * Katherine Shane - Level 4
 * Leo Fitz - Level 5
 * Jemma Simmons - Level 5
 * Mack - Level 6
 * Antoine Triplett † - Level 6
 * Rebecca Stevens † - Level 6 Clearancelevelrogers.jpg
 * Eric Koenig † - Level 6
 * Billy Koenig - Level 6
 * Sam Koenig - Level 6
 * Clint Barton - Level 7
 * Natasha Romanoff - Level 7
 * Jasper Sitwell (HYDRA) † - Level 7
 * Melinda May - Level 7
 * Grant Ward (HYDRA) - Level 7 (formerly Level 6)
 * Felix Blake - Level 7
 * John Garrett (HYDRA) † - Level 7
 * Victoria Hand † - Level 8
 * Phil Coulson - Level 8
 * Captain Steve Rogers - Level 8
 * Commander Maria Hill - Level 9
 * Colonel Nick Fury - Level 10, Alpha Level, Omega Level
 * Alexander Pierce (HYDRA) † - Level 10, Alpha Level