Where an ATC Salary Goes Furthest
Every FAA facility's controller pay, after state tax, adjusted for what things cost there
Locality pay follows labor markets, not living costs, and state income tax takes nothing at 77 facilities and up to 8.4% of pay at others. Taking each facility's pay after state tax and dividing it by its area's price index shows what the paycheck buys. Across 313 facilities, adjusted CPC entry pay runs from $44,617 at ACK to $180,010 at I90.
Every Facility, Ranked
Adjusted pay = (2026 CPC entry pay − state and local income tax) ÷ (price index ÷ 100). An index of 100 is the national average. Click a heading to sort.
| # | Facility | Level | Entry Pay | State Tax | Price Index | Adjusted | Pay Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I90 Houston TRACON | 12 | $177,544 | 0.0% | 98.6 | $180,010 | 16 |
| 2 | IAH Houston Intercontinental Tower | 11 | $169,083 | 0.0% | 98.6 | $171,432 | 21 |
| 3 | ZHU Houston ARTCC | 11 | $169,083 | 0.0% | 98.6 | $171,432 | 22 |
| 4 | ORD Chicago O'Hare Tower | 12 | $185,250 | 4.9% | 103.6 | $170,102 | 8 |
| 5 | C90 Chicago TRACON | 12 | $182,620 | 4.9% | 103.6 | $167,688 | 10 |
| 6 | ZME Memphis ARTCC | 12 | $153,950 | 0.0% | 92.2 | $167,010 | 48 |
| 7 | ZAU Chicago ARTCC | 12 | $178,806 | 4.9% | 103.6 | $164,189 | 15 |
| 8 | N90 New York TRACON | 12 | $194,574 | 5.4% | 112.6 | $163,588 | 2 |
| 9 | ZNY New York ARTCC | 12 | $194,574 | 5.4% | 112.6 | $163,588 | 3 |
| 10 | ZOB Cleveland ARTCC | 12 | $160,749 | 4.8% | 93.9 | $163,003 | 38 |
| 11 | D10 Dallas-Fort Worth TRACON | 12 | $167,364 | 0.0% | 103.1 | $162,347 | 24 |
| 12 | DFW Dallas-Fort Worth Tower | 12 | $167,364 | 0.0% | 103.1 | $162,347 | 25 |
| 13 | ZFW Fort Worth ARTCC | 12 | $167,364 | 0.0% | 103.1 | $162,347 | 26 |
| 14 | D01 Denver TRACON | 12 | $175,860 | 4.0% | 105.8 | $159,606 | 17 |
| 15 | DEN Denver Tower | 12 | $175,860 | 4.0% | 105.8 | $159,606 | 18 |
| 16 | PCT Potomac TRACON | 12 | $182,199 | 5.3% | 108.9 | $158,465 | 11 |
| 17 | ZDC Washington ARTCC | 12 | $182,199 | 5.3% | 108.9 | $158,465 | 12 |
| 18 | PHL Philadelphia Tower | 12 | $173,717 | 6.5% | 102.6 | $158,395 | 20 |
| 19 | ZOA Oakland ARTCC | 11 | $195,811 | 7.1% | 115.6 | $157,279 | 1 |
| 20 | A90 Boston TRACON | 11 | $166,052 | 0.0% | 105.7 | $157,157 | 28 |
| 21 | ZBW Boston ARTCC | 11 | $166,052 | 0.0% | 105.7 | $157,157 | 29 |
| 22 | JFK Kennedy Tower | 11 | $185,303 | 5.3% | 112.6 | $155,837 | 6 |
| 23 | LGA La Guardia Tower | 11 | $185,303 | 5.3% | 112.6 | $155,837 | 7 |
| 24 | CLT Charlotte Tower | 12 | $157,382 | 3.7% | 97.4 | $155,738 | 43 |
| 25 | A80 Atlanta TRACON | 12 | $162,801 | 4.6% | 100.1 | $155,183 | 35 |
| 26 | ATL Atlanta Tower | 12 | $162,801 | 4.6% | 100.1 | $155,183 | 36 |
| 27 | ZTL Atlanta ARTCC | 12 | $162,801 | 4.6% | 100.1 | $155,183 | 37 |
| 28 | EWR Newark Tower | 11 | $183,299 | 5.2% | 112.6 | $154,418 | 9 |
| 29 | ZID Indianapolis ARTCC | 12 | $155,383 | 4.9% | 95.7 | $154,347 | 46 |
| 30 | SCT Southern California TRACON | 12 | $185,592 | 7.0% | 111.9 | $154,224 | 5 |
| 31 | ZKC Kansas City ARTCC | 11 | $149,006 | 5.0% | 92.5 | $152,897 | 55 |
| 32 | NCT Northern California TRACON | 12 | $174,860 | 6.9% | 106.7 | $152,646 | 19 |
| 33 | ZAN Anchorage ARTCC | 10 | $159,288 | 0.0% | 105.4 | $151,099 | 41 |
| 34 | D21 Detroit TRACON | 10 | $156,515 | 4.1% | 100.3 | $149,665 | 45 |
| 35 | SFO San Francisco Tower | 10 | $186,053 | 7.0% | 115.6 | $149,623 | 4 |
| 36 | L30 Las Vegas TRACON | 11 | $149,758 | 0.0% | 100.2 | $149,429 | 53 |
| 37 | LAS Las Vegas Tower | 11 | $149,758 | 0.0% | 100.2 | $149,429 | 54 |
| 38 | S46 Seattle TRACON | 10 | $164,905 | 0.0% | 111.1 | $148,390 | 30 |
| 39 | SEA Seattle Tower | 10 | $164,905 | 0.0% | 111.1 | $148,390 | 31 |
| 40 | LAX Los Angeles Tower | 11 | $181,070 | 7.0% | 113.6 | $148,331 | 13 |
| 41 | ZJX Jacksonville ARTCC | 11 | $146,614 | 0.0% | 99.5 | $147,380 | 58 |
| 42 | ZLA Los Angeles ARTCC | 12 | $179,477 | 6.9% | 113.6 | $147,059 | 14 |
| 43 | BOS Boston Tower | 10 | $166,702 | 4.9% | 108.3 | $146,474 | 27 |
| 44 | P50 Phoenix TRACON | 11 | $153,365 | 2.2% | 103.3 | $145,116 | 49 |
| 45 | BNA Nashville Tower | 10 | $139,307 | 0.0% | 96.3 | $144,599 | 63 |
| 46 | F11 Central Florida TRACON | 11 | $146,614 | 0.0% | 101.4 | $144,561 | 57 |
| 47 | ZSE Seattle ARTCC | 10 | $160,264 | 0.0% | 111.1 | $144,213 | 39 |
| 48 | MIA Miami Tower | 12 | $163,958 | 0.0% | 114.2 | $143,621 | 33 |
| 49 | IAD Dulles Tower | 10 | $164,869 | 5.3% | 108.9 | $143,464 | 32 |
| 50 | ZMP Minneapolis ARTCC | 11 | $159,840 | 6.1% | 104.8 | $143,222 | 40 |
| 51 | ZDV Denver ARTCC | 10 | $155,325 | 3.9% | 105.2 | $141,824 | 47 |
| 52 | ZAB Albuquerque ARTCC | 10 | $140,818 | 4.0% | 95.6 | $141,548 | 62 |
| 53 | M98 Minneapolis TRACON | 10 | $156,872 | 6.0% | 104.8 | $140,613 | 44 |
| 54 | DAB Daytona Beach Tower | 10 | $139,307 | 0.0% | 99.4 | $140,190 | 64 |
| 55 | MYF Montgomery Tower | 10 | $167,701 | 6.8% | 111.9 | $139,722 | 23 |
| 56 | ZMA Miami ARTCC | 11 | $158,399 | 0.0% | 114.2 | $138,752 | 42 |
| 57 | GFK Grand Forks Tower | 9 | $121,134 | 0.9% | 86.7 | $138,508 | 102 |
| 58 | TPA Tampa Tower | 10 | $139,307 | 0.0% | 100.9 | $138,078 | 67 |
| 59 | PHX Phoenix Tower | 10 | $145,721 | 2.2% | 103.3 | $137,902 | 60 |
| 60 | HCF Honolulu Control Facility | 11 | $163,885 | 6.7% | 111.0 | $137,762 | 34 |
| 61 | S56 Salt Lake City TRACON | 10 | $139,307 | 4.5% | 100.9 | $131,891 | 65 |
| 62 | SLC Salt Lake City Tower | 10 | $139,307 | 4.5% | 100.9 | $131,891 | 66 |
| 63 | ZLC Salt Lake City ARTCC | 10 | $139,307 | 4.5% | 100.9 | $131,891 | 68 |
| 64 | M03 Memphis TRACON | 9 | $121,134 | 0.0% | 92.2 | $131,410 | 104 |
| 65 | A11 Anchorage TRACON | 9 | $138,508 | 0.0% | 105.4 | $131,387 | 69 |
| 66 | DTW Detroit Tower | 9 | $136,098 | 4.1% | 100.3 | $130,174 | 71 |
| 67 | SAT San Antonio Tower | 9 | $122,914 | 0.0% | 94.7 | $129,766 | 99 |
| 68 | TEB Teterboro Tower | 9 | $153,099 | 4.9% | 112.6 | $129,297 | 50 |
| 69 | HOU Hobby Tower | 8 | $126,428 | 0.0% | 98.6 | $128,184 | 87 |
| 70 | MSY Moisant Tower | 9 | $121,134 | 2.7% | 92.6 | $127,307 | 106 |
| 71 | CVG Cincinnati Tower | 9 | $126,173 | 3.9% | 95.4 | $127,098 | 88 |
| 72 | AUS Austin Tower | 9 | $124,538 | 0.0% | 98.1 | $126,989 | 95 |
| 73 | T75 St. Louis TRACON | 9 | $124,207 | 3.9% | 95.1 | $125,467 | 96 |
| 74 | LGB Long Beach Tower | 9 | $151,567 | 6.5% | 113.6 | $124,770 | 51 |
| 75 | VNY Van Nuys Tower | 9 | $151,567 | 6.5% | 113.6 | $124,770 | 52 |
| 76 | RDU Raleigh-Durham Tower | 9 | $126,494 | 3.6% | 98.2 | $124,242 | 86 |
| 77 | P31 Pensacola TRACON | 9 | $121,134 | 0.0% | 97.7 | $123,960 | 107 |
| 78 | SDF Standiford Tower | 9 | $121,134 | 4.9% | 93.1 | $123,837 | 109 |
| 79 | MSP Minneapolis Tower | 9 | $136,407 | 5.8% | 104.8 | $122,622 | 70 |
| 80 | SNA John Wayne Tower | 9 | $148,256 | 6.4% | 113.6 | $122,125 | 56 |
| 81 | DCA Washington National Tower | 9 | $142,016 | 6.4% | 108.9 | $122,073 | 61 |
| 82 | JAX Jacksonville Tower | 9 | $121,134 | 0.0% | 99.5 | $121,767 | 103 |
| 83 | IND Indianapolis Tower | 9 | $122,262 | 4.9% | 95.7 | $121,458 | 101 |
| 84 | PRC Prescott Tower | 9 | $121,134 | 2.2% | 98.3 | $120,607 | 108 |
| 85 | DVT Deer Valley Tower | 9 | $126,711 | 2.2% | 103.3 | $119,963 | 84 |
| 86 | FFZ Falcon Tower | 9 | $126,711 | 2.2% | 103.3 | $119,963 | 85 |
| 87 | MDW Midway Tower | 8 | $130,043 | 4.8% | 103.6 | $119,450 | 76 |
| 88 | MCO Orlando Tower | 9 | $121,134 | 0.0% | 101.4 | $119,438 | 105 |
| 89 | SFB Sanford Tower | 9 | $121,134 | 0.0% | 101.4 | $119,438 | 110 |
| 90 | JCF Joshua TRACON | 8 | $127,804 | 6.0% | 100.9 | $119,088 | 81 |
| 91 | MEM Memphis Tower | 8 | $109,627 | 0.0% | 92.2 | $118,927 | 144 |
| 92 | ANC Anchorage Tower | 8 | $125,350 | 0.0% | 105.4 | $118,906 | 93 |
| 93 | CRP Corpus Christi Tower | 8 | $110,161 | 0.0% | 92.7 | $118,875 | 139 |
| 94 | VRB Vero Beach Tower | 8 | $116,754 | 0.0% | 98.3 | $118,761 | 123 |
| 95 | OAK Oakland Tower | 8 | $146,413 | 6.4% | 115.6 | $118,524 | 59 |
| 96 | TYS Knoxville Tower | 8 | $109,627 | 0.0% | 92.6 | $118,426 | 151 |
| 97 | Y90 Yankee TRACON | 8 | $128,001 | 5.0% | 102.8 | $118,317 | 80 |
| 98 | RVS Riverside Tower | 8 | $109,627 | 4.0% | 89.2 | $117,968 | 148 |
| 99 | TUL Tulsa Tower | 8 | $109,627 | 4.0% | 89.2 | $117,968 | 150 |
| 100 | ICT Wichita Tower | 8 | $109,627 | 4.9% | 89.0 | $117,268 | 143 |
| 101 | FAI Fairbanks Tower | 7 | $120,219 | 0.0% | 103.2 | $116,480 | 111 |
| 102 | OKC Oklahoma City Tower | 8 | $109,627 | 4.0% | 90.4 | $116,402 | 146 |
| 103 | CLE Cleveland Tower | 8 | $114,469 | 4.6% | 93.9 | $116,314 | 124 |
| 104 | R90 Omaha TRACON | 8 | $110,723 | 3.8% | 91.9 | $115,945 | 137 |
| 105 | DAL Dallas Love Tower | 8 | $119,179 | 0.0% | 103.1 | $115,607 | 118 |
| 106 | MKE Milwaukee Tower | 8 | $116,801 | 4.6% | 96.9 | $114,892 | 121 |
| 107 | PIT Pittsburgh Tower | 8 | $113,345 | 4.1% | 94.7 | $114,854 | 128 |
| 108 | MCI Kansas City International Tower | 8 | $111,416 | 4.9% | 92.5 | $114,548 | 132 |
| 109 | CNO Chino Tower | 8 | $129,677 | 6.0% | 106.4 | $114,474 | 77 |
| 110 | CMH Columbus Tower | 8 | $114,394 | 4.6% | 95.5 | $114,351 | 125 |
| 111 | P80 Portland TRACON | 9 | $131,451 | 8.4% | 105.4 | $114,232 | 75 |
| 112 | BJC Broomfield Tower | 8 | $125,603 | 3.8% | 105.8 | $114,185 | 89 |
| 113 | U90 Tucson TRACON | 8 | $113,017 | 2.1% | 96.9 | $114,132 | 129 |
| 114 | BHM Birmingham Tower | 8 | $110,732 | 5.8% | 91.6 | $113,873 | 136 |
| 115 | APA Centennial Tower | 8 | $124,948 | 3.8% | 105.8 | $113,593 | 94 |
| 116 | PBI West Palm Beach Tower | 9 | $129,009 | 0.0% | 114.2 | $113,007 | 78 |
| 117 | MYR Myrtle Beach Tower | 8 | $109,627 | 3.6% | 93.6 | $112,840 | 145 |
| 118 | SJC San Jose Tower | 7 | $132,499 | 6.1% | 110.4 | $112,666 | 73 |
| 119 | BWI Baltimore Tower | 8 | $127,027 | 7.3% | 104.5 | $112,636 | 82 |
| 120 | ABE Allentown Tower | 7 | $116,914 | 4.1% | 100.0 | $112,189 | 120 |
| 121 | ABQ Albuquerque Tower | 8 | $110,816 | 3.7% | 95.6 | $111,687 | 135 |
| 122 | FSM Fort Smith Tower | 7 | $99,209 | 3.7% | 85.9 | $111,250 | 200 |
| 123 | PVD Providence Tower | 7 | $117,109 | 3.4% | 101.8 | $111,180 | 119 |
| 124 | AZO Kalamazoo Tower | 8 | $109,627 | 4.0% | 94.8 | $110,943 | 140 |
| 125 | SAN San Diego Tower | 8 | $131,785 | 6.1% | 111.9 | $110,607 | 74 |
| 126 | ROW Roswell Tower | 5 | $81,249 | 3.3% | 71.2 | $110,388 | 291 |
| 127 | ELP El Paso Tower | 7 | $99,209 | 0.0% | 89.9 | $110,343 | 198 |
| 128 | SAV Savannah Tower | 8 | $109,627 | 4.4% | 95.2 | $110,026 | 149 |
| 129 | GEG Spokane Tower | 8 | $110,198 | 0.0% | 100.4 | $109,814 | 138 |
| 130 | LBB Lubbock Tower | 7 | $99,209 | 0.0% | 91.3 | $108,639 | 205 |
| 131 | CHA Chattanooga Tower | 7 | $99,209 | 0.0% | 91.5 | $108,473 | 197 |
| 132 | FAR Fargo Tower | 7 | $99,209 | 0.7% | 90.9 | $108,434 | 199 |
| 133 | ORF Norfolk Tower | 8 | $111,256 | 5.0% | 97.9 | $107,896 | 133 |
| 134 | SGF Springfield Tower | 7 | $99,209 | 3.8% | 88.6 | $107,781 | 214 |
| 135 | LVK Livermore Tower | 7 | $132,499 | 6.1% | 115.6 | $107,609 | 72 |
| 136 | ZSU San Juan | 9 | $126,919 | n/a | 118.0 | $107,558 | 83 |
| 137 | COS Colorado Springs Tower | 8 | $112,521 | 3.8% | 100.7 | $107,515 | 130 |
| 138 | SBA Santa Barbara Tower | 7 | $124,134 | 5.9% | 108.8 | $107,371 | 98 |
| 139 | MOB Mobile Tower | 7 | $99,209 | 4.7% | 88.1 | $107,280 | 209 |
| 140 | ACT Waco Tower | 7 | $99,209 | 0.0% | 92.6 | $107,195 | 193 |
| 141 | RSW Fort Myers Tower | 8 | $109,627 | 0.0% | 102.4 | $107,110 | 147 |
| 142 | LIT Little Rock Tower | 7 | $99,209 | 3.7% | 89.4 | $106,930 | 207 |
| 143 | PUB Pueblo Tower | 7 | $101,828 | 3.7% | 91.8 | $106,861 | 179 |
| 144 | BOI Boise Tower | 8 | $109,627 | 4.3% | 98.4 | $106,642 | 141 |
| 145 | GPT Gulfport Tower | 7 | $99,209 | 3.3% | 90.0 | $106,624 | 201 |
| 146 | FRG Farmingdale Tower | 7 | $125,389 | 5.1% | 112.6 | $105,749 | 90 |
| 147 | HPN Westchester Tower | 7 | $125,389 | 5.1% | 112.6 | $105,749 | 91 |
| 148 | ISP Islip Tower | 7 | $125,389 | 5.1% | 112.6 | $105,749 | 92 |
| 149 | HSV Huntsville Tower | 7 | $103,320 | 4.7% | 93.1 | $105,747 | 173 |
| 150 | DSM Des Moines Tower | 7 | $100,014 | 3.1% | 91.7 | $105,633 | 190 |
| 151 | TLH Tallahassee Tower | 7 | $99,209 | 0.0% | 93.9 | $105,631 | 216 |
| 152 | PWM Portland Tower | 7 | $113,634 | 5.4% | 101.9 | $105,539 | 126 |
| 153 | FPR St. Lucie Tower | 7 | $105,659 | 0.0% | 100.2 | $105,417 | 162 |
| 154 | TMB Tamiami Tower | 8 | $120,125 | 0.0% | 114.2 | $105,225 | 112 |
| 155 | ZUA Guam | 8 | $128,357 | 0.0% | 122.0 | $105,211 | 79 |
| 156 | GSP Greer Tower | 7 | $99,209 | 3.4% | 91.1 | $105,203 | 203 |
| 157 | DWH Houston Hooks Tower | 6 | $103,543 | 0.0% | 98.6 | $104,981 | 172 |
| 158 | CHS Charleston Tower | 8 | $109,627 | 3.6% | 101.0 | $104,658 | 142 |
| 159 | CMA Camarillo Tower | 7 | $122,863 | 5.9% | 110.5 | $104,647 | 100 |
| 160 | FTW Meacham Tower | 7 | $107,854 | 0.0% | 103.1 | $104,621 | 159 |
| 161 | TRI Tri-Cities Tower | 6 | $89,784 | 0.0% | 86.5 | $103,857 | 260 |
| 162 | RFD Rockford Tower | 6 | $100,368 | 4.8% | 92.2 | $103,684 | 188 |
| 163 | MAF Midland Tower | 7 | $99,209 | 0.0% | 95.8 | $103,580 | 208 |
| 164 | GSO Greensboro Tower | 7 | $99,209 | 3.5% | 92.9 | $103,111 | 202 |
| 165 | BUF Buffalo Tower | 7 | $103,743 | 4.9% | 95.8 | $102,945 | 171 |
| 166 | STL St. Louis Tower | 7 | $101,726 | 3.8% | 95.1 | $102,936 | 180 |
| 167 | BUR Burbank Tower | 7 | $124,134 | 5.9% | 113.6 | $102,861 | 97 |
| 168 | PAO Palo Alto Tower | 6 | $119,911 | 5.8% | 110.4 | $102,326 | 115 |
| 169 | RHV Reid-Hillview Tower | 6 | $119,911 | 5.8% | 110.4 | $102,326 | 116 |
| 170 | FLL Fort Lauderdale Tower | 8 | $116,754 | 0.0% | 114.2 | $102,272 | 122 |
| 171 | CAE Columbia Tower | 7 | $99,209 | 3.4% | 93.7 | $102,272 | 196 |
| 172 | SBN South Bend Tower | 7 | $99,209 | 4.7% | 92.9 | $101,866 | 213 |
| 173 | MWH Grant County Tower | 6 | $89,784 | 0.0% | 88.2 | $101,796 | 256 |
| 174 | BIL Billings Tower | 7 | $99,209 | 4.3% | 93.5 | $101,534 | 195 |
| 175 | PNS Pensacola Tower | 7 | $99,209 | 0.0% | 97.7 | $101,524 | 212 |
| 176 | CKB Clarksburg Tower | 5 | $81,249 | 3.7% | 77.2 | $101,383 | 276 |
| 177 | VGT North Las Vegas Tower | 7 | $101,336 | 0.0% | 100.2 | $101,114 | 184 |
| 178 | LEX Lexington Tower | 7 | $99,209 | 5.6% | 92.9 | $100,788 | 206 |
| 179 | SEE Gillespie Tower | 7 | $119,346 | 5.8% | 111.9 | $100,524 | 117 |
| 180 | GGG Longview Tower | 6 | $89,784 | 0.0% | 89.5 | $100,329 | 250 |
| 181 | PDK DeKalb-Peachtree Tower | 7 | $104,913 | 4.4% | 100.1 | $100,217 | 165 |
| 182 | ABI Abilene Tower | 6 | $89,784 | 0.0% | 90.4 | $99,363 | 242 |
| 183 | ILM Wilmington Tower | 7 | $99,209 | 3.5% | 96.4 | $99,315 | 204 |
| 184 | AVL Asheville Tower | 7 | $99,209 | 3.5% | 96.5 | $99,222 | 194 |
| 185 | FSD Sioux Falls Tower | 6 | $89,784 | 0.0% | 90.6 | $99,067 | 249 |
| 186 | MDT Harrisburg International Tower | 7 | $101,218 | 4.1% | 98.7 | $98,427 | 186 |
| 187 | FAY Fayetteville Tower | 6 | $93,757 | 3.4% | 92.0 | $98,418 | 228 |
| 188 | PIE St. Petersburg Tower | 7 | $99,209 | 0.0% | 100.9 | $98,334 | 211 |
| 189 | SDL Scottsdale Tower | 7 | $103,777 | 2.1% | 103.3 | $98,321 | 170 |
| 190 | BFL Bakersfield Tower | 6 | $104,671 | 5.3% | 100.9 | $98,291 | 167 |
| 191 | MSN Madison Tower | 7 | $99,802 | 4.4% | 97.3 | $98,043 | 191 |
| 192 | ORL Orlando Executive Tower | 7 | $99,209 | 0.0% | 101.4 | $97,820 | 210 |
| 193 | AMA Amarillo Tower | 6 | $89,784 | 0.0% | 91.8 | $97,783 | 244 |
| 194 | HWD Hayward Tower | 6 | $119,911 | 5.8% | 115.6 | $97,733 | 114 |
| 195 | JAN Jackson Tower | 6 | $89,784 | 3.2% | 89.1 | $97,613 | 253 |
| 196 | MLI Moline Quad City Tower | 6 | $91,218 | 4.8% | 89.1 | $97,494 | 237 |
| 197 | MRI Merrill Tower | 6 | $102,662 | 0.0% | 105.4 | $97,384 | 176 |
| 198 | HUF Terre Haute Tower | 6 | $89,784 | 4.9% | 87.8 | $97,254 | 252 |
| 199 | ACY Atlantic City Tower | 6 | $100,238 | 4.2% | 98.9 | $97,150 | 189 |
| 200 | SRQ Sarasota Tower | 7 | $99,209 | 0.0% | 102.4 | $96,865 | 215 |
| 201 | BTR Baton Rouge Tower | 6 | $89,784 | 2.6% | 90.8 | $96,361 | 245 |
| 202 | CDW Caldwell Tower | 6 | $113,476 | 4.4% | 112.6 | $96,337 | 127 |
| 203 | PTK Pontiac Tower | 6 | $100,567 | 4.0% | 100.3 | $96,255 | 187 |
| 204 | ADS Addison Tower | 6 | $99,141 | 0.0% | 103.1 | $96,169 | 217 |
| 205 | DPA Dupage Tower | 6 | $104,663 | 4.8% | 103.6 | $96,165 | 168 |
| 206 | BED Hanscom Tower | 6 | $109,357 | 4.8% | 108.3 | $96,157 | 152 |
| 207 | BTV Burlington Tower | 7 | $101,235 | 4.2% | 101.0 | $96,101 | 185 |
| 208 | DLH Duluth Tower | 6 | $89,784 | 5.1% | 88.8 | $95,981 | 247 |
| 209 | MGM Montgomery Tower | 6 | $89,784 | 4.7% | 89.7 | $95,406 | 255 |
| 210 | YNG Youngstown Tower | 5 | $84,837 | 1.8% | 87.4 | $95,304 | 264 |
| 211 | STS Sonoma Tower | 5 | $108,513 | 5.4% | 107.8 | $95,241 | 156 |
| 212 | OMA Omaha Tower | 6 | $90,681 | 3.6% | 91.9 | $95,131 | 239 |
| 213 | TOL Toledo Tower | 6 | $89,784 | 3.4% | 91.5 | $94,851 | 259 |
| 214 | BFI Boeing Tower | 6 | $105,285 | 0.0% | 111.1 | $94,740 | 164 |
| 215 | MLU Monroe Tower | 5 | $81,249 | 2.5% | 83.6 | $94,734 | 289 |
| 216 | PNE Northeast Philadelphia Tower | 6 | $103,843 | 6.5% | 102.6 | $94,684 | 169 |
| 217 | AFW Alliance Tower | 6 | $97,607 | 0.0% | 103.1 | $94,681 | 220 |
| 218 | MMU Morristown Tower | 6 | $110,945 | 4.4% | 112.6 | $94,232 | 134 |
| 219 | HIO Hillsboro Tower | 7 | $108,167 | 8.2% | 105.4 | $94,172 | 157 |
| 220 | MRY Monterey Tower | 5 | $108,513 | 5.4% | 109.0 | $94,140 | 155 |
| 221 | TUS Tucson Tower | 6 | $92,790 | 2.1% | 96.9 | $93,780 | 231 |
| 222 | PDX Portland Tower | 7 | $107,659 | 8.2% | 105.4 | $93,732 | 160 |
| 223 | AGS Augusta Tower | 6 | $89,784 | 4.3% | 91.9 | $93,474 | 243 |
| 224 | POC Brackett Tower | 6 | $112,341 | 5.5% | 113.6 | $93,443 | 131 |
| 225 | SHV Shreveport Tower | 5 | $81,249 | 2.5% | 84.8 | $93,427 | 292 |
| 226 | SUS Spirit Tower | 6 | $92,062 | 3.7% | 95.1 | $93,251 | 235 |
| 227 | PAE Paine Tower | 6 | $103,291 | 0.0% | 111.1 | $92,946 | 174 |
| 228 | LAF Lafayette Tower | 6 | $90,620 | 4.2% | 93.4 | $92,935 | 240 |
| 229 | FAT Fresno Tower | 7 | $99,709 | 5.1% | 102.2 | $92,664 | 192 |
| 230 | RST Rochester Municipal TRACAB | 5 | $88,578 | 5.1% | 90.8 | $92,577 | 262 |
| 231 | FXE Fort Lauderdale Executive Tower | 7 | $105,659 | 0.0% | 114.2 | $92,553 | 163 |
| 232 | GRB Green Bay Tower | 6 | $89,784 | 4.3% | 93.1 | $92,344 | 251 |
| 233 | FCM Flying Cloud Tower | 6 | $102,178 | 5.3% | 104.8 | $92,304 | 178 |
| 234 | LCH Lake Charles Tower | 5 | $81,249 | 2.5% | 85.9 | $92,251 | 286 |
| 235 | CMI Champaign Tower | 6 | $89,784 | 4.8% | 92.7 | $92,216 | 246 |
| 236 | CPS St. Louis Downtown Tower | 6 | $92,062 | 4.8% | 95.1 | $92,176 | 234 |
| 237 | LOU Louisville Bowman Tower | 6 | $89,784 | 4.8% | 93.1 | $91,820 | 254 |
| 238 | CRQ Palomar Tower | 6 | $108,008 | 5.4% | 111.9 | $91,333 | 158 |
| 239 | ROA Roanoke Tower | 6 | $89,784 | 4.8% | 93.6 | $91,258 | 257 |
| 240 | APC Napa Tower | 5 | $108,513 | 5.4% | 112.6 | $91,205 | 153 |
| 241 | SUX Sioux Gateway Tower | 5 | $81,249 | 3.0% | 86.5 | $91,166 | 293 |
| 242 | RIC Richmond Tower | 6 | $93,787 | 4.9% | 97.9 | $91,159 | 227 |
| 243 | SMF Sacramento Tower | 6 | $102,208 | 5.2% | 106.7 | $90,872 | 177 |
| 244 | LFT Lafayette Tower | 5 | $81,249 | 2.5% | 87.2 | $90,813 | 287 |
| 245 | FLO Florence Tower | 5 | $81,249 | 3.1% | 86.8 | $90,773 | 281 |
| 246 | ALO Waterloo Tower | 5 | $81,249 | 3.0% | 87.1 | $90,528 | 270 |
| 247 | RNO Reno Tower | 6 | $91,210 | 0.0% | 101.0 | $90,298 | 238 |
| 248 | ROC Rochester Tower | 6 | $91,870 | 4.8% | 97.0 | $90,159 | 236 |
| 249 | PWK Palwaukee Tower | 5 | $97,768 | 4.8% | 103.6 | $89,839 | 218 |
| 250 | SYR Syracuse Tower | 6 | $89,784 | 4.7% | 95.7 | $89,333 | 258 |
| 251 | BIS Bismarck TRACAB | 5 | $81,249 | 0.4% | 91.0 | $88,908 | 274 |
| 252 | ARB Ann Arbor Tower | 5 | $93,299 | 4.0% | 100.9 | $88,803 | 229 |
| 253 | CCR Concord Tower | 5 | $108,513 | 5.4% | 115.6 | $88,790 | 154 |
| 254 | SJU San Juan Tower | 7 | $104,709 | n/a | 118.0 | $88,737 | 166 |
| 255 | BDL Bradley Tower | 5 | $95,630 | 4.7% | 102.8 | $88,682 | 225 |
| 256 | CID Cedar Rapids Tower | 5 | $81,249 | 3.0% | 89.0 | $88,594 | 275 |
| 257 | ALB Albany Tower | 6 | $92,629 | 4.8% | 99.6 | $88,585 | 232 |
| 258 | OGG Kahului Tower | 6 | $103,199 | 6.1% | 109.4 | $88,569 | 175 |
| 259 | HTS Huntington Tower | 5 | $81,249 | 3.7% | 88.4 | $88,518 | 285 |
| 260 | RDG Reading Tower | 5 | $89,529 | 4.1% | 97.1 | $88,487 | 261 |
| 261 | YIP Willow Run Tower | 5 | $92,396 | 4.0% | 100.3 | $88,455 | 233 |
| 262 | CRW Charleston Tower | 5 | $81,249 | 3.7% | 88.7 | $88,219 | 278 |
| 263 | ARR Aurora Tower | 5 | $95,200 | 4.8% | 103.6 | $87,483 | 226 |
| 264 | PSP Palm Springs Tower | 5 | $97,220 | 4.9% | 106.4 | $86,817 | 222 |
| 265 | CPR Casper Tower | 5 | $81,249 | 0.0% | 93.8 | $86,592 | 277 |
| 266 | ONT Ontario Tower | 5 | $96,248 | 4.9% | 106.4 | $85,989 | 224 |
| 267 | LNK Lincoln Tower | 5 | $81,249 | 3.5% | 91.6 | $85,643 | 288 |
| 268 | NEW Lakefront Tower | 5 | $81,249 | 2.5% | 92.6 | $85,527 | 290 |
| 269 | HEF Manassas Tower | 5 | $97,546 | 4.9% | 108.9 | $85,187 | 221 |
| 270 | MKC Kansas City Downtown Tower | 5 | $82,575 | 4.6% | 92.5 | $85,158 | 266 |
| 271 | AGC Allegheny Tower | 5 | $84,004 | 4.1% | 94.7 | $85,122 | 265 |
| 272 | EVV Evansville Tower | 5 | $81,249 | 4.1% | 91.5 | $85,085 | 280 |
| 273 | POU Poughkeepsie Tower | 5 | $97,691 | 4.8% | 109.4 | $84,964 | 219 |
| 274 | ASE Aspen TRACAB | 6 | $106,244 | 3.7% | 120.4 | $84,948 | 161 |
| 275 | EMT El Monte Tower | 5 | $101,662 | 5.1% | 113.6 | $84,914 | 181 |
| 276 | SMO Santa Monica Tower | 5 | $101,662 | 5.1% | 113.6 | $84,914 | 182 |
| 277 | TOA Torrance Tower | 5 | $101,662 | 5.1% | 113.6 | $84,914 | 183 |
| 278 | TWF Twin Falls Tower | 5 | $81,249 | 3.9% | 92.1 | $84,737 | 295 |
| 279 | FWA Fort Wayne Tower | 5 | $81,249 | 4.5% | 92.6 | $83,835 | 282 |
| 280 | TVC Traverse City Tower | 5 | $81,249 | 3.9% | 93.4 | $83,589 | 294 |
| 281 | BGM Binghamton Tower | 5 | $81,249 | 4.7% | 92.9 | $83,414 | 272 |
| 282 | AVP Wilkes-Barre Tower | 5 | $81,249 | 4.1% | 93.6 | $83,307 | 271 |
| 283 | MFD Mansfield Tower | 4 | $74,747 | 1.7% | 88.9 | $82,676 | 305 |
| 284 | ADW Andrews Tower | 5 | $97,060 | 7.4% | 108.9 | $82,584 | 223 |
| 285 | GRR Grand Rapids Tower | 5 | $82,012 | 3.9% | 95.6 | $82,447 | 268 |
| 286 | JNU Juneau Tower | 5 | $92,902 | 0.0% | 113.0 | $82,214 | 230 |
| 287 | ELM Elmira TRACAB | 5 | $81,249 | 4.7% | 94.4 | $82,054 | 279 |
| 288 | SCK Stockton Tower | 4 | $90,347 | 4.6% | 105.1 | $82,001 | 241 |
| 289 | HLN Helena Tower | 5 | $81,249 | 4.0% | 95.7 | $81,542 | 284 |
| 290 | FNT Flint Tower | 4 | $78,960 | 3.9% | 93.0 | $81,538 | 299 |
| 291 | EUG Eugene Tower | 6 | $89,784 | 7.8% | 101.6 | $81,478 | 248 |
| 292 | CSG Columbus Tower | 4 | $75,701 | 4.2% | 89.3 | $81,212 | 303 |
| 293 | GTF Great Falls Tower | 5 | $81,249 | 4.0% | 96.9 | $80,557 | 283 |
| 294 | LAN Lansing Tower | 4 | $79,633 | 3.9% | 95.0 | $80,534 | 298 |
| 295 | BGR Bangor Tower | 5 | $81,249 | 4.7% | 96.5 | $80,215 | 273 |
| 296 | PHF Patrick Henry Tower | 5 | $82,457 | 4.8% | 97.9 | $80,182 | 267 |
| 297 | BPT Beaumont Tower | 4 | $71,585 | 0.0% | 90.1 | $79,495 | 307 |
| 298 | CAK Akron-Canton Tower | 4 | $74,747 | 3.7% | 93.4 | $77,090 | 304 |
| 299 | DAY Dayton Tower | 4 | $74,251 | 4.2% | 92.7 | $76,745 | 306 |
| 300 | MHT Manchester Tower | 4 | $81,076 | 0.0% | 105.7 | $76,733 | 296 |
| 301 | MBS Saginaw Tower | 4 | $71,585 | 3.9% | 90.9 | $75,689 | 309 |
| 302 | ERI Erie Tower | 4 | $71,585 | 4.1% | 91.0 | $75,505 | 308 |
| 303 | PIA Peoria Tower | 4 | $71,585 | 4.7% | 91.2 | $74,741 | 311 |
| 304 | GCN Grand Canyon Tower | 4 | $76,477 | 2.0% | 100.3 | $74,721 | 302 |
| 305 | MKG Muskegon Tower | 4 | $71,585 | 3.9% | 92.5 | $74,355 | 310 |
| 306 | MIC Crystal Tower | 4 | $81,468 | 4.9% | 104.8 | $73,890 | 269 |
| 307 | SPI Springfield Tower | 4 | $71,585 | 4.7% | 92.8 | $73,516 | 313 |
| 308 | ILG Wilmington Tower | 4 | $78,881 | 4.9% | 102.6 | $73,151 | 300 |
| 309 | STP St. Paul Tower | 4 | $80,061 | 4.9% | 104.8 | $72,639 | 297 |
| 310 | PSC Pasco Tower | 4 | $71,585 | 0.0% | 100.1 | $71,528 | 312 |
| 311 | ITO Hilo TRACAB | 5 | $86,843 | 5.8% | 131.9 | $61,996 | 263 |
| 312 | STT St. Thomas Tower | 4 | $78,850 | 0.0% | 138.0 | $57,138 | 301 |
| 313 | ACK Nantucket Tower | 5 | $120,000 | 4.8% | 256.0 | $44,617 | 113 |
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Reading the Numbers
- Pay is the bottom of the 2026 CPC band, where a controller who has just certified starts: basic pay from the Air Traffic Specialized Pay Plan, locality pay, and any Controller Incentive Pay, COLA, or differential. Overtime and other premium pay are excluded. The top of the band is not used because basic pay plus locality is capped at $228,000, a limit 22 facilities hit at the top of the band and none hit at the bottom. The salary calculator shows the full band for any facility.
- State tax is the 2026 income tax on that entry pay for a single filer taking the standard deduction, computed from each state's brackets as compiled by the Tax Foundation in January 2026, with this year's changes in Arizona, Georgia, Maine, and South Carolina applied. Local income taxes that reach everyone working at a facility are included at 32 facilities: Maryland and Indiana county taxes, Pennsylvania's earned income tax and Philadelphia's wage tax, Ohio and Kentucky city taxes, the Kansas City and Birmingham earnings taxes, and the Portland area's Metro and Multnomah County taxes. New York City's tax falls only on JFK and LGA controllers who live in the city and is left out. Married couples filing jointly pay less in most states. Itemized deductions, Alabama's and Oregon's deductions for federal tax, most deduction phase-outs, and payroll contributions such as disability and paid-leave insurance are not modeled. Federal tax is the same law everywhere and is not deducted.
- Territories. Guam and the Virgin Islands collect a mirror of the federal income tax in place of it, so no separate state tax applies at ZUA and STT. Puerto Rico taxes federal wages under its own code, which is not modeled; SJU and ZSU are shown before that tax.
- The price index is the Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parity, all items, for the facility's metro area, where 100 is the national average. 11 facilities outside any metro area (ACK, ASE, CKB, ITO, JNU, MWH, ROW, SJU, STT, ZSU, ZUA) use figures from other sources.
- CIP is included at the 109 facilities that pay it. It comes from a fixed $30 million yearly pool that has run out before year-end, so those facilities read a little better than they pay.
- COLA at facilities outside the contiguous states is tax-free and is not grossed up here.