BTV - Burlington Tower | Air Traffic Control Tower

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier	BTV
Facility Name	Burlington Tower
Airport	Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport
Type	Tower and Approach Control
Level	Level 7 Show historyHide history • Prior to Jul 2022: Level 6
Core 30 Airport	No

Location & Contact

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Address	1250 Airport Dr South Burlington, VT 05403
Phone Number	802-657-4400

2026 pay for Burlington Tower, built from the FAA Air Traffic Specialized Pay Plan bands:

Career Level	Hourly Min.	Hourly Max.	Total Pay Min.	Total Pay Max.
CPC	$48.51	$65.48	$101,235	$136,666
D3	$43.11	$48.51	$89,971	$101,235
D2	$37.71	$43.11	$78,705	$89,971
AG	$26.92	$26.92	$56,172	$56,172
Total Pay combines Basic Pay, Locality Pay. It excludes premium pay for overtime, nights, Sundays, and holidays.

Local Affordability
Cost of Living Index	101.0 (1.0% above avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Min	$100,282

How this pay is calculated

Basic Pay (Level 7 CPC band maximum)	$114,412
+ Locality Pay (19.45% of Basic Pay for Burlington)	+ $22,254
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$136,666
= Total Pay	$136,666

Basic Pay (Level 7 CPC band minimum)	$84,751
+ Locality Pay (19.45% of Basic Pay for Burlington)	+ $16,484
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$101,235
= Total Pay	$101,235

Basic Pay (Level 7 D3 band maximum)	$84,751
+ Locality Pay (19.45% of Basic Pay for Burlington)	+ $16,484
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$101,235
= Total Pay	$101,235

Basic Pay (Level 7 D3 band minimum)	$75,321
+ Locality Pay (19.45% of Basic Pay for Burlington)	+ $14,650
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$89,971
= Total Pay	$89,971

Basic Pay (Level 7 D2 band maximum)	$75,321
+ Locality Pay (19.45% of Basic Pay for Burlington)	+ $14,650
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$89,971
= Total Pay	$89,971

Basic Pay (Level 7 D2 band minimum)	$65,890
+ Locality Pay (19.45% of Basic Pay for Burlington)	+ $12,815
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$78,705
= Total Pay	$78,705

Basic Pay (Academy Graduate band, set nationally)	$47,026
+ Locality Pay (19.45% of Basic Pay for Burlington)	+ $9,146
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$56,172
= Total Pay	$56,172

The AG band is a single national rate, so the top and bottom of the band are the same.

Basic Pay (Academy Graduate band, set nationally)	$47,026
+ Locality Pay (19.45% of Basic Pay for Burlington)	+ $9,146
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$56,172
= Total Pay	$56,172

The AG band is a single national rate, so the top and bottom of the band are the same.

Amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so lines can differ from the total by a dollar or two.

ATC pay has stalled over the past decade. Marangos & Brown are on a mission to increase pay.

Staffing Information, September 2026
CPCs on Board	18 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP)	16 CPCs
Current Staffing	112.50%
Projected Staffing Show componentsHide components	104.66%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications	+ 4
↳ Committed Outbounds	- 4
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses	- 1.3
Number of Trainees Show breakdownHide breakdown	5 trainees
↳ Academy Graduates	1
↳ Developmental 2	2
↳ Developmental 3	1
↳ CPC-IT 2 (Transfer)	1

Training Information, September 2026
Training Time (Avg)	1.84 years
↳ New Hires	2.09 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	1.04 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)	80%
↳ New Hires	80%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	83%
Travel Days from Academy	4 days

NCEPT manages controller-requested transfers between FAA facilities. See BTV transfer selections on the Transfer Flow Map.

Eligibility & Staffing, September 2026
Staffing Source	Academy Sourced
TSL (One Training Time)	92.00%
Gaining Target	104.50%
Possible Gains	0
Primary Releases Avail.	0
Secondary Releases Avail.	0