CAK - Akron-Canton Tower | Air Traffic Control Tower

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier	CAK
Facility Name	Akron-Canton Tower
Airport	Akron-Canton Regional Airport
Type	Tower Show historyHide history • Prior to Oct 2019: Tower and Approach Control
Level	Level 4 Show historyHide history • Prior to Mar 2022: Level 7
Core 30 Airport	No

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

Career Level	Hourly Min.	Hourly Max.	Total Pay Min.	Total Pay Max.
CPC	$35.82	$48.35	$74,747	$100,905
D3	$33.75	$35.82	$70,433	$74,747
AG	$27.54	$27.54	$57,480	$57,480
Total Pay combines Basic Pay, Locality Pay. It excludes premium pay for overtime, nights, Sundays, and holidays.

Local Affordability
Cost of Living Index	93.4 (6.6% below avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Min	$80,055

How this pay is calculated

Basic Pay (Level 4 CPC band maximum)	$82,554
+ Locality Pay (22.23% of Basic Pay for Cleveland)	+ $18,351
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$100,905
= Total Pay	$100,905

Basic Pay (Level 4 CPC band minimum)	$61,153
+ Locality Pay (22.23% of Basic Pay for Cleveland)	+ $13,594
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$74,747
= Total Pay	$74,747

Basic Pay (Level 4 D3 band maximum)	$61,153
+ Locality Pay (22.23% of Basic Pay for Cleveland)	+ $13,594
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$74,747
= Total Pay	$74,747

Basic Pay (Level 4 D3 band minimum)	$57,623
+ Locality Pay (22.23% of Basic Pay for Cleveland)	+ $12,810
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$70,433
= Total Pay	$70,433

Basic Pay (Academy Graduate band, set nationally)	$47,026
+ Locality Pay (22.23% of Basic Pay for Cleveland)	+ $10,454
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$57,480
= Total Pay	$57,480

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 (22.23% of Basic Pay for Cleveland)	+ $10,454
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$57,480
= Total Pay	$57,480

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	14 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP)	15 CPCs
Current Staffing	86.67%
Projected Staffing Show componentsHide components	129.27%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications	+ 6
↳ Committed Inbounds	+ 1
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses	- 0.6
Number of Trainees Show breakdownHide breakdown	6 trainees
↳ Academy Graduates	2
↳ Developmental 3	3
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)	1

Training Information, September 2026
Training Time (Avg)	0.56 years
↳ New Hires	0.84 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	0.21 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)	100%
↳ New Hires	100%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	100%
Travel Days from Academy	3 days

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

Eligibility & Staffing, September 2026
Staffing Source	Academy Sourced
TSL (One Training Time)	87.89%
Gaining Target	101.23%
Possible Gains	0
Primary Releases Avail.	0
Secondary Releases Avail.	0