DAL - Dallas Love Tower | Air Traffic Control Tower

Facility Information

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

Career Level	Hourly Min.	Hourly Max.	Total Pay Min.	Total Pay Max.
CPC	$57.11	$77.09	$119,179	$160,893
D3	$50.00	$57.11	$104,347	$119,179
D2	$42.89	$50.00	$89,512	$104,347
AG	$28.68	$28.68	$59,845	$59,845
Total Pay combines Basic Pay, Locality Pay. It excludes premium pay for overtime, nights, Sundays, and holidays.

Local Affordability
Cost of Living Index	103.1 (3.1% above avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Min	$115,607

How this pay is calculated

Basic Pay (Level 8 CPC band maximum)	$126,428
+ Locality Pay (27.26% of Basic Pay for Dallas-Ft. Worth)	+ $34,465
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$160,893
= Total Pay	$160,893

Basic Pay (Level 8 CPC band minimum)	$93,650
+ Locality Pay (27.26% of Basic Pay for Dallas-Ft. Worth)	+ $25,529
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$119,179
= Total Pay	$119,179

Basic Pay (Level 8 D3 band maximum)	$93,650
+ Locality Pay (27.26% of Basic Pay for Dallas-Ft. Worth)	+ $25,529
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$119,179
= Total Pay	$119,179

Basic Pay (Level 8 D3 band minimum)	$81,995
+ Locality Pay (27.26% of Basic Pay for Dallas-Ft. Worth)	+ $22,352
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$104,347
= Total Pay	$104,347

Basic Pay (Level 8 D2 band maximum)	$81,995
+ Locality Pay (27.26% of Basic Pay for Dallas-Ft. Worth)	+ $22,352
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$104,347
= Total Pay	$104,347

Basic Pay (Level 8 D2 band minimum)	$70,338
+ Locality Pay (27.26% of Basic Pay for Dallas-Ft. Worth)	+ $19,174
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$89,512
= Total Pay	$89,512

Basic Pay (Academy Graduate band, set nationally)	$47,026
+ Locality Pay (27.26% of Basic Pay for Dallas-Ft. Worth)	+ $12,819
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$59,845
= Total Pay	$59,845

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 (27.26% of Basic Pay for Dallas-Ft. Worth)	+ $12,819
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$59,845
= Total Pay	$59,845

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, October 2026
CPCs on Board	22 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP)	21 CPCs
Current Staffing	104.76%
Projected Staffing Show componentsHide components	123.55%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications	+ 5.5
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses	- 1.5
Number of Trainees Show breakdownHide breakdown	6 trainees
↳ Academy Graduates	2
↳ Developmental 2	1
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)	1
↳ CPC-IT 2 (Transfer)	2

Training Information, October 2026
Training Time (Avg)	0.77 years
↳ New Hires	1.03 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	0.71 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)	91%
↳ New Hires	79%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	92%
Travel Days from Academy	1 days

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

Eligibility & Staffing, October 2026
Staffing Source	Academy Sourced
TSL (One Training Time)	88.83%
Gaining Target	98.36%
Possible Gains	0
Primary Releases Avail.	3
Secondary Releases Avail.	2

ERR Demand, September 15, 2026
ERRs on File (Inbound)	41
↳ Releasable	3
Employees with ERRs (Outbound)	2
↳ As % of CPCs	9.1%
↳ Total ERRs (Outbound)	7