DAY - Dayton Tower | Air Traffic Control Tower

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier	DAY
Facility Name	Dayton Tower
Airport	James M Cox Dayton International Airport
Type	Tower
Level	Level 4 Show historyHide history • Prior to Nov 2016: Level 5
Core 30 Airport	No

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

Career Level	Hourly Min.	Hourly Max.	Total Pay Min.	Total Pay Max.
CPC	$35.58	$48.03	$74,251	$100,237
D3	$33.52	$35.58	$69,966	$74,251
AG	$27.36	$27.36	$57,099	$57,099
Total Pay combines Basic Pay, Locality Pay. It excludes premium pay for overtime, nights, Sundays, and holidays.

Local Affordability
Cost of Living Index	92.7 (7.3% below avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Min	$80,107

How this pay is calculated

Basic Pay (Level 4 CPC band maximum)	$82,554
+ Locality Pay (21.42% of Basic Pay for Dayton)	+ $17,683
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$100,237
= Total Pay	$100,237

Basic Pay (Level 4 CPC band minimum)	$61,153
+ Locality Pay (21.42% of Basic Pay for Dayton)	+ $13,098
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$74,251
= Total Pay	$74,251

Basic Pay (Level 4 D3 band maximum)	$61,153
+ Locality Pay (21.42% of Basic Pay for Dayton)	+ $13,098
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$74,251
= Total Pay	$74,251

Basic Pay (Level 4 D3 band minimum)	$57,623
+ Locality Pay (21.42% of Basic Pay for Dayton)	+ $12,343
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$69,966
= Total Pay	$69,966

Basic Pay (Academy Graduate band, set nationally)	$47,026
+ Locality Pay (21.42% of Basic Pay for Dayton)	+ $10,073
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$57,099
= Total Pay	$57,099

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 (21.42% of Basic Pay for Dayton)	+ $10,073
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$57,099
= Total Pay	$57,099

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	12 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP)	15 CPCs
Current Staffing	80.00%
Projected Staffing Show componentsHide components	104.26%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications	+ 3.9
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses	- 0.3
Number of Trainees Show breakdownHide breakdown	5 trainees
↳ Academy Graduates	2
↳ Developmental 3	2
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)	1

Training Information, September 2026
Training Time (Avg)	0.4 years
↳ New Hires	0.46 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	0.27 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)	79%
↳ New Hires	71%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	100%
Travel Days from Academy	2 days

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

Eligibility & Staffing, September 2026
Staffing Source	Academy Sourced
TSL (One Training Time)	87.38%
Gaining Target	100.71%
Possible Gains	0
Primary Releases Avail.	0
Secondary Releases Avail.	0