DVT - Deer Valley Tower

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier	DVT
Facility Name	Deer Valley Tower
Airport Name	Phoenix Deer Valley
Type	Tower
Level	Level 9 Show historyHide history • Prior to Aug 2025: Level 8 • Prior to Aug 2023: Level 9 • Prior to Jan 2020: Level 8
Core 30 Airport	No

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

Career Level	Hourly Min.	Hourly Max.	Total Pay Min.	Total Pay Max.
CPC	$60.71	$81.96	$126,711	$171,060
D3	$52.44	$60.71	$109,432	$126,711
D2	$44.15	$52.44	$92,147	$109,432
AG	$27.59	$27.59	$57,583	$57,583
Total Pay combines Basic Pay, Locality Pay. It excludes premium pay for overtime, nights, Sundays, and holidays.

Local Affordability
Cost of Living Index	103.3 (3.3% above avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Min	$122,639

How this pay is calculated

Basic Pay (Level 9 CPC band maximum)	$139,698
+ Locality Pay (22.45% of Basic Pay for Phoenix)	+ $31,362
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$171,060
= Total Pay	$171,060

Basic Pay (Level 9 CPC band minimum)	$103,480
+ Locality Pay (22.45% of Basic Pay for Phoenix)	+ $23,231
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$126,711
= Total Pay	$126,711

Basic Pay (Level 9 D3 band maximum)	$103,480
+ Locality Pay (22.45% of Basic Pay for Phoenix)	+ $23,231
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$126,711
= Total Pay	$126,711

Basic Pay (Level 9 D3 band minimum)	$89,369
+ Locality Pay (22.45% of Basic Pay for Phoenix)	+ $20,063
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$109,432
= Total Pay	$109,432

Basic Pay (Level 9 D2 band maximum)	$89,369
+ Locality Pay (22.45% of Basic Pay for Phoenix)	+ $20,063
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$109,432
= Total Pay	$109,432

Basic Pay (Level 9 D2 band minimum)	$75,253
+ Locality Pay (22.45% of Basic Pay for Phoenix)	+ $16,894
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$92,147
= Total Pay	$92,147

Basic Pay (Academy Graduate band, set nationally)	$47,026
+ Locality Pay (22.45% of Basic Pay for Phoenix)	+ $10,557
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$57,583
= Total Pay	$57,583

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 (22.45% of Basic Pay for Phoenix)	+ $10,557
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$57,583
= Total Pay	$57,583

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, July 2026
CPCs on Board	16 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP)	20 CPCs
Current Staffing	80.00%
Projected Staffing Show componentsHide components	108.89%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications	+ 3.9
↳ Committed Inbounds	+ 3
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses	- 0.5
Number of Trainees Show breakdownHide breakdown	5 trainees
↳ Developmental 2	1
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)	2
↳ CPC-IT 2 (Transfer)	2

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