FFZ - Falcon Tower | Air Traffic Control Tower

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier	FFZ
Facility Name	Falcon Tower
Airport	Falcon Field
Type	Tower
Level	Level 9 Show historyHide history • Prior to Aug 2025: Level 8 • Prior to Jan 2020: Level 7
Core 30 Airport	No

2026 pay for Falcon 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, October 2026
CPCs on Board	16 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP)	18 CPCs
Current Staffing	88.89%
Projected Staffing Show componentsHide components	102.88%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications	+ 1.9
↳ Committed Inbounds	+ 1
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses	- 0.3
Number of Trainees Show breakdownHide breakdown	2 trainees
↳ Academy Graduates	1
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)	1

Training Information, October 2026
Training Time (Avg)	0.58 years
↳ New Hires	0.85 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	0.45 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)	93%
↳ New Hires	90%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	95%
Travel Days from Academy	2 days

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

Eligibility & Staffing, October 2026
Staffing Source	Non-Academy Sourced
TSL (One Training Time)	88.22%
Gaining Target	88.22%
Possible Gains	0
Primary Releases Avail.	0
Secondary Releases Avail.	0

ERR Demand, September 15, 2026
ERRs on File (Inbound)	12
↳ Releasable	0
Employees with ERRs (Outbound)	2
↳ As % of CPCs	12.5%
↳ Total ERRs (Outbound)	6