GEG - Spokane Tower | Air Traffic Control Tower

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier	GEG
Facility Name	Spokane Tower
Airport	Spokane International Airport
Type	Tower and Approach Control
Level	Level 8 Show historyHide history • Prior to Jan 2025: Level 7
Core 30 Airport	No

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

Career Level	Hourly Min.	Hourly Max.	Total Pay Min.	Total Pay Max.
CPC	$52.80	$71.28	$110,198	$148,768
D3	$46.23	$52.80	$96,483	$110,198
D2	$39.66	$46.23	$82,766	$96,483
AG	$26.51	$26.51	$55,335	$55,335
Total Pay combines Basic Pay, Locality Pay. It excludes premium pay for overtime, nights, Sundays, and holidays.

Local Affordability
Cost of Living Index	100.4 (0.3% above avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Min	$109,814

How this pay is calculated

Basic Pay (Level 8 CPC band maximum)	$126,428
+ Locality Pay (17.67% of Basic Pay for Spokane)	+ $22,340
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$148,768
= Total Pay	$148,768

Basic Pay (Level 8 CPC band minimum)	$93,650
+ Locality Pay (17.67% of Basic Pay for Spokane)	+ $16,548
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$110,198
= Total Pay	$110,198

Basic Pay (Level 8 D3 band maximum)	$93,650
+ Locality Pay (17.67% of Basic Pay for Spokane)	+ $16,548
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$110,198
= Total Pay	$110,198

Basic Pay (Level 8 D3 band minimum)	$81,995
+ Locality Pay (17.67% of Basic Pay for Spokane)	+ $14,488
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$96,483
= Total Pay	$96,483

Basic Pay (Level 8 D2 band maximum)	$81,995
+ Locality Pay (17.67% of Basic Pay for Spokane)	+ $14,488
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$96,483
= Total Pay	$96,483

Basic Pay (Level 8 D2 band minimum)	$70,338
+ Locality Pay (17.67% of Basic Pay for Spokane)	+ $12,428
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$82,766
= Total Pay	$82,766

Basic Pay (Academy Graduate band, set nationally)	$47,026
+ Locality Pay (17.67% of Basic Pay for Spokane)	+ $8,309
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$55,335
= Total Pay	$55,335

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 (17.67% of Basic Pay for Spokane)	+ $8,309
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$55,335
= Total Pay	$55,335

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	32 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP)	33 CPCs
Current Staffing	96.97%
Projected Staffing Show componentsHide components	127.56%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications	+ 14.1
↳ Committed Inbounds	+ 1
↳ Committed Outbounds	- 3
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses	- 1.9
Number of Trainees Show breakdownHide breakdown	16 trainees
↳ Academy Graduates	7
↳ Developmental 2	4
↳ Developmental 3	1
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)	1
↳ CPC-IT 2 (Transfer)	3

Training Information, September 2026
Training Time (Avg)	1.56 years
↳ New Hires	2.47 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	1.27 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)	88%
↳ New Hires	70%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	89%
Travel Days from Academy	4 days

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

Eligibility & Staffing, September 2026
Staffing Source	Academy Sourced
TSL (One Training Time)	91.10%
Gaining Target	97.16%
Possible Gains	0
Primary Releases Avail.	0
Secondary Releases Avail.	0