GTF - Great Falls Tower | Air Traffic Control Tower

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier	GTF
Facility Name	Great Falls Tower
Airport	Great Falls International Airport
Type	Tower and Approach Control
Level	Level 5
Core 30 Airport	No

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

Career Level	Hourly Min.	Hourly Max.	Total Pay Min.	Total Pay Max.
CPC	$38.93	$52.56	$81,249	$109,685
D3	$35.79	$38.93	$74,698	$81,249
AG	$26.38	$26.38	$55,049	$55,049
Total Pay combines Basic Pay, Locality Pay. It excludes premium pay for overtime, nights, Sundays, and holidays.

Local Affordability
Cost of Living Index	96.9 (3.2% below avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Min	$83,892

How this pay is calculated

Basic Pay (Level 5 CPC band maximum)	$93,699
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $15,986
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$109,685
= Total Pay	$109,685

Basic Pay (Level 5 CPC band minimum)	$69,408
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $11,841
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$81,249
= Total Pay	$81,249

Basic Pay (Level 5 D3 band maximum)	$69,408
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $11,841
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$81,249
= Total Pay	$81,249

Basic Pay (Level 5 D3 band minimum)	$63,812
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $10,886
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$74,698
= Total Pay	$74,698

Basic Pay (Academy Graduate band, set nationally)	$47,026
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $8,023
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$55,049
= Total Pay	$55,049

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 (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $8,023
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$55,049
= Total Pay	$55,049

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	11 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP)	18 CPCs
Current Staffing	61.11%
Projected Staffing Show componentsHide components	87.83%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications	+ 5.7
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses	- 0.9
Number of Trainees Show breakdownHide breakdown	9 trainees
↳ Academy Graduates	7
↳ Developmental 3	2

Training Information, October 2026
Training Time (Avg)	1.9 years
↳ New Hires	1.9 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	0.61 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)	64%
↳ New Hires	64%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	88%
Travel Days from Academy	4 days

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

Eligibility & Staffing, October 2026
Staffing Source	Academy Sourced
TSL (One Training Time)	92.46%
Gaining Target	103.57%
Possible Gains	5
Primary Releases Avail.	0
Secondary Releases Avail.	0

ERR Demand, September 15, 2026
ERRs on File (Inbound)	2
↳ Releasable	0
Employees with ERRs (Outbound)	5
↳ As % of CPCs	45.5%
↳ Total ERRs (Outbound)	24