MDT - Harrisburg International Tower | Air Traffic Control Tower

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier	MDT
Facility Name	Harrisburg International Tower
Airport	Harrisburg International Airport
Type	Tower and Approach Control
Level	Level 7
Core 30 Airport	No

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

Career Level	Hourly Min.	Hourly Max.	Total Pay Min.	Total Pay Max.
CPC	$48.50	$65.47	$101,218	$136,643
D3	$43.10	$48.50	$89,956	$101,218
D2	$37.71	$43.10	$78,692	$89,956
AG	$26.91	$26.91	$56,163	$56,163
Total Pay combines Basic Pay, Locality Pay. It excludes premium pay for overtime, nights, Sundays, and holidays.

Local Affordability
Cost of Living Index	98.7 (1.3% below avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Min	$102,603

How this pay is calculated

Basic Pay (Level 7 CPC band maximum)	$114,412
+ Locality Pay (19.43% of Basic Pay for Harrisburg)	+ $22,231
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$136,643
= Total Pay	$136,643

Basic Pay (Level 7 CPC band minimum)	$84,751
+ Locality Pay (19.43% of Basic Pay for Harrisburg)	+ $16,467
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$101,218
= Total Pay	$101,218

Basic Pay (Level 7 D3 band maximum)	$84,751
+ Locality Pay (19.43% of Basic Pay for Harrisburg)	+ $16,467
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$101,218
= Total Pay	$101,218

Basic Pay (Level 7 D3 band minimum)	$75,321
+ Locality Pay (19.43% of Basic Pay for Harrisburg)	+ $14,635
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$89,956
= Total Pay	$89,956

Basic Pay (Level 7 D2 band maximum)	$75,321
+ Locality Pay (19.43% of Basic Pay for Harrisburg)	+ $14,635
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$89,956
= Total Pay	$89,956

Basic Pay (Level 7 D2 band minimum)	$65,890
+ Locality Pay (19.43% of Basic Pay for Harrisburg)	+ $12,802
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$78,692
= Total Pay	$78,692

Basic Pay (Academy Graduate band, set nationally)	$47,026
+ Locality Pay (19.43% of Basic Pay for Harrisburg)	+ $9,137
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$56,163
= Total Pay	$56,163

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 (19.43% of Basic Pay for Harrisburg)	+ $9,137
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$56,163
= Total Pay	$56,163

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, November 2026
CPCs on Board	20 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP)	31 CPCs
Current Staffing	64.52%
Projected Staffing Show componentsHide components	87.13%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications	+ 9.5
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses	- 2.5
Number of Trainees Show breakdownHide breakdown	16 trainees
↳ Academy Graduates	5
↳ Developmental 2	10
↳ Developmental 3	1

Training Information, November 2026
Training Time (Avg)	1.79 years
↳ New Hires	2.08 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	1.03 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)	60%
↳ New Hires	53%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	83%
Travel Days from Academy	3 days

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

Eligibility & Staffing, November 2026
Staffing Source	Academy Sourced
TSL (One Training Time)	92.37%
Gaining Target	98.83%
Possible Gains	7
Primary Releases Avail.	0
Secondary Releases Avail.	0

ERR Demand, October 14, 2026
ERRs on File (Inbound)	5
↳ Releasable	0
Employees with ERRs (Outbound)	2
↳ As % of CPCs	10.0%
↳ Total ERRs (Outbound)	3