MHT - Manchester Tower | Air Traffic Control Tower

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier	MHT
Facility Name	Manchester Tower
Airport	Manchester Boston Regional Airport
Type	Tower
Level	Level 4 Show historyHide history • Prior to Mar 2019: Level 5
Core 30 Airport	No

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

Career Level	Hourly Min.	Hourly Max.	Total Pay Min.	Total Pay Max.
CPC	$38.85	$52.44	$81,076	$109,450
D3	$36.61	$38.85	$76,397	$81,076
AG	$29.87	$29.87	$62,347	$62,347
Total Pay combines Basic Pay, Locality Pay. It excludes premium pay for overtime, nights, Sundays, and holidays.

Local Affordability
Cost of Living Index	105.7 (5.7% above avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Min	$76,733

How this pay is calculated

Basic Pay (Level 4 CPC band maximum)	$82,554
+ Locality Pay (32.58% of Basic Pay for Boston)	+ $26,896
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$109,450
= Total Pay	$109,450

Basic Pay (Level 4 CPC band minimum)	$61,153
+ Locality Pay (32.58% of Basic Pay for Boston)	+ $19,923
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$81,076
= Total Pay	$81,076

Basic Pay (Level 4 D3 band maximum)	$61,153
+ Locality Pay (32.58% of Basic Pay for Boston)	+ $19,923
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$81,076
= Total Pay	$81,076

Basic Pay (Level 4 D3 band minimum)	$57,623
+ Locality Pay (32.58% of Basic Pay for Boston)	+ $18,774
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$76,397
= Total Pay	$76,397

Basic Pay (Academy Graduate band, set nationally)	$47,026
+ Locality Pay (32.58% of Basic Pay for Boston)	+ $15,321
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$62,347
= Total Pay	$62,347

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 (32.58% of Basic Pay for Boston)	+ $15,321
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$62,347
= Total Pay	$62,347

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	15 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP)	15 CPCs
Current Staffing	100.00%
Projected Staffing Show componentsHide components	113.39%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications	+ 4.2
↳ Committed Outbounds	- 2
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses	- 0.2
Number of Trainees Show breakdownHide breakdown	5 trainees
↳ Academy Graduates	2
↳ Developmental 3	2
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)	1

Training Information, September 2026
Training Time (Avg)	0.24 years
↳ New Hires	0.37 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	0.12 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)	83%
↳ New Hires	71%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	100%
Travel Days from Academy	4 days

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

Eligibility & Staffing, September 2026
Staffing Source	Academy Sourced
TSL (One Training Time)	86.86%
Gaining Target	100.20%
Possible Gains	0
Primary Releases Avail.	0
Secondary Releases Avail.	0