PRC - Prescott Tower | Air Traffic Control Tower

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier	PRC
Facility Name	Prescott Tower
Airport	Prescott Regional Airport
Type	Tower
Level	Level 9 Show historyHide history • Prior to Mar 2026: Level 8 • Prior to Nov 2021: Level 7
Core 30 Airport	No

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

Career Level	Hourly Min.	Hourly Max.	Total Pay Min.	Total Pay Max.
CPC	$58.04	$78.36	$121,134	$163,531
D3	$50.13	$58.04	$104,615	$121,134
D2	$42.21	$50.13	$88,091	$104,615
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	98.3 (1.7% below avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Min	$123,279

How this pay is calculated

Basic Pay (Level 9 CPC band maximum)	$139,698
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $23,833
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$163,531
= Total Pay	$163,531

Basic Pay (Level 9 CPC band minimum)	$103,480
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $17,654
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$121,134
= Total Pay	$121,134

Basic Pay (Level 9 D3 band maximum)	$103,480
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $17,654
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$121,134
= Total Pay	$121,134

Basic Pay (Level 9 D3 band minimum)	$89,369
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $15,246
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$104,615
= Total Pay	$104,615

Basic Pay (Level 9 D2 band maximum)	$89,369
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $15,246
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$104,615
= Total Pay	$104,615

Basic Pay (Level 9 D2 band minimum)	$75,253
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $12,838
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$88,091
= Total Pay	$88,091

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	14 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP)	16 CPCs
Current Staffing	87.50%
Projected Staffing Show componentsHide components	104.27%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications	+ 3.4
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses	- 0.7
Number of Trainees Show breakdownHide breakdown	4 trainees
↳ Developmental 2	1
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)	1
↳ CPC-IT 2 (Transfer)	2

Training Information, October 2026
Training Time (Avg)	1.03 years
↳ New Hires	1.08 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	0.95 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)	85%
↳ New Hires	85%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	85%
Travel Days from Academy	3 days

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

Eligibility & Staffing, October 2026
Staffing Source	Non-Academy Sourced
TSL (One Training Time)	89.67%
Gaining Target	89.67%
Possible Gains	0
Primary Releases Avail.	0
Secondary Releases Avail.	0

ERR Demand, September 15, 2026
ERRs on File (Inbound)	3
↳ Releasable	0
Employees with ERRs (Outbound)	6
↳ As % of CPCs	42.9%
↳ Total ERRs (Outbound)	20