RST - Rochester Municipal TRACAB | Air Traffic Control Tower

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier	RST
Facility Name	Rochester Municipal TRACAB
Airport	Rochester International Airport
Type	Tower and Approach Control
Level	Level 5
Core 30 Airport	No

2026 pay for Rochester Municipal TRACAB, built from the FAA Air Traffic Specialized Pay Plan bands:

Career Level	Hourly Min.	Hourly Max.	Total Pay Min.	Total Pay Max.
CPC	$42.44	$57.30	$88,578	$119,579
D3	$39.02	$42.44	$81,437	$88,578
AG	$28.76	$28.76	$60,014	$60,014
Total Pay combines Basic Pay, Locality Pay. It excludes premium pay for overtime, nights, Sundays, and holidays.

Local Affordability
Cost of Living Index	90.8 (9.2% below avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Min	$97,531

How this pay is calculated

Basic Pay (Level 5 CPC band maximum)	$93,699
+ Locality Pay (27.62% of Basic Pay for Minneapolis)	+ $25,880
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$119,579
= Total Pay	$119,579

Basic Pay (Level 5 CPC band minimum)	$69,408
+ Locality Pay (27.62% of Basic Pay for Minneapolis)	+ $19,170
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$88,578
= Total Pay	$88,578

Basic Pay (Level 5 D3 band maximum)	$69,408
+ Locality Pay (27.62% of Basic Pay for Minneapolis)	+ $19,170
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$88,578
= Total Pay	$88,578

Basic Pay (Level 5 D3 band minimum)	$63,812
+ Locality Pay (27.62% of Basic Pay for Minneapolis)	+ $17,625
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$81,437
= Total Pay	$81,437

Basic Pay (Academy Graduate band, set nationally)	$47,026
+ Locality Pay (27.62% of Basic Pay for Minneapolis)	+ $12,988
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$60,014
= Total Pay	$60,014

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 (27.62% of Basic Pay for Minneapolis)	+ $12,988
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$60,014
= Total Pay	$60,014

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	9 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP)	13 CPCs
Current Staffing	69.23%
Projected Staffing Show componentsHide components	104.17%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications	+ 5.3
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses	- 0.8
Number of Trainees Show breakdownHide breakdown	8 trainees
↳ Academy Graduates	4
↳ Developmental 3	4

Training Information, November 2026
Training Time (Avg)	1.14 years
↳ New Hires	1.55 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	0.72 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)	67%
↳ New Hires	50%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	100%
Travel Days from Academy	2 days

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

Eligibility & Staffing, November 2026
Staffing Source	Academy Sourced
TSL (One Training Time)	90.29%
Gaining Target	105.67%
Possible Gains	1
Primary Releases Avail.	0
Secondary Releases Avail.	0

ERR Demand, October 14, 2026
ERRs on File (Inbound)	3
↳ Releasable	0
Employees with ERRs (Outbound)	2
↳ As % of CPCs	22.2%
↳ Total ERRs (Outbound)	24