SLC - Salt Lake City Tower

FAA Control Tower in Salt Lake City, Utah

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier SLC
Name Salt Lake City Tower
Type Tower
Leveli Level 10
Core 30 Airporti Yes
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operationi 0000-2359 (always open)
Airspace Class Class B
Approach/Departure S56
Overlying ARTCC ZLC
Airport Diagram View Airport Diagram (PDF)
Location & Contact
Address 1201 N 4000 W
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Phone Number 801-325-9600

Salary Information

2026 Pay for Salt Lake City Tower

Career Leveli Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.i
CPC $66.75 $90.11 $139,307 $188,063
D3 $56.66 $66.75 $118,240 $139,307
D2 $46.56 $56.66 $97,176 $118,240
D1 $36.47 $46.56 $76,116 $97,176
AG $26.38 $26.38 $55,049 $55,049
Includes everything except premium pay.
Pay Factors
Facility Leveli Level 10
Locality Area Rest of U.S.
Locality Payi 17.06%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Indexi 100.9 (0.9% above avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Mini $138,105

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, April 2026
CRWG Targeti 33 CPCs
CPCs on Boardi 28 CPCs
↳ CPC-IT 1 (Transfer)2
↳ CPC-IT 2 (Transfer)1
Current Staffing Leveli 82%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 2.8
↳ Committed Inbounds+ 3
↳ Placement List Inbounds+ 3
↳ Temporary Inbounds+ 1
↳ Committed Outbounds- 2
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 1.2
Training Information, April 2026
Training Time (Avg)i 0.92 years
↳ New Hires 1.21 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 0.92 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)i 92%
↳ New Hires 76%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 92%
Travel Days from Academyi 3 days

Historical Trends

SLC Staffing Percentages

SLC Personnel Counts

SLC Training Metrics

Traffic

April 2025 - March 2026 (12 Months)
Tower Operations 351,161 operations/year
Average Daily Operations 962 operations/day

Traffic History

NCEPT

Current NCEPT Metrics
Possible Lossesi
Apr 2026
0
Expected Staffing (12-Month)i
Apr 2026
84.1%
Possible Gains to National Avgi
Apr 2026
0
Priority / Draft Orderi
Mar 2026
#141
Inbound ERRs on Filei
Feb 2026
15
Employees with Outbound ERRsi
Feb 2026
1 (3.6%)

NCEPT is the centralized system for managing controller-requested transfers between facilities. Transfer requests are only approved based upon a set of complex metrics that attempt to balance the distribution of the workforce.

Demand Trends

NCEPT Priority

Administration

Organizational Structure
Service Area Western
District Salt Lake
HR Region Northwest Mountain

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