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SLC

Salt Lake City Tower

FAA Control Tower Salt Lake City, Utah

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier SLC
Facility Name Salt Lake City Tower
Airport Name Salt Lake City Intl
Type Tower
Level Level 10
Core 30 Airport Yes
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operation 0000-2359 (always open)
Airspace Class Class B
Approach/Departure S56
Overlying ARTCC ZLC
Airport Diagram Airport Diagram (PDF)
Location & Contact
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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 Level Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.
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.

ATC pay has stalled over the past decade. Marangos & Brown are on a mission to increase pay.

Pay Factors
Facility Level Level 10
Locality Area Rest of U.S.
Locality Pay 17.06%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Index 100.9 (0.9% above avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Min $138,105

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, July 2026
CPCs on Board 28 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP) 32 CPCs
Current Staffing 84.38%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 4.4
↳ Committed Inbounds+ 2
↳ Temporary Inbounds+ 1
↳ Committed Outbounds- 2
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 1.5
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)3
↳ CPC-IT 1 (Transfer)1
↳ CPC-IT 2 (Transfer)1
Training Information, July 2026
Training Time (Avg) 0.91 years
↳ New Hires 1.19 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 0.91 years
Training Success Rate (Avg) 87%
↳ New Hires 75%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 87%
Travel Days from Academy 3 days

Historical Trends

SLC Staffing Percentages

SLC Personnel Counts

SLC Training Metrics

NCEPT

NCEPT manages controller-requested transfers between FAA facilities.

Eligibility & Staffing, July 2026
Staffing Source Non-Academy Sourced
TSL (One Training Time) 88.48%
Gaining Target 88.48%
Possible Gains 0
Primary Releases Avail. 0
Secondary Releases Avail. 0
Transfer Activity
Releases, Past 3 Yrs 6
↳ Standard 6
↳ Priority/Other 0
Gains, Past 3 Yrs 11
Last Standard Release 0.4 years ago
ERR Demand History
Priority / Draft Order
Mar 2026
#141
Inbound ERRs on File
Feb 2026
15
Employees with Outbound ERRs
Feb 2026
1 (3.6%)

Demand Trends

NCEPT Priority

Traffic

June 2025 - May 2026 (12 Months)
Tower Operations 351,886 operations/yr
Average Daily Operations 964 operations/day
Peer Group Median
(Lvl 10 Tower)
422,299 operations/yr
Relative Workload -16.7% vs peer median

Traffic History

Administration

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

Nearest Facilities

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ZLC Salt Lake City ARTCC FAA 1 mi
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