SRQ - Sarasota Tower

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier	SRQ
Facility Name	Sarasota Tower
Airport Name	Sarasota/Bradenton Intl
Type	Tower
Level	Level 7 Show historyHide history • Prior to Apr 2022: Level 6
Core 30 Airport	No

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

Career Level	Hourly Min.	Hourly Max.	Total Pay Min.	Total Pay Max.
CPC	$47.54	$64.17	$99,209	$133,931
D3	$42.25	$47.54	$88,171	$99,209
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	102.4 (2.4% above avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Min	$96,865

How this pay is calculated

Basic Pay (Level 7 CPC band maximum)	$114,412
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $19,519
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$133,931
= Total Pay	$133,931

Basic Pay (Level 7 CPC band minimum)	$84,751
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $14,458
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$99,209
= Total Pay	$99,209

Basic Pay (Level 7 D3 band maximum)	$84,751
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $14,458
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$99,209
= Total Pay	$99,209

Basic Pay (Level 7 D3 band minimum)	$75,321
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $12,850
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$88,171
= Total Pay	$88,171

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, August 2026
CPCs on Board	13 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP)	12 CPCs
Current Staffing	108.33%
Projected Staffing Show componentsHide components	159.97%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications	+ 6.7
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses	- 0.5
Number of Trainees Show breakdownHide breakdown	7 trainees
↳ Academy Graduates	1
↳ Developmental 3	4
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)	2

Training Information, August 2026
Training Time (Avg)	0.77 years
↳ New Hires	0.99 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	0.4 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)	96%
↳ New Hires	94%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	100%
Travel Days from Academy	3 days

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

Eligibility & Staffing, August 2026
Staffing Source	Academy Sourced
TSL (One Training Time)	88.30%
Gaining Target	104.96%
Possible Gains	0
Primary Releases Avail.	2
Secondary Releases Avail.	1