VGT - North Las Vegas Tower | Air Traffic Control Tower

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier	VGT
Facility Name	North Las Vegas Tower
Airport	North Las Vegas Airport
Type	Tower
Level	Level 7 Show historyHide history • Prior to Jan 2018: Level 6
Core 30 Airport	No

Location & Contact

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Address	3700 Thunderbird Field Rd North Las Vegas, NV 89032
Phone Number	702-648-6588

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

Career Level	Hourly Min.	Hourly Max.	Total Pay Min.	Total Pay Max.
CPC	$48.56	$65.55	$101,336	$136,803
D3	$43.15	$48.56	$90,062	$101,336
AG	$26.94	$26.94	$56,229	$56,229
Total Pay combines Basic Pay, Locality Pay. It excludes premium pay for overtime, nights, Sundays, and holidays.

Local Affordability
Cost of Living Index	100.2 (0.2% above avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Min	$101,114

How this pay is calculated

Basic Pay (Level 7 CPC band maximum)	$114,412
+ Locality Pay (19.57% of Basic Pay for Las Vegas)	+ $22,391
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$136,803
= Total Pay	$136,803

Basic Pay (Level 7 CPC band minimum)	$84,751
+ Locality Pay (19.57% of Basic Pay for Las Vegas)	+ $16,585
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$101,336
= Total Pay	$101,336

Basic Pay (Level 7 D3 band maximum)	$84,751
+ Locality Pay (19.57% of Basic Pay for Las Vegas)	+ $16,585
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$101,336
= Total Pay	$101,336

Basic Pay (Level 7 D3 band minimum)	$75,321
+ Locality Pay (19.57% of Basic Pay for Las Vegas)	+ $14,741
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$90,062
= Total Pay	$90,062

Basic Pay (Academy Graduate band, set nationally)	$47,026
+ Locality Pay (19.57% of Basic Pay for Las Vegas)	+ $9,203
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$56,229
= Total Pay	$56,229

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 (19.57% of Basic Pay for Las Vegas)	+ $9,203
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$56,229
= Total Pay	$56,229

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, September 2026
CPCs on Board	17 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP)	16 CPCs
Current Staffing	100.00%
Projected Staffing Show componentsHide components	112.68%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications	+ 5.5
↳ Committed Outbounds	- 2
↳ Placement List Outbounds	- 1
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses	- 0.4
Number of Trainees Show breakdownHide breakdown	6 trainees
↳ Academy Graduates	4
↳ Developmental 3	1
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)	1

Training Information, September 2026
Training Time (Avg)	0.73 years
↳ New Hires	0.93 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	0.47 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)	91%
↳ New Hires	85%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	100%
Travel Days from Academy	3 days

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

Eligibility & Staffing, September 2026
Staffing Source	Academy Sourced
TSL (One Training Time)	88.44%
Gaining Target	100.94%
Possible Gains	0
Primary Releases Avail.	0
Secondary Releases Avail.	0