ZBW - Boston ARTCC

FAA En Route Center in Nashua, New Hampshire

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier ZBW
Name Boston ARTCC
Type En Route Center
Leveli Level 11
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operationi 0000-2359 (always open)
Surface Area

Salary Information

2026 Pay for Boston ARTCC

Career Leveli Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.i
CPC $79.56 $107.41 $166,052 $224,175
D3 $67.14 $79.56 $140,129 $166,052
D2 $54.72 $67.14 $114,202 $140,129
D1 $42.30 $54.72 $88,273 $114,202
AG $29.87 $29.87 $62,347 $62,347
Includes everything except premium pay.
Pay Factors
Facility Leveli Level 11
Locality Area Boston
Locality Payi 32.58%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Indexi 105.7 (5.7% above avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Mini $157,157

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, April 2026
CRWG Targeti 207 CPCs
CPCs on Boardi 170 CPCs
↳ Academy Graduates27
↳ Developmental 115
↳ Developmental 215
↳ Developmental 36
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)1
↳ CPC-IT 1 (Transfer)2
↳ CPC-IT 2 (Transfer)1
↳ CPC-IT 3 (Transfer)2
Current Staffing Leveli 82%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 50.6
↳ Committed Inbounds+ 1
↳ Committed Outbounds- 1
↳ Placement List Outbounds- 1
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 24.7
Training Information, April 2026
Training Time (Avg)i 2.73 years
↳ New Hires 3.02 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 1.67 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)i 73%
↳ New Hires 74%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 71%
Travel Days from Academyi 4 days

Historical Trends

ZBW Staffing Percentages

ZBW Personnel Counts

ZBW Training Metrics

Traffic

April 2025 - March 2026 (12 Months)
En Route Aircraft 1,578,082 aircraft/year
Average Daily Aircraft 4,324 aircraft/day

Traffic History

NCEPT

Current NCEPT Metrics
Possible Lossesi
Apr 2026
0
Expected Staffing (12-Month)i
Apr 2026
86%
Possible Gains to National Avgi
Apr 2026
0
Priority / Draft Orderi
Mar 2026
#162
Inbound ERRs on Filei
Feb 2026
12
Employees with Outbound ERRsi
Feb 2026
10 (5.9%)

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 Eastern
District Boston
HR Region New England

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