ZJX - Jacksonville ARTCC

FAA En Route Center in Hilliard, Florida

Facility Information

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

Salary Information

2026 Pay for Jacksonville ARTCC

Career Leveli Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.i
CPC $70.25 $94.84 $146,614 $197,933
D3 $59.28 $70.25 $123,725 $146,614
D2 $48.32 $59.28 $100,834 $123,725
D1 $37.35 $48.32 $77,940 $100,834
AG $26.38 $26.38 $55,049 $55,049
Includes everything except premium pay.
Pay Factors
Facility Leveli Level 11
Locality Area Rest of U.S.
Locality Payi 17.06%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Indexi 99.5 (0.5% below avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Mini $147,380

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, April 2026
CRWG Targeti 298 CPCs
CPCs on Boardi 234 CPCs
↳ Academy Graduates26
↳ Developmental 19
↳ Developmental 220
↳ Developmental 38
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)1
↳ CPC-IT 1 (Transfer)1
↳ CPC-IT 2 (Transfer)3
↳ CPC-IT 3 (Transfer)3
Current Staffing Leveli 78%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 58.1
↳ Committed Inbounds+ 1
↳ Placement List Inbounds+ 1
↳ Temporary Inbounds+ 1
↳ Committed Outbounds- 3
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 25.2
Training Information, April 2026
Training Time (Avg)i 2.17 years
↳ New Hires 3.03 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 1.23 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)i 82%
↳ New Hires 80%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 84%
Travel Days from Academyi 3 days

Historical Trends

ZJX Staffing Percentages

ZJX Personnel Counts

ZJX Training Metrics

Traffic

April 2025 - March 2026 (12 Months)
En Route Aircraft 2,794,896 aircraft/year
Average Daily Aircraft 7,657 aircraft/day

Traffic History

NCEPT

Current NCEPT Metrics
Possible Lossesi
Apr 2026
0
Expected Staffing (12-Month)i
Apr 2026
85.1%
Possible Gains to National Avgi
Apr 2026
0
Priority / Draft Orderi
Mar 2026
#133
Inbound ERRs on Filei
Feb 2026
11
Employees with Outbound ERRsi
Feb 2026
10 (4.2%)

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 Jacksonville
HR Region Southern

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