ZLC - Salt Lake City ARTCC

FAA En Route Center in Salt Lake City, Utah

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier ZLC
Facility Name Salt Lake City ARTCC
Type En Route Center
Leveli Level 10
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operationi 0000-2359 (always open)
Surface Area

Salary Information

2026 Pay for Salt Lake City ARTCC

Career Leveli Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.i
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.
Pay Factors
Facility Leveli Level 10
Locality Area Rest of U.S.
Locality Payi 17.06%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Indexi 100.9 (0.9% above avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Mini $138,105

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

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, April 2026
CPCs on Boardi 125 CPCs
2026 TRB Targeti 150 CPCs
2026 TRB Staffingi 82%
CRWG Targeti 169 CPCs
↳ Academy Graduates23
↳ Developmental 110
↳ Developmental 212
↳ Developmental 38
↳ CPC-IT 1 (Transfer)2
Current CRWG Staffingi 73%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 43.8
↳ Temporary Inbounds+ 3
↳ Committed Outbounds- 1
↳ Temporary Outbounds- 1
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 13.2
Training Information, April 2026
Training Time (Avg)i 1.91 years
↳ New Hires 2.15 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 0.97 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)i 80%
↳ New Hires 82%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 72%
Travel Days from Academyi 3 days

Historical Trends

ZLC Staffing Percentages

ZLC Personnel Counts

ZLC Training Metrics

Traffic

April 2025 - March 2026 (12 Months)
En Route Aircraft 1,639,040 aircraft/year
Average Daily Aircraft 4,491 aircraft/day

Traffic History

NCEPT

Current NCEPT Metrics
Possible Lossesi
Apr 2026
0
Expected Staffing (12-Month)i
Apr 2026
84.8%
Possible Gains to National Avgi
Apr 2026
0
Priority / Draft Orderi
Mar 2026
#161
Inbound ERRs on Filei
Feb 2026
7
Employees with Outbound ERRsi
Feb 2026
9 (7.2%)

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 Western
District Salt Lake
HR Region Northwest Mountain

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