2026 pay for Miami ARTCC, built from the FAA Air Traffic Specialized Pay Plan bands:
Career Level
Hourly Min.
Hourly Max.
Total Pay Min.
Total Pay Max.
CPC
$75.90
$102.46
$158,399
$213,844
D3
$64.05
$75.90
$133,670
$158,399
D2
$52.20
$64.05
$108,939
$133,670
D1
$40.35
$52.20
$84,205
$108,939
AG
$28.50
$28.50
$59,473
$59,473
Total Pay combines Basic Pay, Locality Pay, and the additions listed under Pay Factors, including this facility's 1.8% Controller Incentive Pay (how CIP works). It excludes premium pay for overtime, nights, Sundays, and holidays.
+ Controller Incentive Pay (1.8% of Basic Pay, not of the locality-adjusted figure)
+ $846
= Total Pay
$59,473
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.
How CIP works
Controller Incentive Pay is a cost-of-living differential under the NATCA contract. It comes from a fixed $30 million yearly pool that has been running out before year-end; when that happens, payments stop until the next fiscal year. It is not retirement-creditable, and at some facilities only controllers on board before a set date receive it.
ATC pay has stalled over the past decade. Marangos & Brown are on a mission to increase pay.
Staffing and Training
Staffing Information, November 2026
CPCs on Board
223 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP)
277 CPCs
Current Staffing
77.26%
Projected Staffing
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91.37%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications
+ 72.4
↳ Committed Inbounds
+ 1
↳ Committed Outbounds
- 1
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses
- 31.5
Number of Trainees
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92 trainees
↳ Academy Graduates
37
↳ Developmental 1
10
↳ Developmental 2
25
↳ Developmental 3
15
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)
2
↳ CPC-IT 2 (Transfer)
3
Training Information, November 2026
Training Time (Avg)
2.73 years
↳ New Hires
2.98 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)
1.68 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)
79%
↳ New Hires
80%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)
75%
Travel Days from Academy
4 days
Historical Trends
ZMA Staffing Percentages
ZMA Personnel Counts
ZMA Training Metrics
NCEPT
NCEPT manages controller-requested transfers between FAA facilities.
See ZMA transfer selections on the Transfer Flow Map.