ZMA - Miami ARTCC

FAA En Route Center in Miami, Florida

Facility Information

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

Salary Information

2026 Pay for Miami ARTCC

Career Leveli Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.i
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
Includes everything except premium pay.
Pay Factors
Facility Leveli Level 11
Locality Area Miami
Locality Payi 24.67%
Controller Incentive Pay (CIP)i 1.80%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Indexi 114.2 (14.2% above avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Mini $138,752

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, April 2026
CRWG Targeti 298 CPCs
CPCs on Boardi 214 CPCs
↳ Academy Graduates21
↳ Developmental 111
↳ Developmental 226
↳ Developmental 316
↳ CPC-IT 1 (Transfer)2
↳ CPC-IT 2 (Transfer)2
Current Staffing Leveli 71%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 61.2
↳ Temporary Inbounds+ 2
↳ Placement List Outbounds- 1
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 27.7
Training Information, April 2026
Training Time (Avg)i 2.77 years
↳ New Hires 3.04 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 1.63 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)i 79%
↳ New Hires 80%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 74%
Travel Days from Academyi 4 days

Historical Trends

ZMA Staffing Percentages

ZMA Personnel Counts

ZMA Training Metrics

Traffic

April 2025 - March 2026 (12 Months)
En Route Aircraft 2,801,436 aircraft/year
Average Daily Aircraft 7,675 aircraft/day

Traffic History

NCEPT

Current NCEPT Metrics
Possible Lossesi
Apr 2026
0
Expected Staffing (12-Month)i
Apr 2026
79.4%
Possible Gains to National Avgi
Apr 2026
9
Priority / Draft Orderi
Mar 2026
#62
Inbound ERRs on Filei
Feb 2026
5
Employees with Outbound ERRsi
Feb 2026
11 (5.2%)

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 Miami
HR Region Southern

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