ZOA - Oakland ARTCC

FAA En Route Center in Fremont, California

Facility Information

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

Salary Information

2026 Pay for Oakland ARTCC

Career Leveli Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.i
CPC $93.82 $117.35 $195,811 $244,909
D3 $79.18 $93.82 $165,241 $195,811
D2 $64.53 $79.18 $134,669 $165,241
D1 $49.88 $64.53 $104,093 $134,669
AG $35.23 $35.23 $73,521 $73,521
Includes everything except premium pay.
Oakland ARTCC Pay Factors
Facility Leveli Level 11
Locality Area San Francisco
Locality Payi 46.34%
Controller Incentive Pay (CIP)i 10.00%

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, April 2026
CRWG Targeti 216 CPCs
CPCs on Boardi 174 CPCs
↳ Academy Graduates10
↳ Developmental 13
↳ Developmental 29
↳ Developmental 320
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)6
↳ CPC-IT 1 (Transfer)3
↳ CPC-IT 2 (Transfer)7
↳ CPC-IT 3 (Transfer)4
Current Staffing Leveli 81%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 33.2
↳ Committed Inbounds+ 1
↳ Committed Outbounds- 1
↳ Placement List Outbounds- 2
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 24.4
Training Information, April 2026
Training Time (Avg)i 3.31 years
↳ New Hires 3.63 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 1.43 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)i 54%
↳ New Hires 52%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 62%
Travel Days from Academyi 4 days

Historical Trends

ZOA Staffing Percentages

ZOA Personnel Counts

ZOA Training Metrics

Traffic

April 2025 - March 2026 (12 Months)
En Route Aircraft 1,861,064 aircraft/year
Average Daily Aircraft 5,099 aircraft/day

Traffic History

NCEPT

Current NCEPT Metrics
Possible Lossesi
Apr 2026
0
Expected Staffing (12-Month)i
Apr 2026
81%
Possible Gains to National Avgi
Apr 2026
13
Priority / Draft Orderi
Mar 2026
#64
Inbound ERRs on Filei
Feb 2026
12
Employees with Outbound ERRsi
Feb 2026
17 (9.9%)

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 Western
District Oakland
HR Region Western Pacific

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