ATC Pay

[Standby]

Hey Guys, I was looking through the ATC pay scale, and I was'nt quite sure how quickly the progression occurred between the different steps and grades. So, I was just curious if someone could tell me roughly what the average pay would be for a first and second year ATC guy or gal? Thanks a bunch in advance for your answers.

 

[atl pilot]

Once you leave the academy, the salary is about $32,000. Then depnding on your facility the pay raises come fairly quickly or slowly. Centers take a whole lot longer than towers to add up. Its not a yearly thing like you pilots have....in terms of getting to the bottom of the pay band (detemined by your facilities ATC level) throughout training. After your certified, raises are annual to some extent. At ATL ATCT, our developmentals get a segmental raise each time they certify on 3 positions. We have several foks who have moved from $32K to the $80K range in less than a year. Just really depnds on the person and facility. And remember that ATL is the highest pay band. If you get assigned to a lower level facility than an ATC-12, your max pay will be less than what I spoke of.

 

[Standby]

atl pilot,

thanks for the reply, I appreciate it. One last question, how long would someone that is hired off the street spend at the academy before going to a facility? Thanks again in advance.

 

[atl pilot]

I'm not sure. Check into the forum section on that ATC CTI website. Those folks ae the ones going through the college program, andthey too, must attend the academy. You might find some good data there.

 

[psysicx]

How long does the current pay scale last? I know ATC pay went down a lot.