Air Traffic Controllers Salary by City (2026)

Name: Air Traffic Controllers Salary by City - BLS OEWS
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

42 metro areas · National average: $138,323 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Air Traffic Controllers salaries across 42 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area	Mean Annual	Median Annual	P10	P90
Sacramento, CA	$173,970	$192,500	$88,500	$221,890
San Francisco, CA	$172,610	$188,930	$97,610	$221,890
Dallas, TX	$172,250	$182,890	$108,070	$219,360
Minneapolis, MN	$170,730	$178,920	$102,170	$221,890
Atlanta, GA	$169,010	$182,310	$98,970	$213,370
Chicago, IL	$168,380	$184,930	$78,140	$221,890
Philadelphia, PA	$164,860	$181,200	$88,070	$211,600
New York, NY	$162,160	$180,090	$70,050	$221,890
Seattle, WA	$157,810	$169,350	$84,120	$213,100
Jacksonville, FL	$153,280	$166,940	$89,950	$192,300
Kansas City, MO	$152,990	$159,120	$96,990	$195,310
Los Angeles, CA	$152,740	$169,230	$62,170	$221,890
Phoenix, AZ	$152,660	$156,020	$92,800	$200,840
Miami, FL	$151,450	$164,240	$86,690	$204,800
Salt Lake City, UT	$151,080	$158,620	$95,910	$185,330
Denver, CO	$149,960	$172,490	$74,160	$221,890
Anchorage, AK	$146,340	$157,160	$60,400	$206,380
Las Vegas, NV	$145,990	$155,900	$75,820	$196,270
Baltimore, MD	$145,500	$156,870	$108,180	$174,930
Orlando, FL	$140,500	$147,040	$85,260	$191,280
Tampa, FL	$139,290	$145,140	$85,530	$182,710
Nashville, TN	$138,290	$150,220	$77,010	$171,100
Washington, DC	$137,910	$176,110	$35,940	$221,890
Boston, MA	$137,580	$131,360	$85,300	$205,170
Oklahoma City, OK	$136,680	$142,380	$88,280	$191,800
Cincinnati, OH	$134,530	$135,570	$71,140	$171,950
Pittsburgh, PA	$128,150	$131,730	$76,230	$164,260
Hartford, CT	$126,560	$123,860	$91,790	$162,160
St. Louis, MO	$125,920	$123,920	$92,210	$162,700
Portland, OR	$125,110	$130,060	$68,250	$170,890
Clarksville, TN	$120,870	$121,580	$96,660	$136,300
Colorado Springs, CO	$120,430	$117,770	$95,010	$153,690
Deltona, FL	$118,800	$139,690	$36,400	$182,310
Providence, RI	$118,300	$121,680	$78,270	$149,910
Virginia Beach, VA	$114,330	$116,920	$84,920	$145,790
San Juan, PR	$113,890	$119,560	$70,640	$159,410
Savannah, GA	$108,670	$116,830	$53,480	$142,380
Fairbanks, AK	$108,610	$101,190	$82,830	$145,370
Gulfport, MS	$107,060	$107,700	$63,290	$130,100
Columbia, SC	$102,590	$100,510	$78,790	$125,590
Albany, NY	$98,300	$104,040	$61,460	$127,050
Riverside, CA	$93,440	$92,120	$43,140	$135,100