Looking at the FAA Facility datasheets through terminal applications I get the following:
SCT: Level 12
E10: Level 8
ATO Experience En Route & Oceanic Services site(Updated 01/02/09) says:
ZOA: Level 11
ZLA: Level 12
i'm going with 12
this list is more user friendly
http://www.stuckmic.com/faa-atc-facility-levels-locality-percentages/
I put this together as I just realized we didn't have it as a sticky and thought it'd be good to have the pay stuff in one post, especially for the new applicants who are asking about it. Some of the descriptions I borrowed from "Seven" from another site.
2009 ATC Pay Bands (Does not include Academy pay rate):
On the left side of the page is the Career Level column. This column represents your progression through the training program. It has been divided into five sections described below:
AG: Initial hire pay grade. This is the pay grade that all off-the-street (OTS) and Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI) students will be paid AFTER they graduate from the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City.
D1: This is the first pay raise. AFTER you have completed 25% of the training requirements at your duty facility, you will be promoted to this pay band. ARTCC controllers: this is after you are certified on 2-3 D-Sides in your area. Terminal controllers: Sorry...don't have an answer for you.
D2: This the second pay raise. AFTER you have completed 50% of the training requirements at your duty facility, you will be promoted to this pay band. ARTCC controllers: this is after you are certified on ALL D-Sides in your area.
D3: This is the third pay raise. AFTER you have completed 75% of the training requirements at your duty facility, you will be promoted to this pay band. ARTCC controllers: this is after you have completed radar school, and are certified on 2-3 radar positions.
CPC: This is the final pay raise you will receive when you have completed the training program.
Note: If you are an initial hire (all hiring sources) you will always be paid the minimum while in training.
At the top of the pay scale are nine columns numbered from 4 to 12. They represent the facility complexity level. Most ARTCCs are Level 10-12 facilities. When you receive an offer letter, it will disclose the facility level. Facility levels are shown in the gray chart below.
2009 Locality Rates:
You will receive a locality rate added to your base salary. To calculate total salary including locality... (PAY + (PAY * LOCALITY %)). To see pay bands with locality already included click here, open the link under "Air Traffic Specialized Pay Plan Tables" that is titled "Including Locality Pay".
If your location is not listed you will fall under "Rest of the US" in bold. Click here for definition of locality areas.
Facility Levels
I know these might be blurry, but as much as I tried it wouldn't get any better, PhotoBucket wouldn't let me go any bigger.
For more information, visit the My FAA site by clicking here.
Ok, either I picked a place that is REALLY going to suck or one of the graphs on this link isn't complete. I am hoping for ZAN of A11 but it looks like they don't qualify for locality pay. Is this true? Alaska is really friggin' expensive so I hope that that graph is just incorrect.
You've done a great job explaining the pay bands, etc. I am confused on one thing though. At the very top left side of the chart under Career Level there is CPC/TMC/TMS as well as minimum and maximum pay. What determines if you receive the minimum or maximum? Why would someone get the minimum and another the maximum pay? Is this determined by your appraisal reports?
Ok, either I picked a place that is REALLY going to suck or one of the graphs on this link isn't complete. I am hoping for ZAN of A11 but it looks like they don't qualify for locality pay. Is this true? Alaska is really friggin' expensive so I hope that that graph is just incorrect.
Just wondering, why would my FOL not reflect this new scale? Class starts in February, but the salary is based on the old pay.
Instead of "facility pay", I think that should read "locality pay". e.g. Denver is 22.03%, vs 13.86% for OKC.Oh, so people destined for a center actually get the higher pay for a portion of the time they are still at the Academy?
There is one minor detail that is wrong, it mentions that you get your raise when you complete your training in OKC, but in reality you get your facility payafter you complete the Basics part of your training in OKC if you are off the street. :yup:
Instead of "facility pay", I think that should read "locality pay". e.g. Denver is 22.03%, vs 13.86% for OKC.
There is one minor detail that is wrong, it mentions that you get your raise when you complete your training in OKC, but in reality you get your facility payafter you complete the Basics part of your training in OKC if you are off the street. :yup:
Paid every other Tuesday. Pay periods are Sunday through Saturday the week following, and paid the 2nd Tuesday after the end of the pay period. Make sense?Are we paid bi weekly or once a month. Does anyone know when the pay period starts and ends
I printed out one of the paysacales and at the bottom it said as of Jan 4th 2009, controller pay is capped at 177k including locality pay. Has there always been a law capping the pay, or is that new? I guess I just don't understand the significance of it, considering people only get paid according to the pay scale, so why do thye need a law limiting the pay as well?