jcpilot
Fly for show, vector for dough
:yeahthat:
My TOL lists my salary at the academy as $21,574, which is $17,540 multiplied by 1.23, since I get a 23% COLA.
2009 ATC Pay Bands / Locality Rates / Facility Levels
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My TOL lists my salary at the academy as $21,574, which is $17,540 multiplied by 1.23, since I get a 23% COLA.
PantherFlyer13
New Member
Just to clarify, not everyone receives a "COLA" per say. A Cost of Living Adjustment/Allowance is an extra benefit I believe controllers overseas and outside the 48 contiguous states are afforded (i.e.: Alaska, Hawaii, maybe even Guam and Puerto Rico). Since you are going to Anchorage TRACON, I believe you are entitled to a COLA. But what most controllers receive is known as a Locality Adjustment.
There are two distinct differences between a COLA and Locality Adjustment:
1. A COLA is not taxable income, whereas Locality is taxed.
2. A COLA does not factor into the High-3 calculation for your pension, whereas Locality does.
As with all rules, bear in mind that the new NATCA-FAA contract may change the "COLA" incentive to a locality in order to synchronize pension plans and predictions across the board. Time will tell.
greg1016
Trustworthy Source
OMG you are an idiot, 2009 pay went into effect under the Bush Administration under imposed work rules. And getting a new NATCA president will not change anything now since contract negotiations are already in binding arbitration.
It must be a full moon, the flamers are out in full force today.
swinte00
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:yeahthat:
queeno
Ward of the Guberment
beehive cant help it he is one of those old BITTER controllers that has been around for years............................................................................ no wait he has only been the FFA 6 or 7 months...............................now isnt that special :rotfl:
ra ra sis boom ba gooooooooooooo FFA
ra ra sis boom ba gooooooooooooo FFA
queeno
Ward of the Guberment
if i remember in 2003, a dev controller at ZAU with 2 radars was making as much as a new cpc today.we had contract tower controllers who had no radar time starting at $100,000 working the a-side.
ladiesolo
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I sure hope someone responds soon...otherwise I'll HAVE to create a new thread!
swinte00
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CCF means Combined Control Facility. I think HNL, Guam, and PR fall under this category, but I am not 100% sure if that's correct.
swinte00
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Actually, I think CCF is referring to a facility that has En-route along with TRACON, but again, don't take my word for it.
swinte00
Well-Known Member
Depends on how arbitration goes for the new contract that is going on right now.
I think that cap is for management positions.
oh4corolla
New Member
$177,000 base salary is more than most thought they would make in their wildest dreams! With that being said, I heard that arbitration has gone quite well this year. This info came from a friend of a friend that's an air traffic controller. Anyone have specifics?
If anyone is looking for a career change and in their late 20s like I am, you should rest assured by the pay bands + locality rate. After completing the academy, we all should be over $40k with any decent locality rate, and over $50k within a few months of that.
If anyone is looking for a career change and in their late 20s like I am, you should rest assured by the pay bands + locality rate. After completing the academy, we all should be over $40k with any decent locality rate, and over $50k within a few months of that.
blakngold703
New Member
Does anyone know the average of how long it takes for someone to get a pay raise each time?
jcpilot
Fly for show, vector for dough
It all depends on your facility. A lot of facilities are backed up as far as training goes, due to a shortage of trainers and a surplus of trainees.
At mine, I've been told to plan on taking 22-24 months to check out. Training time has nearly doubled from what it was a few years ago.
Usually years before CPC.