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Air Traffic Controllers Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Air Traffic Controllers salaries across 43 states

$133,445
National Average (Median)
$191,820
Highest: Virginia
$47,760
Lowest: District of Columbia

Air Traffic Controllers Salary by State

Compare Air Traffic Controllers salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$47,760
$191,820

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $114,960 AK $123,950 AZ $136,800 AR $109,760 CA $160,080 CO $177,380 CT $140,940 DC $47,760 FL $147,530 GA $178,420 HI $158,700 IL $181,560 IN $158,810 IA $90,790 KS $159,700 KY $127,800 LA $99,810 ME $107,270 MD $131,290 MA $125,060 MI $118,930 MN $176,840 MS $88,110 MO $122,200 MT $101,380 NE $111,710 NV $140,920 NJ $132,230 NM $148,550 NY $144,960 NC $129,230 ND $107,990 OK $123,220 PA $132,350 RI $126,300 SC $112,030 TN $157,330 TX $170,080 UT $158,310 VT $109,140 VA $191,820 WA $162,570 WY $93,580

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Virginia
$191,820
#2
Illinois
$181,560
#3
Georgia
$178,420
#4
Colorado
$177,380
#5
Minnesota
$176,840

Air Traffic Controllers Salary in All 43 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Virginia $191,820 $175,740 1,120
2 Illinois $181,560 $164,200 990
3 Georgia $178,420 $164,700 970
4 Colorado $177,380 $158,790 740
5 Minnesota $176,840 $162,920 680
6 Texas $170,080 $156,370 2,060
7 Washington $162,570 $154,320 620
8 California $160,080 $156,910 2,290
9 Kansas $159,700 $149,440 430
10 Indiana $158,810 $145,010 630
11 Hawaii $158,700 $151,040 210
12 Utah $158,310 $147,710 360
13 Tennessee $157,330 $149,020 590
14 New Mexico $148,550 $140,280 350
15 Florida $147,530 $144,140 1,950
16 New York $144,960 $154,660 1,150
17 Connecticut $140,940 $141,920 N/A
18 Nevada $140,920 $143,990 210
19 Arizona $136,800 $140,340 380
20 Pennsylvania $132,350 $143,180 460
21 New Jersey $132,230 $139,660 190
22 Maryland $131,290 $136,220 70
23 North Carolina $129,230 $136,490 410
24 Kentucky $127,800 $121,910 230
25 Rhode Island $126,300 $120,870 50
26 Massachusetts $125,060 $132,750 120
27 Alaska $123,950 $130,420 490
28 Oklahoma $123,220 $125,280 270
29 Missouri $122,200 $125,950 260
30 Michigan $118,930 $134,670 360
31 Alabama $114,960 $117,540 240
32 South Carolina $112,030 $110,990 190
33 Nebraska $111,710 $113,210 70
34 Arkansas $109,760 $108,570 80
35 Vermont $109,140 $109,830 30
36 North Dakota $107,990 $106,930 100
37 Maine $107,270 $93,400 70
38 Montana $101,380 $98,700 60
39 Louisiana $99,810 $106,280 230
40 Wyoming $93,580 $97,300 40
41 Iowa $90,790 $91,670 120
42 Mississippi $88,110 $93,850 160
43 District of Columbia $47,760 $96,410 820

Air Traffic Controllers Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Air Traffic Controllers keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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