Air Traffic Controller Salary by State

All 43 states ranked by median annual pay for air traffic controllers. The national median is $148,080. ← Back to Air Traffic Controller overview

#	State	Median / yr	Median / hr
1	Virginia	$191,820	$92.22
2	Illinois	$181,560	$87.29
3	Georgia	$178,420	$85.78
4	Colorado	$177,380	$85.28
5	Minnesota	$176,840	$85.02
6	Texas	$170,080	$81.77
7	Washington	$162,570	$78.16
8	California	$160,080	$76.96
9	Kansas	$159,700	$76.78
10	Indiana	$158,810	$76.35
11	Hawaii	$158,700	$76.30
12	Utah	$158,310	$76.11
13	Tennessee	$157,330	$75.64
14	New Mexico	$148,550	$71.42
15	Florida	$147,530	$70.93
16	New York	$144,960	$69.69
17	Connecticut	$140,940	$67.76
18	Nevada	$140,920	$67.75
19	Arizona	$136,800	$65.77
20	Pennsylvania	$132,350	$63.63
21	New Jersey	$132,230	$63.57
22	Maryland	$131,290	$63.12
23	North Carolina	$129,230	$62.13
24	Kentucky	$127,800	$61.44
25	Rhode Island	$126,300	$60.72
26	Massachusetts	$125,060	$60.13
27	Alaska	$123,950	$59.59
28	Oklahoma	$123,220	$59.24
29	Missouri	$122,200	$58.75
30	Michigan	$118,930	$57.18
31	Alabama	$114,960	$55.27
32	South Carolina	$112,030	$53.86
33	Nebraska	$111,710	$53.71
34	Arkansas	$109,760	$52.77
35	Vermont	$109,140	$52.47
36	North Dakota	$107,990	$51.92
37	Maine	$107,270	$51.57
38	Montana	$101,380	$48.74
39	Louisiana	$99,810	$47.99
40	Wyoming	$93,580	$44.99
41	Iowa	$90,790	$43.65
42	Mississippi	$88,110	$42.36
43	District of Columbia	$47,760	$22.96