Context: I’m a US citizen and our government is going to hire and train the next batch of Air Traffic Controllers. When explaining the process and what the pay would be like etc, the site mentions “Locality Pay.” I have quite literally never heard of the term before, and when I look it up everything just skips straight to “How does it work?” But what is it???
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As an FAA air traffic controller I can give you some very specific answers on pay and benefits. Locality pay is a percentage adjustment to your pay based off the location of your facility. Our pay is determined by 3 factors. The traffic volume of your facility, you’re time at the facility, and the location if your facility. If you are working at a level 12 facility in Texas or a level 12 facility in New York you will he working a similar amount of traffic and your base salary will be the same, but your cost of living will be much higher in new York so your locality adjustment will be more and your overall pay will be higher.
If you have any other questions about ATC pay feel free to reach out and I can give you some specifics
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