contract tower salary question

groundstop Newcomer Iwakuni, Japan

Just want to get an idea on what I can expect for pay from a contract tower job regaurdless of company. I currently have a CTO, and thinking about transitioning to contract tower. So the main question I guess is, What can i look forward to starting out, once i qualify on all positions, and what is the "cap-out"? I know it probably differs for each facility and company, but a broad, estimated number will do. Anyone?

Roddy_Piper Resident Knucklehead Vegas baby

alright, a broad estimated number is this...$51,450 with a cap out of $58,279 a year.

geardown Junior Member GA

From all the people I know in RVA they get about $30 an hour. Thats if you dont take the insurance.

Roddy_Piper Resident Knucklehead Vegas baby

RVA makes a little more than the others, but some of their facilities aren't full time. 37 hours per week. i never worked for RVA, that's just what i heard from others that have.

m2thakizzle Junior Member

RVA starts out at 56k, (unofficialy told to me today during an offer)

polo708 Epic Member tower

yeah, about $30 an hour is the norm... plus holiday, sunday and overtime pay extra.

EFC Junior Member On a Van by the Sea

Hours/week varies from tower to tower, but 37 hours/week is considered full time employment. The draw back is at 37 hr/wk you don't qualify for sunday pay.

ATCinWI Senior Member Illinois

When I worked at Midwest, I made $25/hr, plus the $3 something they tacked on for the insurance and 401K. I have heard that some only do 35 or 37 hrs per week, but the tower I worked at was 40 hours, and there was occasional overtime.

The contract between Midwest and the FAA expires this fall; the manager at that tower was under the impression that the pay was going to increase to match the Lockheed FSS contract. I went back into the FAA, so I don't know the status of that rumor, but contract tower controllers currently make significantly less money per hour than Lockheed FSS employees.

papag Junior Member

That contract tower company starts with an S cannot remember the name has a nice listing of jobs with pay etc available on their site. Seems the best organized web site of the three Contractors. What is it Serca? Sherpa? Ive forgotten. Man Im old.

Roddy_Piper Resident Knucklehead Vegas baby

Serco. and here is a link to their openings.

Serco Jobs