How much do Air Traffic Controllers make in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL?

Percentile spread

For Air Traffic Controllers, the published 10th percentile is $37,050 and the 90th percentile is $186,180. The difference is $149,130, which is 104.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $85,390 to the 75th at $153,800, covers $68,410.

The mean annual wage is $122,190, which sits below the median of $142,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL median is 3.5% lower than the national median of $148,080 for Air Traffic Controllers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $143,790, which is 2.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.2% lower than the Florida median of $147,530.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL is 99.367, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $142,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Air Traffic Controllers at $143,790 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Air Traffic Controllers. Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL ranks 4th of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 52 miles away, with a median of $147,800 and employment of 170. That median is 3.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $145,733, against $143,790 here.
• Jacksonville, FL is 80 miles away, with a median of $170,120 and employment of 450. That median is 19.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $171,002, against $143,790 here.
• Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 109 miles away, with a median of $150,700 and employment of 110. That median is 5.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $149,371, against $143,790 here.

Employment share

Air Traffic Controllers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL (110 of 219,740). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,510 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.46 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.