How much do Air Traffic Controllers make in Jacksonville, FL?

Percentile spread

For Air Traffic Controllers, the published 10th percentile is $90,910 and the 90th percentile is $195,960. The difference is $105,050, which is 61.8% 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 $134,700 to the 75th at $188,300, covers $53,600.

The mean annual wage is $156,710, which sits below the median of $170,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jacksonville, FL median is 14.9% higher than the national median of $148,080 for Air Traffic Controllers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $171,002, which is 15.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.3% higher than the Florida median of $147,530.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jacksonville, FL is 99.484, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $170,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Air Traffic Controllers at $171,002 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. Jacksonville, FL ranks 1st 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).).

• Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL is 80 miles away, with a median of $142,880 and employment of 110. That median is 16% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $143,790, against $171,002 here.
• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 127 miles away, with a median of $147,800 and employment of 170. That median is 13.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $145,733, against $171,002 here.
• Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 153 miles away, with a median of $150,700 and employment of 110. That median is 11.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $149,371, against $171,002 here.

Employment share

Air Traffic Controllers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Jacksonville, FL (450 of 765,930). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,510 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.06 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.