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Air Traffic Controllers Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

The annual salary statistics of air traffic controllers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of air traffic controllers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Air Traffic Controllers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$75,520
25th Percentile Wage
$94,020
50th Percentile Wage
$140,750
75th Percentile Wage
$166,830
90th Percentile Wage
$184,070

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for air traffic controllers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $184,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $140,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $75,520.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of air traffic controllers from 2012 to 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$140,750
1.43% 0.00%
2015
$138,740
-1.45% -
2012
$140,750
- -

Table 2. Compare Air Traffic Controllers Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $140,750 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for air traffic controllers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of air traffic controllers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 19.3 percent (19.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 45.4 percent (45.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$174,470
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$167,460
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$148,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$140,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$135,280
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$130,690
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$101,030
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$96,430
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$76,890