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Air Traffic Controllers Salary in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California

The annual salary statistics of air traffic controllers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of air traffic controllers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$117,730
25th Percentile Wage
$155,500
50th Percentile Wage
$174,470
75th Percentile Wage
$191,050
90th Percentile Wage
$201,860

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for air traffic controllers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $201,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $174,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $117,730.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian Salary Growth4-Year Growth
2022
$174,470
6.41% 13.89%
2020
$163,280
7.99% -
2019
$150,230
0.00% -
2018
$150,230
- -

Table 2. Compare Air Traffic Controllers Salary in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $174,470, Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is the highest paying city for air traffic controllers in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $167,460). In comparison, the median annual salary of air traffic controllers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 4.0 percent (4.0%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.

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

See also: Top paying jobs in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California.