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Air Traffic Controllers Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of air traffic controllers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of air traffic controllers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$83,720
25th Percentile Wage	$116,080
50th Percentile Wage	$174,510
75th Percentile Wage	$200,820
90th Percentile Wage	$203,690

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for air traffic controllers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $203,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $174,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $83,720.

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.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$174,510	5.52%	16.55%
2020	$164,880	8.16%	-
2018	$151,420	1.95%	-
2017	$148,470	0.96%	-
2016	$147,050	-3.11%	-
2015	$151,620	0.90%	-
2014	$150,260	2.55%	-
2013	$146,430	0.55%	-
2012	$145,620	-	-

Table 2. Compare Air Traffic Controllers Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $174,510, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for air traffic controllers in state of New York, followed by Nassau-Suffolk (median annual salary $154,590). In comparison, the median annual salary of air traffic controllers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 11.4 percent (11.4%) higher than that in Nassau-Suffolk.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	$174,510
Nassau-Suffolk	$154,590
New York-White Plains-Wayne	$130,400
Buffalo-Niagara Falls	$97,410
Rochester	$96,300
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	$94,200