Air Traffic Controllers Salary in Jacksonville, FL

Air Traffic Controllers pay range in Jacksonville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $90,910 a year or less, while the top 10% make $195,960 or more. The middle half of air traffic controllers in Jacksonville earn between $134,700 and $188,300.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Air Traffic Controllers salary after taxes in Jacksonville

On the average salary of $156,710, a single filer in Jacksonville takes home about $118,377 a year, or $9,865 a month and $4,553 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

Is Jacksonville a good place for air traffic controllers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Jacksonville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.5), so the average $156,710 buys what about $157,523 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Jacksonville ($48,830). A typical home costs $352,994, or 2.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Air Traffic Controllers salary in other Florida cities

Jacksonville ranks 1st of 5 Florida metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for air traffic controllers

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($179,320).

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