Air Controller Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an Air Controller in Philadelphia, PA is $103,034. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $56,554 to a high of $133,713, with most professionals earning between $78,705 and $119,092.

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Shift work and emergency overtime may be required.

October 18, 2022

Contact with other agencies is required to exchange general information, to brief particular operational needs, and to review procedures after the completion of Range operations.

December 07, 2022

Controllers need to be able to prioritize tasks, as they may be required to guide several pilots at the same time and provide assistance during emergencies.

December 12, 2022

Develop skills required to operate all equipment to provide service to pilots.

February 18, 2023

Monitor the safe and timely delivery of all scheduled aircraft until arrival at final destination.

April 07, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Air Controller in Philadelphia, PA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

78705

119092

103034

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

103271

157522

123764

What is the average salary for Air Controller in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Air Controller in Philadelphia, PA. The base salary for Air Controller ranges from $78,705 to $119,092 with the average base salary of $103,034. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $103,271 to $157,522 with the average total cash compensation of $123,764.

View Average Salary for Air Controller as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$103,034	$78,705 - $119,092
Bonus	$20,730	$24,566 - $38,429
Total Pay	$123,764	$103,271 - $157,522

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Air Controller Salary Near Philadelphia, PA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE Camden, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $79,092 - $119,679	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE West Chester, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $78,108 - $118,190	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE Doylestown, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $81,043 - $122,631	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE Trenton, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $81,292 - $123,008	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE Wilmington, DE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $78,257 - $118,416	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE New Castle, DE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $78,257 - $118,416	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA

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About Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, sometimes known colloquially as Philly, is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863. Since 1854, the city has been coterminous with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the eighth-largest U.S. metropolitan statistical area, with over 6 million residents as of 2017[update]. Philadelphia is also the economic and cultural anchor of the greater Delaware Valley, located along the lower Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, wit...

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