Flight Controller Salary in New York, NY

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How much does a Flight Controller make in New York, NY? The average Flight Controller salary in New York, NY is $92,788 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $85,483 and $101,701. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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What is a Flight Controller?

Flight controllers are personnel who aid space flight by working in such Mission Control Centers as NASA's Mission Control Center or ESA's European Space Operations Centre. Flight controllers work at computer consoles and use telemetry to monitor various technical aspects of a space mission in real time. Each controller is an expert in a specific area and constantly communicates with additional experts in the "back room". The flight director, who leads the flight controllers, monitors the activities of a team of flight controllers, and has overall responsibility for success and safety. This a...

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Stowage Flight Controller

Bailey Collaborative Solutions, LLC - Huntsville , AL

As a Stowage Flight Controller, you'll play a crucial role in enabling NASA astronauts to conduct groundbreaking scientific investigations and experiments aboard the ISS. Responsibilities: - Craft ...

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Flight Software Engineer

recruyt - Costa Mesa , CA

Integrate new features and sensors into flight controller software. * Build aircraft control systems. * Set up SITL/HITL test fixtures. * Analyze flight test results. * Provide support for device ...

LinkedIn - 30 days ago

Embedded Software Engineer

Prodigy Resources - Indianapolis , IN

Support Hardware-Software Integration Teams, Simulation Teams, and Flight Controllers through Joint Tests with military customers, Qualification of the Software, training of Flight Controllers, and ...

LinkedIn - 2 days ago

Mission Operations Engineer

Intuitive Machines LLC - Houston , TX

Flight controller experience in human or robotic space applications, or other high-stress operational environments * Experience with documentation and collaboration tools such as Confluence, Jira, MS ...

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SENIOR UAS PILOT

Platform Aerospace - Hollywood , MD

Expert knowledge and extensive experience with Piccolo flight controllers * Experience in deployed UAS ISR operations.

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135 Aviation Maintenance Controller- Farmingdale, NY

Ventura Aviation - Nashville , TN

135 Aviation Maintenance Controller Ventura Air Services is a privately held 135 operation with ... Communicate directly with flight crews when operational discrepancies are discovered, and obtain ...

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What does a Flight Controller do?

Common responsibilities of a Flight Controller

Demonstrated competence in an operational environment.

September 16, 2022

Create, review, and execute real-time spacecraft commanding pass plans and coordinate their execution as part of routine operations and anomaly resolution activities.

November 15, 2022

Shift work (nights, weekends, and holidays), strong Microsoft Office skills are required.

February 23, 2023

Communicate with the onboard crew and previously flown crew members to determine operational improvements to crew activities.

March 04, 2023

Assists with planning on-vehicle training activities for Controllers (WDR, ONP Rehearsals).

March 05, 2023

Support process improvement initiatives by properly documenting all satellite events through the anomaly and issue reporting process, participating in procedure development and reviews.

March 10, 2023

Execute and perform telemetry verification of all satellite commanding performed in support of controlling the Iridium Satellite constellation.

April 01, 2023

Operate the Crew Capsule and Propulsion Module vehicles in support of the maintenance group preparations for New Shepard launch (vehicle checkouts, mission simulation, etc.

April 09, 2023

Develop and support procedure updates used in across all phases of the operation.

May 16, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Flight Controller in New York, NY

Average Base Salary

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85483

101701

92788

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

85802

102857

92986

What is the average salary for Flight Controller in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Flight Controller in New York, NY. The base salary for Flight Controller ranges from $85,483 to $101,701 with the average base salary of $92,788. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $85,802 to $102,857 with the average total cash compensation of $92,986.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$92,788	$85,483 - $101,701
Bonus	$199	$319 - $1,156
Total Pay	$92,986	$85,802 - $102,857

* 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.

Flight Controller Salary Near New York, NY

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO New York, NY
CITY, STATE West New York, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,996 - $102,311	COMPARE TO New York, NY
CITY, STATE Hoboken, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,996 - $102,311	COMPARE TO New York, NY
CITY, STATE Union City, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,996 - $102,311	COMPARE TO New York, NY
CITY, STATE Jersey City, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,996 - $102,311	COMPARE TO New York, NY
CITY, STATE Bronx, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,996 - $102,311	COMPARE TO New York, NY
CITY, STATE Brooklyn, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,996 - $102,311	COMPARE TO New York, NY

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About New York, New York

The City of New York, usually called either New York City (NYC) or simply New York (NY), is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2017 population of 8,622,698 distributed over a land area of about 302.6 square miles (784 km2), New York is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass and one of the world's most populous megacities, with an estimated 20,320,876 people in its 2017 M...

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