City run Control Tower at Cape Girardeau

[skykid11]

This is my first time seeing a city run Tower. How would this compare to Contract Towers?

City of Cape Girardeau - Air Traffic Controller

City of Cape Girardeau

cityofcapegirardeau.applicantstack.com

 

[GMX]

I knew a guy whose kid worked at a city one in Indiana...Elkhart I think. I think it depends on the municipality but I believe the pay and benefits were better than contract. All holidays closed, only open about 14 hrs per day, and they could be in the Indiana State Pension for retirement. Also BCBS or something for health insurance.

 

[Gauff]

I knew a guy whose kid worked at a city one in Indiana...Elkhart I think. I think it depends on the municipality but I believe the pay and benefits were better than contract. All holidays closed, only open about 14 hrs per day, and they could be in the Indiana State Pension for retirement. Also BCBS or something for health insurance.

Yeah pretty sure it beats the contract towers overall. They're hard to get since there aren't a lot. You should get city benefits which vary obviously depending on the city and same with the pay.

I would imagine it beats any of the contract towers in the area by about every metric but you have to do your research

 

[pedaNTIc]

Isn’t there one in WY also? Gillette or something?

 

[rugbydog11]

Springfield Ohio used to be a county run contract tower I believe or maybe it was Wilmington Ohio.

 

[Jellismate]

Isn’t there one in WY also? Gillette or something?

Never reopened after Covid

 

[Nothanks]

The accounting and finance jobs make the same or more in that city job listing 🤣

 

[Slarti Bartfast]

Schenectady NY is run by the county, SCH. Heard benefits were better than Midwest.

 

[S.T.O.P.]

COE in Coeur D'Alene, ID has a tower they built themselves out of shipping containers and are working on making a permanent one. Nice area though, paying about 40-45$ an hour.

 

[32andBelow]

COE in Coeur D'Alene, ID has a tower they built themselves out of shipping containers and are working on making a permanent one. Nice area though, paying about 40-45$ an hour.

That’s so low

 

[Termine]

That’s so low

Better than you'd make as a new CPC at Twin Falls working for the FAA. Level 5 RUS is $37.82 an hour.

A lot of you center folks don't seem to understand how much better your pay is compared to the lowest facilities, especially levels 4-6 or so. RUS doesn't break $100k until level 8.

 

[32andBelow]

Better than you'd make as a new CPC at Twin Falls working for the FAA. Level 5 RUS is $37.82 an hour.

A lot of you center folks don't seem to understand how much better your pay is compared to the lowest facilities, especially levels 4-6 or so. RUS doesn't break $100k until level 8.

You have to count the benefits package. And I’m the first one to
Tell you every controller should make the cap. Also does the city guy get diffentials?

 

[Gauff]

You have to count the benefits package. And I’m the first one to
Tell you every controller should make the cap. Also does the city guy get diffentials?

City benefits are gonna depend on the city. But lots of cities offer some sort of pension too plus healthcare will normally be better than what contract towers offer. Obviously FAA or DOD is better but comparing it to what most contract towers offer it's much better.

Differentials will also vary by which city/country that tower is employed by

 

[skykid11]

COE in Coeur D'Alene, ID has a tower they built themselves out of shipping containers and are working on making a permanent one. Nice area though, paying about 40-45$ an hour.

Just looked into and it's run by Advanced ATC

 

[Stinger]

Mojave MHV in California is a city run tower. They get California state benefits also.

 

[hmmmmmmm1233]

I knew a guy whose kid worked at a city one in Indiana...Elkhart I think. I think it depends on the municipality but I believe the pay and benefits were better than contract. All holidays closed, only open about 14 hrs per day, and they could be in the Indiana State Pension for retirement. Also BCBS or something for health insurance.

I also know the kid, says it was really laid back. Great little gig. Equipment is old though same as any other contract tower.

 

[Raise when?]

You have to count the benefits package. And I’m the first one to
Tell you every controller should make the cap. Also does the city guy get diffentials?

Cap is too low. The 12 cap should be the new cpc base pay and the cap should be 300k.

 

[Pointsixtynine.10]

Better than you'd make as a new CPC at Twin Falls working for the FAA. Level 5 RUS is $37.82 an hour.

A lot of you center folks don't seem to understand how much better your pay is compared to the lowest facilities, especially levels 4-6 or so. RUS doesn't break $100k until level 8.

The center is where it’s at!! Your Porsche will look real nice sitting in the parking lot!

 

[the inquirer]

The center is where it’s at!! Your Porsche will look real nice sitting in the parking lot!

Lol. We have two Porsches in the parking lot. One is married to a doctor and the other is a single supervisor. People can’t afford porches at centers.

 

[32andBelow]

Lol. We have two Porsches in the parking lot. One is married to a doctor and the other is a single supervisor. People can’t afford porches at centers.

A lot of the trucks at the center are 80k tho