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Air Traffic Controllers in New Jersey

Get the information you need to know about working as an Air Traffic Controller.

$117,950 Median Salary

20 Job Openings

Air Traffic Controllers in New Jersey earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Air Traffic Controllers Work in New Jersey?

In New Jersey, there were 190 people working as Air Traffic Controllers in the year 2018.

There were 200 Air Traffic Controllers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 255 Air Traffic Controllers working in it, which means New Jersey has fewer Air Traffic Controllers than average.

Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Air Traffic Controllers in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, but nationwide they are growing at a rate of 3.6%.

New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 20 annual Air Traffic Controllers job openings in New Jersey, and 220 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,400 annual jobs and 25,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Air Traffic Controllers Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Air Traffic Controllers ranged from $71,600 to $174,470 with $117,950 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $34.43 to $83.88. The median hourly rate was $56.71.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $55.01 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.70.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey Metros for Air Traffic Controllers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Air Traffic Controllers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	1,100	$151,420
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	150	$149,890

Top States for Air Traffic Controllers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Air Traffic Controllers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	2,240	$141,970
Texas	1,880	$142,980
New York	1,230	$135,230
Virginia	1,090	$150,880
Georgia	990	$145,770
Illinois	940	$150,960
Colorado	710	$136,610
Ohio	690	$139,970
Indiana	620	$131,250
Minnesota	600	$141,360
North Carolina	520	$100,710
New Hampshire	440	$146,080
Kansas	420	$133,040
Pennsylvania	400	$109,900
Arizona	380	$103,350
Utah	370	$125,600
Michigan	360	$99,360
Oklahoma	360	$109,230
New Mexico	340	$122,090
Louisiana	290	$82,630

Below are the states where Air Traffic Controllers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Illinois	$150,960
Virginia	$150,880
New Hampshire	$146,080
Georgia	$145,770
Texas	$142,980
California	$141,970
Minnesota	$141,360
Ohio	$139,970
Colorado	$136,610
New York	$135,230

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