THE PAY SUCKS... Head over to https://www.reddit.com/r/ATC/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ATC/ and have a look. Entry level ATC salaries are about $50,000 (~$23 an

THE PAY SUCKS... Head over to https://www.reddit.com/r/ATC/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ATC/ and have a look. Entry level ATC salaries are about $50,000 (~$23 an hour). And you do not get to "choose" where you land on your first assignment. Try living on $23 an hour in a HCOL area.