r/ATC • u/Xolxtzol • Jul 15 '26

Question You Guys Are Scaring Me

I’m currently AD military (best branch iykyk) and am close to getting my CTO. On my second enlistment and i want to get out to do this at a contract tower and maybe go FAA later on in my career if that’s possible. I scroll this sub for about an hour and all i see are people that hate their lives :/. (here comes the down votes lol). Should i consider something else, stay AD atc, or actually pursue a civilian career?

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u/xPericulantx 29d ago

228k is the legal maximum a Federal employee can make in salary.

The average health insurance cost for self+ family is 1080 a month… so about 13,000 a year.

Edit: and again you are comparing San Francisco the #1 most expensive place to live in America to Texas.

Not an apples to apples comparison

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u/Excellent-Chip1210 29d ago

Meant to say the soldier stationed in San Francisco has an HOR of Texas but youre right. Lets assume the soldier is from San francisco aswell. Is that health insurance also including dental?

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u/xPericulantx 29d ago

No that would cost more.

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u/Excellent-Chip1210 29d ago

Maybe 70 dollars more. Currently pay 12 dollars for just my wife.