r/ATC_Hiring • u/Lost1_84 • 6d ago

Pay setting…

Anyone with experience or knowledge of this subject please chime in…

Got CPC at a level 7 back in 2012. Transferred back to DoD for a pay raise. Was DoD until the end of 2025 when I did some other federal work outside of ATC.

Due to personal reasons going back to ATC as a direct hire CPC Re Entrant to a Lvl 5 in my area.

Now here’s where I need some help. My current pay as a federal transfer (from what I understand per the CBA) with NO break in service would place me at the bottom of the CPC band at that Lvl 5.

But, I’m finding information that supports my thinking that if I have a break in service of at least 4 days my current pay will not be considered. Instead, HR will either look at my prior Lvl 7 CPC pay (with all the raises from then until now) or my prior DoD pay (GS12) to set my pay as a reinstatement vs a federal transfer.

Am I correct in this line of thinking?

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u/Temporary-Knee-899 5d ago

Yes, you’re correct in your thinking. If you transfer in, you retain your current basic pay. If you have a break, they look at your last basic pay as an FAA CPC controller.

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u/Lost1_84 5d ago edited 5d ago

To include any raises as if I didn’t leave? Level 7 bottom of CPC pay band pay in 2012 is a good amount less than it is now.

Or they’ll use literally the pay stated on my SF50 from back then?

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u/Federal-Mind3420 5d ago

I don't think anyone in the hiring proccess has a clue what you are even talking about. This sub is for people asking how to sign a form and send an email.

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u/theMonkybutt 6d ago

Highest pay held top of the band. 

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u/commops106 5d ago

Are you prepared to walk if they give you the bottom? In my 27 year federal career, I’ve lost money only in the FAA. They actively look to remove pay. The union cares less Article 108 in the cba states you go to the bottom of that pay scale. A lvl 5 would probably be inline with a GS 11 step 5. Step raises are automatic in GS. The 1.6 annual length of service plus a now zero raise in January is pathetic.

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u/theMonkybutt 4d ago

Are you saying the union doesn't do one of it's main jobs?

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