Commercial Pilots Salary

Median Salary
$123,220
per year
Employment
47,630
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$58,850
25th percentile
$84,540
Median
$123,220
75th percentile
$190,440
90th percentile
$266,620

💰 Commercial Pilots Salary by State

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$84K
$232K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
Connecticut$232,160+88.4%
New Jersey$226,710+84.0%
New York$177,430+44.0%
California$165,590+34.4%
Delaware$163,600+32.8%
Ohio$150,330+22.0%
Georgia$145,100+17.8%
Colorado$139,680+13.4%
Texas$137,960+12.0%
Vermont$137,810+11.8%
Pennsylvania$134,030+8.8%
North Dakota$133,010+7.9%
Maryland$131,210+6.5%
Kentucky$129,990+5.5%
Wisconsin$129,860+5.4%
North Carolina$127,310+3.3%
Michigan$126,670+2.8%
Oklahoma$126,180+2.4%
Illinois$126,100+2.3%
Florida$121,890-1.1%
Oregon$120,760-2.0%
Washington$117,730-4.5%
Maine$117,560-4.6%
Tennessee$117,480-4.7%
Hawaii$113,030-8.3%
Idaho$109,620-11.0%
West Virginia$105,950-14.0%
South Carolina$105,740-14.2%
Kansas$105,440-14.4%
Nevada$105,340-14.5%
Virginia$104,890-14.9%
Nebraska$104,780-15.0%
Indiana$104,160-15.5%
Montana$103,690-15.8%
Mississippi$103,640-15.9%
Arizona$103,060-16.4%
Missouri$102,990-16.4%
Wyoming$102,990-16.4%
Iowa$101,800-17.4%
Alabama$101,420-17.7%
Alaska$100,120-18.7%
Utah$99,610-19.2%
Rhode Island$98,820-19.8%
Minnesota$98,630-20.0%
New Mexico$97,920-20.5%
Louisiana$95,940-22.1%
Arkansas$94,410-23.4%
South Dakota$83,710-32.1%

🏙️ Commercial Pilots Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$315,450+156.0%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$280,630+127.7%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$274,730+123.0%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$232,600+88.8%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$225,900+83.3%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$211,350+71.5%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$205,700+66.9%
Midland, TX$198,480+61.1%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$193,940+57.4%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$177,730+44.2%
Columbus, OH$175,690+42.6%
Port St. Lucie, FL$173,100+40.5%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$173,070+40.5%
Wilmington, NC$172,320+39.8%
Lexington Park, MD$171,560+39.2%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$170,600+38.5%
Colorado Springs, CO$167,310+35.8%
Cleveland, OH$166,520+35.1%
Boulder, CO$165,780+34.5%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$160,160+30.0%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$159,420+29.4%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$158,670+28.8%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$157,420+27.8%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$157,210+27.6%
Oklahoma City, OK$156,760+27.2%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$153,210+24.3%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$149,200+21.1%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$146,880+19.2%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$145,210+17.8%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$144,750+17.5%
Modesto, CA$140,920+14.4%
Mobile, AL$137,960+12.0%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$137,810+11.8%
Bismarck, ND$137,510+11.6%
Tulsa, OK$137,490+11.6%
Bozeman, MT$137,430+11.5%
Winston-Salem, NC$137,180+11.3%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$135,950+10.3%
Redding, CA$135,340+9.8%
Pittsburgh, PA$134,030+8.8%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$133,870+8.6%
Reading, PA$133,240+8.1%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$133,220+8.1%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$132,980+7.9%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$132,810+7.8%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$132,400+7.5%
Fargo, ND-MN$131,950+7.1%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$131,590+6.8%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$131,420+6.7%
Kansas City, MO-KS$131,000+6.3%
Boise City, ID$130,900+6.2%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$130,630+6.0%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$130,600+6.0%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$130,230+5.7%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$129,850+5.4%
Rochester, NY$129,350+5.0%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$128,900+4.6%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$128,770+4.5%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$128,500+4.3%
Fayetteville, NC$128,170+4.0%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$128,080+3.9%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$127,360+3.4%
Birmingham, AL$127,280+3.3%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$126,990+3.1%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$126,550+2.7%
Ann Arbor, MI$126,400+2.6%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$126,270+2.5%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$125,850+2.1%
Salem, OR$125,120+1.5%
Medford, OR$124,990+1.4%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$124,570+1.1%
Chico, CA$123,880+0.5%
Knoxville, TN$123,000-0.2%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$122,420-0.6%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$122,230-0.8%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$121,490-1.4%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$120,910-1.9%
Jackson, MS$119,990-2.6%
Richmond, VA$119,710-2.8%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$119,400-3.1%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$118,980-3.4%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$118,190-4.1%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$117,790-4.4%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$117,660-4.5%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$115,450-6.3%
Eau Claire, WI$114,560-7.0%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$114,350-7.2%
Springfield, MO$114,000-7.5%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$112,320-8.8%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$112,100-9.0%
Fresno, CA$112,000-9.1%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$111,680-9.4%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$111,170-9.8%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$111,030-9.9%
Omaha, NE-IA$110,210-10.6%
Madison, WI$109,740-10.9%
Tucson, AZ$109,480-11.2%
Reno, NV$108,550-11.9%
Corpus Christi, TX$107,810-12.5%
Ogden, UT$107,600-12.7%
Cheyenne, WY$106,860-13.3%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$106,510-13.6%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$106,440-13.6%
Jacksonville, FL$106,350-13.7%
Wichita, KS$106,250-13.8%
Greeley, CO$106,150-13.9%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$105,910-14.0%
Billings, MT$105,830-14.1%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$105,770-14.2%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$105,720-14.2%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$105,340-14.5%
Topeka, KS$104,530-15.2%
Missoula, MT$104,260-15.4%
Fairbanks-College, AK$103,570-15.9%
Urban Honolulu, HI$103,460-16.0%
Salinas, CA$102,580-16.8%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$102,460-16.8%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$102,300-17.0%
Albuquerque, NM$101,820-17.4%
Peoria, IL$101,820-17.4%
Huntsville, AL$101,540-17.6%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$101,050-18.0%
Helena, MT$100,940-18.1%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$100,420-18.5%
Ocala, FL$100,240-18.6%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$100,230-18.7%
Anchorage, AK$99,920-18.9%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$99,720-19.1%
Lake Charles, LA$99,600-19.2%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$99,600-19.2%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$99,350-19.4%
Columbus, IN$99,250-19.5%
Bend, OR$99,010-19.6%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$98,000-20.5%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$97,780-20.6%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$97,570-20.8%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$95,870-22.2%
El Paso, TX$94,690-23.2%
Tallahassee, FL$94,410-23.4%
Columbia, SC$92,300-25.1%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$92,150-25.2%
St. Louis, MO-IL$91,540-25.7%
Monroe, LA$91,490-25.8%
Montgomery, AL$91,120-26.1%
Baton Rouge, LA$89,700-27.2%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$86,860-29.5%
Rapid City, SD$86,150-30.1%
Akron, OH$84,170-31.7%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$81,180-34.1%
Puerto Rico$81,070-34.2%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$80,160-34.9%
Lafayette, LA$79,430-35.5%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$77,750-36.9%
Visalia, CA$75,600-38.6%
Flagstaff, AZ$68,460-44.4%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$67,770-45.0%
Toledo, OH$61,080-50.4%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$45,160-63.4%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.