United States
Commercial Pilots salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$122,670
Commercial Pilots in the United States earn a median of $122,670 a year, about $62.08 an hour.
Median
$122,670
per year
Hourly
$62.08
at 38 hrs/week
Mean
$142,960
pulled up by top earners
Workers
51,830
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | State | $130,530 | +6% |
| California | State | $122,100 | -0% |
| Texas | State | $162,930 | +33% |
| Ohio | State | $116,050 | -5% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Metro | $157,580 | +28% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $188,920 | +54% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $177,300 | +45% |
| Alaska | State | $110,930 | -10% |
| Nevada | State | $132,490 | +8% |
| Minnesota | State | $117,960 | -4% |
| North Carolina | State | $126,740 | +3% |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | Metro | $133,990 | +9% |
| Michigan | State | $130,560 | +6% |
| Anchorage, AK | Metro | $111,070 | -9% |
| Arizona | State | $102,280 | -17% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $224,840 | +83% |
| Colorado | State | $122,700 | +0% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Metro | $130,560 | +6% |
| Alabama | State | $106,840 | -13% |
| Virginia | State | $115,490 | -6% |
| New York | State | $172,500 | +41% |
| Washington | State | $123,530 | +1% |
| Tennessee | State | $119,330 | -3% |
| Illinois | State | $105,290 | -14% |
| Wisconsin | State | $103,290 | -16% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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