Commercial Pilots salary by location
National median: $123,220 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $315,450 | +156.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $280,630 | +127.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $274,730 | +123.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $232,600 | +88.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $232,160 | +88.4% | 460 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $226,710 | +84.0% | 670 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $225,900 | +83.3% | 1,210 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $211,350 | +71.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $205,700 | +66.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Midland, TX | metropolitan | $198,480 | +61.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $193,940 | +57.4% | 430 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $177,730 | +44.2% | 420 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $177,430 | +44.0% | 1,070 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $175,690 | +42.6% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | metropolitan | $173,100 | +40.5% | 140 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $173,070 | +40.5% | 380 | 2025 |
| Wilmington, NC | metropolitan | $172,320 | +39.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $171,560 | +39.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $170,600 | +38.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $167,310 | +35.8% | — | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $166,520 | +35.1% | 600 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $165,780 | +34.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $165,590 | +34.4% | 4,900 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $163,600 | +32.8% | 220 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $160,160 | +30.0% | 1,810 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $159,420 | +29.4% | 200 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $158,670 | +28.8% | 310 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $157,420 | +27.8% | 840 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $157,210 | +27.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | metropolitan | $156,760 | +27.2% | 200 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $153,210 | +24.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $150,330 | +22.0% | 2,680 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $149,200 | +21.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $146,880 | +19.2% | 560 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $145,210 | +17.8% | 30 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $145,100 | +17.8% | 1,020 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $144,750 | +17.5% | 430 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $140,920 | +14.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $139,680 | +13.4% | 1,240 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $137,960 | +12.0% | 4,120 | 2025 |
| Mobile, AL | metropolitan | $137,960 | +12.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $137,810 | +11.8% | — | 2025 |
| VT | state | $137,810 | +11.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $137,510 | +11.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Tulsa, OK | metropolitan | $137,490 | +11.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $137,430 | +11.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Winston, NC | metropolitan | $137,180 | +11.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| New Orleans, LA | metropolitan | $135,950 | +10.3% | 140 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $135,340 | +9.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $134,030 | +8.8% | 200 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $134,030 | +8.8% | 530 | 2025 |
| Greensboro, NC | metropolitan | $133,870 | +8.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $133,240 | +8.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $133,220 | +8.1% | 410 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $133,010 | +7.9% | 370 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $132,980 | +7.9% | 190 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $132,810 | +7.8% | 710 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $132,400 | +7.5% | 200 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $131,950 | +7.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $131,590 | +6.8% | 370 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $131,420 | +6.7% | 790 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $131,210 | +6.5% | 360 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $131,000 | +6.3% | 200 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $130,900 | +6.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| Chattanooga, TN | metropolitan | $130,630 | +6.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $130,600 | +6.0% | 140 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $130,230 | +5.7% | 190 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $129,990 | +5.5% | 800 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $129,860 | +5.4% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $129,850 | +5.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $129,350 | +5.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $128,900 | +4.6% | 370 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $128,770 | +4.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $128,500 | +4.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, NC | metropolitan | $128,170 | +4.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $128,080 | +3.9% | 370 | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | metropolitan | $127,360 | +3.4% | 3,440 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $127,310 | +3.3% | 1,520 | 2025 |
| Birmingham, AL | metropolitan | $127,280 | +3.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $126,990 | +3.1% | 500 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $126,670 | +2.8% | 1,390 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $126,550 | +2.7% | 560 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $126,400 | +2.6% | 530 | 2025 |
| Crestview, FL | metropolitan | $126,270 | +2.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| OK | state | $126,180 | +2.4% | 540 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $126,100 | +2.3% | 1,170 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $125,850 | +2.1% | 510 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $125,120 | +1.5% | 140 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $124,990 | +1.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $124,570 | +1.1% | 190 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $123,880 | +0.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Knoxville, TN | metropolitan | $123,000 | −0.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Memphis, TN | metropolitan | $122,420 | −0.6% | 200 | 2025 |
| Greenville, SC | metropolitan | $122,230 | −0.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| FL | state | $121,890 | −1.1% | 6,340 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $121,490 | −1.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $120,910 | −1.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $120,760 | −2.0% | 670 | 2025 |
| Jackson, MS | metropolitan | $119,990 | −2.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $119,710 | −2.8% | 120 | 2025 |