Commercial Pilots — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$123,220
10th percentile
$58,850
90th percentile
$266,620
Employment
47,630
- FLMedian $121,890 · Employment 6,340
- CAMedian $165,590 · Employment 4,900
- TXMedian $137,960 · Employment 4,120
- Miami, FLMedian $127,360 · Employment 3,440
- OHMedian $150,330 · Employment 2,680
- Dallas, TXMedian $160,160 · Employment 1,810
- AZMedian $103,060 · Employment 1,540
- NCMedian $127,310 · Employment 1,520
- Columbus, OHMedian $175,690 · Employment 1,410
- MIMedian $126,670 · Employment 1,390
- COMedian $139,680 · Employment 1,240
- New York, NYMedian $225,900 · Employment 1,210
- ILMedian $126,100 · Employment 1,170
- VAMedian $104,890 · Employment 1,130
- NVMedian $105,340 · Employment 1,100
- WIMedian $129,860 · Employment 1,090
- NYMedian $177,430 · Employment 1,070
- TNMedian $117,480 · Employment 1,030
- GAMedian $145,100 · Employment 1,020
- Phoenix, AZMedian $105,770 · Employment 1,020
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.