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Commercial Pilots Salary in NM

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Commercial Pilots in NM have a median annual salary of $97,920, with 370 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $34,680 at the 10th percentile to $219,010 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$97,920

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

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Employment

370

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$34,680
10th
$71,970
25th
$97,920
Median
$131,240
75th
$219,010
90th

Local compared with national

NM

$97,920

Median annual · 2025

United States

$123,220

Median annual · 2025

The NM median is 20.5% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $25,300).

Top skills

  1. 1.Operation and ControlImportance 4.8
  2. 2.Operations MonitoringImportance 4.4
  3. 3.MonitoringImportance 4.1
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.0
  5. 5.Active ListeningImportance 3.9
  6. 6.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.9
  7. 7.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.8
  8. 8.SpeakingImportance 3.8
  9. 9.Active LearningImportance 3.6
  10. 10.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.6
  11. 11.CoordinationImportance 3.3
  12. 12.Learning StrategiesImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Post-Secondary Certificate
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Aeronautical charts
  • AeroPlanner
  • Airdata
  • Airline Pilots Daily Aviation Log PPC
  • AirSmith FlightPrompt
  • ArduPilot Mission Planner
  • Calibration software
  • CloudCompare
  • doXstor Flight Level Logbook
  • Electronic aircraft information databases
  • ESRI Site Scan for ArcGIS
  • Flight simulation software
  • FLIR Thermal Studio Suite
  • Kitty Hawk

Common tasks

  • Check aircraft prior to flights to ensure that the engines, controls, instruments, and other systems are functioning properly.
  • Co-pilot aircraft or perform captain's duties, as required.
  • Consider airport altitudes, outside temperatures, plane weights, and wind speeds and directions to calculate the speed needed to become airborne.
  • Use instrumentation to pilot aircraft when visibility is poor.
  • Monitor engine operation, fuel consumption, and functioning of aircraft systems during flights.
  • Order changes in fuel supplies, loads, routes, or schedules to ensure safety of flights.
  • Contact control towers for takeoff clearances, arrival instructions, and other information, using radio equipment.
  • Plan flights according to government and company regulations, using aeronautical charts and navigation instruments.
  • Start engines, operate controls, and pilot airplanes to transport passengers, mail, or freight according to flight plans, regulations, and procedures.
  • Check baggage or cargo to ensure that it has been loaded correctly.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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