Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary
The median pay for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in the United States is $232,140 a year. About 103,560 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $106,710
- 25th percentile
- $182,280
- Median percentile
- $232,140
- 75th percentile
- $384,440
- 90th percentile
- $463,830
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Georgia $618,090
- Idaho $507,640
- California $353,900
- Kentucky $350,950
- Colorado $307,490
- Illinois $293,490
- New York $255,240
- Alaska $232,140
- Washington $229,900
- Arizona $227,870
- Florida $225,020
- Texas $215,150
- Minnesota $211,470
- Ohio $204,170
- Connecticut $199,870
- Nevada $192,460
- Utah $174,590
- Oregon $173,190
- Arkansas $168,970
- Pennsylvania $164,990
- Rhode Island $164,880
- North Carolina $151,540
- Maine $147,930
- Kansas $143,580
- Mississippi $143,580
- South Carolina $143,580
- Tennessee $143,580
- Alabama $136,990
- New Mexico $136,990
- Oklahoma $133,680
- Iowa $131,730
- Nebraska $131,650
- Louisiana $120,740
- New Hampshire $99,280
- Missouri $97,680
By metro area
- Atlanta, GA $618,090
- San Francisco, CA $374,680
- Los Angeles, CA $364,730
- Cincinnati, OH $350,950
- San Jose, CA $343,140
- New York, NY $335,270
- San Diego, CA $321,950
- Houston, TX $307,690
- Denver, CO $307,490
- Chicago, IL $293,490
- Anchorage, AK $232,240
- Seattle, WA $229,900
- Tampa, FL $229,490
- Phoenix, AZ $228,040
- Miami, FL $216,070
- Dallas, TX $212,810
- Minneapolis, MN $211,470
- Austin, TX $210,750
- Washington, DC $209,750
- Riverside, CA $207,000
- Tucson, AZ $206,050
- Las Vegas, NV $204,340
- Hartford, CT $199,870
- Fresno, CA $195,310
- Philadelphia, PA $180,330
- Mobile, AL $176,620
- Salt Lake City, UT $174,940
- Portland, OR $173,190
- Fort Smith, AR $170,960
- Provo, UT $165,590
- Providence, RI $164,480
- Akron, OH $161,720
- Des Moines, IA $160,990
- Oklahoma City, OK $153,940
- Charlotte, NC $151,540
- Jacksonville, FL $151,070
- Nashville, TN $143,580
- Little Rock, AR $130,750
- Richmond, VA $130,100
- Pensacola, FL $122,210
- Wichita Falls, TX $112,260