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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary in Alabama

The median airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Alabama earns $136,990 a year, 41% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,228 a month.

10th percentile
$108,890
25th percentile
$126,440
Median percentile
$136,990
75th percentile
$165,340
90th percentile
$176,620

Based on 360 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$98,734 take-home a year
Gross pay$136,990
Federal income tax−$21,612
Social Security + Medicare−$10,480
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$6,165
Monthly take-home$8,228
Every two weeks$3,797

Does it go far here?

$154,228Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
12%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,007 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Alabama

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$272,610
Nurse Anesthetists$190,300
Chief Executives$166,420
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,350
Engineers, All Other$152,550
Financial Managers$140,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers$138,670
Computer Hardware Engineers$136,990

All airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama