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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary in Austin, TX

The median airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX earns $210,750 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $13,070 a month.

10th percentile
$73,190
25th percentile
$109,180
Median percentile
$210,750
75th percentile
$347,820
90th percentile
$348,000

Based on 150 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

$156,844 take-home a year
Gross pay$210,750
Federal income tax−$39,314
Social Security + Medicare−$14,592
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$13,070
Every two weeks$6,032

Does it go far here?

$214,906Median pay in Austin, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.1 vs 100).
13%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,726 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Austin, TX

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$288,150
Physicians, All Other$276,600
Dentists, General$188,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,990
Architectural and Engineering Managers$176,540
Financial Managers$167,180
Computer Hardware Engineers$165,530
Marketing Managers$164,920

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