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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary in Charlotte, NC

The median airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC earns $151,540 a year, 35% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,034 a month.

10th percentile
$97,700
25th percentile
$99,180
Median percentile
$151,540
75th percentile
$199,660
90th percentile
$206,700

Based on 2,090 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

$108,403 take-home a year
Gross pay$151,540
Federal income tax−$25,104
Social Security + Medicare−$11,593
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$6,440
Monthly take-home$9,034
Every two weeks$4,169

Does it go far here?

$155,668Median pay in Charlotte, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.3 vs 100).
16%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,473 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Charlotte, NC

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$329,030
Physicians, All Other$327,040
Nurse Anesthetists$277,550
Dentists, General$189,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,840
Financial Managers$172,760
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,960
Marketing Managers$166,200

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