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

The median airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $212,810 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $13,197 a month.

10th percentile
$92,370
25th percentile
$207,970
Median percentile
$212,810
75th percentile
$417,070
90th percentile
$417,070

Based on 5,980 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

$158,362 take-home a year
Gross pay$212,810
Federal income tax−$39,808
Social Security + Medicare−$14,640
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$13,197
Every two weeks$6,091

Does it go far here?

$206,431Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
12%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

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