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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary in Louisiana

The median airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Louisiana earns $120,740 a year, 48% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,512 a month.

10th percentile
$74,700
25th percentile
$93,530
Median percentile
$120,740
75th percentile
$173,750
90th percentile
$251,190

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

$90,148 take-home a year
Gross pay$120,740
Federal income tax−$17,733
Social Security + Medicare−$9,237
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$3,622
Monthly take-home$7,512
Every two weeks$3,467

Does it go far here?

$136,883Median pay in Louisiana is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.2 vs 100).
14%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,064 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisiana

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$350,920
Family Medicine Physicians$255,330
Nurse Anesthetists$222,130
Dentists, General$170,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,850
Petroleum Engineers$139,640
Chemical Engineers$134,800
Industrial Production Managers$133,210

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