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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary in New York

The median airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in New York earns $255,240 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $14,276 a month.

10th percentile
$101,390
25th percentile
$170,510
Median percentile
$255,240
75th percentile
$475,690
90th percentile
$475,690

Based on 6,900 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

$171,308 take-home a year
Gross pay$255,240
Federal income tax−$52,981
Social Security + Medicare−$15,637
New York income tax (approx.)−$15,314
Monthly take-home$14,276
Every two weeks$6,589

Does it go far here?

$236,506Median pay in New York is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.9 vs 100).
11%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,621 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New York

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$492,040
Anesthesiologists$445,660
Radiologists$441,580
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$414,290
Surgeons, All Other$410,410
Dermatologists$374,010
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$360,050
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$348,800

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