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

The median airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ earns $335,270 a year, 44% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $18,096 a month.

10th percentile
$121,220
25th percentile
$185,910
Median percentile
$335,270
75th percentile
$427,470
90th percentile
$475,690

Based on 10,030 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

$217,157 take-home a year
Gross pay$335,270
Federal income tax−$80,479
Social Security + Medicare−$17,518
New York income tax (approx.)−$20,116
Monthly take-home$18,096
Every two weeks$8,352

Does it go far here?

$297,851Median pay in New York, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 112.6 vs 100).
10%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,830 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New York, NY

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$492,150
Radiologists$465,780
Anesthesiologists$460,800
Surgeons, All Other$399,990
Dermatologists$374,000
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$341,430
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$329,750
Physicians, Pathologists$327,770

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