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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary in Pennsylvania

The median airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Pennsylvania earns $164,990 a year, 29% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,914 a month.

10th percentile
$88,090
25th percentile
$91,780
Median percentile
$164,990
75th percentile
$211,940
90th percentile
$369,300

Based on 2,270 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

$118,971 take-home a year
Gross pay$164,990
Federal income tax−$28,332
Social Security + Medicare−$12,622
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$5,065
Monthly take-home$9,914
Every two weeks$4,576

Does it go far here?

$169,096Median pay in Pennsylvania is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
12%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,209 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pennsylvania

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$579,120
Radiologists$455,380
Family Medicine Physicians$306,030
Psychiatrists$278,970
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Chief Executives$232,560
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Nurse Anesthetists$221,530

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