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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary in Phoenix, AZ

The median airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ earns $228,040 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $13,589 a month.

10th percentile
$96,380
25th percentile
$174,370
Median percentile
$228,040
75th percentile
$293,730
90th percentile
$344,080

Based on 2,100 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

$163,064 take-home a year
Gross pay$228,040
Federal income tax−$44,277
Social Security + Medicare−$14,998
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$5,701
Monthly take-home$13,589
Every two weeks$6,272

Does it go far here?

$220,721Median pay in Phoenix, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
13%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,702 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Phoenix, AZ

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$341,680
Physicians, All Other$301,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Dentists, General$194,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,720
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,310
Computer Hardware Engineers$167,010

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