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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary in Portland, OR

The median airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $173,190 a year, 25% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,577 a month.

10th percentile
$100,260
25th percentile
$100,410
Median percentile
$173,190
75th percentile
$220,310
90th percentile
$424,850

Based on 670 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

$114,920 take-home a year
Gross pay$173,190
Federal income tax−$30,300
Social Security + Medicare−$13,249
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$14,721
Monthly take-home$9,577
Every two weeks$4,420

Does it go far here?

$164,284Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
18%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,724 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Portland, OR

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$375,810
Physicians, All Other$333,860
Family Medicine Physicians$286,170
Dentists, General$209,440
Computer and Information Research Scientists$206,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers$183,720
Marketing Managers$172,610
Pharmacists$168,830

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