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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary in Riverside, CA

The median airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA earns $207,000 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $11,633 a month.

10th percentile
$153,630
25th percentile
$166,320
Median percentile
$207,000
75th percentile
$337,880
90th percentile
$363,200

Based on 160 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

$139,593 take-home a year
Gross pay$207,000
Federal income tax−$38,414
Social Security + Medicare−$14,504
California income tax (approx.)−$14,490
Monthly take-home$11,633
Every two weeks$5,369

Does it go far here?

$194,472Median pay in Riverside, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.4 vs 100).
16%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,846 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Riverside, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$279,090
Chief Executives$176,700
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,320
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,600
Nurse Practitioners$169,920
Physician Assistants$165,490
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$163,750
Pharmacists$161,870

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