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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary in South Carolina

The median airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in South Carolina earns $143,580 a year, 38% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,399 a month.

10th percentile
$97,070
25th percentile
$128,070
Median percentile
$143,580
75th percentile
$169,690
90th percentile
$227,550

Based on 110 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

$100,788 take-home a year
Gross pay$143,580
Federal income tax−$23,193
Social Security + Medicare−$10,984
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$8,615
Monthly take-home$8,399
Every two weeks$3,876

Does it go far here?

$153,154Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
14%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,180 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in South Carolina

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$359,500
Physicians, All Other$274,480
Nurse Anesthetists$265,480
Family Medicine Physicians$239,200
Anesthesiologists$238,970
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,040
Chief Executives$168,840
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,860

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