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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary in Texas

The median airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Texas earns $215,150 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $13,340 a month.

10th percentile
$92,370
25th percentile
$184,750
Median percentile
$215,150
75th percentile
$417,070
90th percentile
$456,570

Based on 10,930 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

$160,085 take-home a year
Gross pay$215,150
Federal income tax−$40,370
Social Security + Medicare−$14,695
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$13,340
Every two weeks$6,157

Does it go far here?

$221,674Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
11%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

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