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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary in Washington

The median airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Washington earns $229,900 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $14,166 a month.

10th percentile
$140,780
25th percentile
$202,420
Median percentile
$229,900
75th percentile
$396,810
90th percentile
$529,820

Based on 3,450 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

$169,986 take-home a year
Gross pay$229,900
Federal income tax−$44,872
Social Security + Medicare−$15,042
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$14,166
Every two weeks$6,538

Does it go far here?

$214,834Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
12%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$209,370

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