Commercial Pilots salary
The median pay for commercial pilots in the United States is $123,220 a year. About 47,630 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $58,850
- 25th percentile
- $84,540
- Median percentile
- $123,220
- 75th percentile
- $190,440
- 90th percentile
- $266,620
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Connecticut $232,160
- New Jersey $226,710
- New York $177,430
- California $165,590
- Delaware $163,600
- Ohio $150,330
- Georgia $145,100
- Colorado $139,680
- Texas $137,960
- Vermont $137,810
- Pennsylvania $134,030
- North Dakota $133,010
- Maryland $131,210
- Kentucky $129,990
- Wisconsin $129,860
- North Carolina $127,310
- Michigan $126,670
- Oklahoma $126,180
- Illinois $126,100
- Florida $121,890
- Oregon $120,760
- Washington $117,730
- Maine $117,560
- Tennessee $117,480
- Hawaii $113,030
- Idaho $109,620
- West Virginia $105,950
- South Carolina $105,740
- Kansas $105,440
- Nevada $105,340
- Virginia $104,890
- Nebraska $104,780
- Indiana $104,160
- Montana $103,690
- Mississippi $103,640
- Arizona $103,060
- Missouri $102,990
- Wyoming $102,990
- Iowa $101,800
- Alabama $101,420
- Alaska $100,120
- Utah $99,610
- Rhode Island $98,820
- Minnesota $98,630
- New Mexico $97,920
- Louisiana $95,940
- Arkansas $94,410
- South Dakota $83,710
By metro area
- Waterbury, CT $315,450
- Kiryas Joel, NY $280,630
- Santa Rosa, CA $274,730
- Bridgeport, CT $232,600
- New York, NY $225,900
- Hartford, CT $211,350
- Trenton, NJ $205,700
- Midland, TX $198,480
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $193,940
- Milwaukee, WI $177,730
- Columbus, OH $175,690
- Port St. Lucie, FL $173,100
- San Francisco, CA $173,070
- Wilmington, NC $172,320
- Lexington Park, MD $171,560
- Allentown, PA $170,600
- Cleveland, OH $166,520
- Boulder, CO $165,780
- Dallas, TX $160,160
- San Jose, CA $159,420
- Philadelphia, PA $158,670
- Chicago, IL $157,420
- Manchester, NH $157,210
- Oklahoma City, OK $156,760
- Buffalo, NY $153,210
- Santa Maria, CA $149,200
- Atlanta, GA $146,880
- Fort Collins, CO $145,210
- Charlotte, NC $144,750
- Modesto, CA $140,920
- Mobile, AL $137,960
- Bismarck, ND $137,510
- Tulsa, OK $137,490
- Bozeman, MT $137,430
- Winston, NC $137,180
- New Orleans, LA $135,950
- Redding, CA $135,340
- Pittsburgh, PA $134,030
- Greensboro, NC $133,870
- Reading, PA $133,240
- Detroit, MI $133,220
- Naples, FL $132,980
- Denver, CO $132,810
- Austin, TX $132,400
- Fargo, ND $131,950
- Nashville, TN $131,590
- Houston, TX $131,420
- Kansas City, MO $131,000
- Boise City, ID $130,900
- Chattanooga, TN $130,630
- Raleigh, NC $130,600
- Cincinnati, OH $130,230
- Baltimore, MD $129,850
- Rochester, NY $129,350
- Indianapolis, IN $128,900
- Grand Rapids, MI $128,770
- Lansing, MI $128,500
- Fayetteville, NC $128,170
- San Diego, CA $128,080
- Miami, FL $127,360
- Birmingham, AL $127,280
- Seattle, WA $126,990
- Minneapolis, MN $126,550
- Ann Arbor, MI $126,400
- Crestview, FL $126,270
- Washington, DC $125,850
- Salem, OR $125,120
- Medford, OR $124,990
- Sacramento, CA $124,570
- Chico, CA $123,880
- Knoxville, TN $123,000
- Memphis, TN $122,420
- Greenville, SC $122,230
- Des Moines, IA $121,490
- Dayton, OH $120,910
- Jackson, MS $119,990
- Richmond, VA $119,710
- Bakersfield, CA $119,400
- Charleston, SC $118,980
- San Antonio, TX $118,190
- Orlando, FL $117,790
- Palm Bay, FL $117,660
- Stockton, CA $115,450
- Eau Claire, WI $114,560
- Kingsport, TN $114,350
- Springfield, MO $114,000
- Riverside, CA $112,320
- Sioux Falls, SD $112,100
- Fresno, CA $112,000
- Grand Forks, ND $111,680
- Spokane, WA $111,170
- Lexington, KY $111,030
- Omaha, NE $110,210
- Madison, WI $109,740
- Tucson, AZ $109,480
- Reno, NV $108,550
- Corpus Christi, TX $107,810
- Ogden, UT $107,600
- Cheyenne, WY $106,860
- Providence, RI $106,510
- Tampa, FL $106,440
- Jacksonville, FL $106,350
- Wichita, KS $106,250
- Greeley, CO $106,150
- Portland, OR $105,910
- Billings, MT $105,830
- Phoenix, AZ $105,770
- North Port, FL $105,720
- Las Vegas, NV $105,340
- Topeka, KS $104,530
- Missoula, MT $104,260
- Fairbanks, AK $103,570
- Urban Honolulu, HI $103,460
- Salinas, CA $102,580
- Prescott Valley, AZ $102,460
- Oxnard, CA $102,300
- Albuquerque, NM $101,820
- Peoria, IL $101,820
- Huntsville, AL $101,540
- Lakeland, FL $101,050