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Commercial Pilots salary in Dallas, TX

The median commercial pilots in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $160,160 a year, 30% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $10,061 a month.

10th percentile
$80,660
25th percentile
$108,690
Median percentile
$160,160
75th percentile
$259,690
90th percentile
$266,620

Based on 1,810 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

$120,735 take-home a year
Gross pay$160,160
Federal income tax−$27,172
Social Security + Medicare−$12,252
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$10,061
Every two weeks$4,644

Does it go far here?

$155,359Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
16%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

All commercial pilots salaries · Take-home pay in Texas