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Commercial Pilots salary in Minnesota

The median commercial pilots in Minnesota earns $98,630 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,959 a month.

10th percentile
$42,670
25th percentile
$60,610
Median percentile
$98,630
75th percentile
$164,150
90th percentile
$261,800

Based on 910 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

$71,509 take-home a year
Gross pay$98,630
Federal income tax−$12,869
Social Security + Medicare−$7,545
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$6,707
Monthly take-home$5,959
Every two weeks$2,750

Does it go far here?

$100,009Median pay in Minnesota is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,280 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Minnesota

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$568,150
Anesthesiologists$496,510
Emergency Medicine Physicians$390,940
General Internal Medicine Physicians$373,700
Physicians, All Other$367,320
Physicians, Pathologists$362,270
Psychiatrists$336,410
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,910

All commercial pilots salaries · Take-home pay in Minnesota