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Commercial Pilots salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median commercial pilots in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $158,670 a year, 29% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,570 a month.

10th percentile
$71,750
25th percentile
$124,180
Median percentile
$158,670
75th percentile
$198,380
90th percentile
$271,090

Based on 310 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

$114,846 take-home a year
Gross pay$158,670
Federal income tax−$26,815
Social Security + Medicare−$12,138
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$4,871
Monthly take-home$9,570
Every two weeks$4,417

Does it go far here?

$154,718Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
15%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

All commercial pilots salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania