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Commercial Pilots salary in Phoenix, AZ

The median commercial pilots in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ earns $105,770 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,716 a month.

10th percentile
$71,650
25th percentile
$98,410
Median percentile
$105,770
75th percentile
$133,860
90th percentile
$219,760

Based on 1,020 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

$80,595 take-home a year
Gross pay$105,770
Federal income tax−$14,439
Social Security + Medicare−$8,091
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$2,644
Monthly take-home$6,716
Every two weeks$3,100

Does it go far here?

$102,375Median pay in Phoenix, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,702 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Phoenix, AZ

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$341,680
Physicians, All Other$301,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$228,040
Dentists, General$194,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,720
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,310

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