Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers Salary by City (2024)

Name: Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers Salary by City - BLS OEWS 2024
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

47 metro areas · National average: $218,566 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024

The table below shows Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salaries across 47 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area	Mean Annual	Median Annual	P10	P90
Seattle, WA	$390,770	N/A	$201,210	N/A
Atlanta, GA	$358,190	N/A	$85,610	N/A
Riverside, CA	$343,340	N/A	$144,010	N/A
San Francisco, CA	$333,320	N/A	$125,860	N/A
Los Angeles, CA	$324,030	N/A	$128,740	N/A
Detroit, MI	$312,790	N/A	$132,670	N/A
Houston, TX	$299,120	N/A	$101,320	N/A
Chicago, IL	$297,040	N/A	$177,720	N/A
New York, NY	$291,240	N/A	$119,040	N/A
Portland, OR	$285,420	N/A	$109,640	N/A
Miami, FL	$284,890	N/A	$103,000	N/A
Washington, DC	$284,240	N/A	$123,640	N/A
San Diego, CA	$276,790	$205,650	$177,480	N/A
Hartford, CT	$264,250	$211,480	$102,650	N/A
Orlando, FL	$263,470	$229,930	$141,680	N/A
Tampa, FL	$260,100	$226,130	$108,080	N/A
Denver, CO	$255,440	$211,860	$103,310	N/A
Dallas, TX	$248,940	$214,390	$88,740	N/A
Colorado Springs, CO	$247,480	$192,850	$116,580	N/A
Anchorage, AK	$226,650	$226,490	$57,690	N/A
Sacramento, CA	$225,940	$195,730	$115,500	N/A
Phoenix, AZ	$211,940	$198,800	$96,410	N/A
Philadelphia, PA	$210,220	$172,710	$86,660	N/A
Des Moines, IA	$209,720	$222,700	$55,850	N/A
New Orleans, LA	$199,690	$115,480	$94,720	N/A
Richmond, VA	$198,730	$160,270	$90,750	N/A
Indianapolis, IN	$195,300	$171,050	$65,000	N/A
Las Vegas, NV	$192,820	$180,600	$88,450	N/A
Minneapolis, MN	$189,360	$184,560	$109,580	N/A
Jacksonville, FL	$182,840	$124,990	$65,640	N/A
Providence, RI	$175,970	$148,240	$98,880	N/A
Greenville, SC	$172,620	$219,280	$94,020	$219,810
Albuquerque, NM	$168,200	$141,190	$57,150	N/A
Crestview, FL	$168,120	$162,570	$94,950	N/A
Salt Lake City, UT	$161,480	$133,230	$107,370	N/A
Huntsville, AL	$155,980	$157,540	$123,650	$204,340
Wichita, KS	$153,420	$149,740	$87,050	$199,990
Virginia Beach, VA	$148,990	$129,310	$62,390	N/A
Charlotte, NC	$148,410	$154,360	$97,480	$208,460
Oklahoma City, OK	$146,450	$145,450	$107,930	$183,580
Nashville, TN	$140,910	$149,740	$88,340	$177,840
Columbia, SC	$132,750	$117,190	$91,950	$214,970
Little Rock, AR	$127,410	$117,190	$62,130	$189,800
Pensacola, FL	$117,120	$115,130	$84,330	$135,100
Albany, NY	$115,870	$117,080	$74,800	$158,310
Wichita Falls, TX	$114,470	$107,240	$95,640	$166,860
San Juan, PR	$60,380	$50,720	$34,320	$106,850