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Commercial Pilots Salary by City
Commercial Pilots Salary by City (2026)
149 metro areas · National average: $129,472 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Commercial Pilots salaries across 149 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
Hartford, CT $243,730
$227,140
$170,390
N/A
New York, NY $231,160
$224,840
$79,820
N/A
Los Angeles, CA $229,760
$177,300
$62,690
N/A
Chicago, IL $195,120
$160,780
$70,330
N/A
Bismarck, ND $192,410
$133,500
$74,880
N/A
Dallas, TX $192,130
$188,920
$75,850
N/A
Trenton, NJ $184,620
$160,550
$85,630
N/A
Grand Rapids, MI $183,300
$189,090
$78,910
N/A
Houston, TX $181,430
$167,210
$63,140
N/A
Seattle, WA $177,580
$133,180
$62,740
N/A
Buffalo, NY $173,570
$155,170
$64,370
N/A
Portland, OR $167,660
$131,250
$74,170
N/A
Medford, OR $166,380
$106,870
$57,680
N/A
Crestview, FL $166,060
$180,790
$73,290
$208,520
Lexington Park, MD $165,900
$168,470
$114,310
$219,700
Charlotte, NC $164,900
$163,530
$72,490
N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL $163,090
$153,290
$64,500
N/A
Atlanta, GA $162,570
$139,350
$93,750
N/A
San Francisco, CA $160,210
$170,000
$82,710
N/A
Miami, FL $159,700
$157,580
$76,870
N/A
Knoxville, TN $158,390
$167,740
$90,800
$200,380
San Antonio, TX $156,500
$139,550
$61,060
N/A
Columbia, SC $155,290
$128,740
$79,990
N/A
Durham, NC $154,900
$161,250
$53,270
N/A
Richmond, VA $154,530
$163,750
$73,860
$223,180
Las Vegas, NV $154,460
$133,990
$50,440
N/A
Philadelphia, PA $154,050
$133,520
$72,390
N/A
New Orleans, LA $154,000
$153,990
$105,580
$183,420
Dayton, OH $153,850
$163,810
$71,520
$217,250
Naples, FL $151,980
$131,010
$79,700
$233,000
Washington, DC $151,760
$125,690
$72,420
N/A
Austin, TX $150,960
$129,130
$65,720
N/A
Charleston, SC $150,050
$160,160
$73,490
$215,250
San Jose, CA $149,930
$104,950
$44,980
N/A
Greensboro, NC $147,800
$131,510
$66,310
N/A
Des Moines, IA $147,220
$141,330
$92,220
$182,250
Anchorage, AK $147,070
$111,070
$77,750
N/A
Nashville, TN $146,860
$159,990
$73,130
$215,010
Detroit, MI $146,490
$149,330
$56,040
N/A
Chattanooga, TN $144,800
$153,600
$86,600
$202,080
Oklahoma City, OK $143,960
$160,200
$56,620
$216,630
Manchester, NH $143,300
$149,990
$104,150
$182,290
Raleigh, NC $142,640
$129,130
$63,960
N/A
Santa Rosa, CA $141,820
$108,180
$58,360
N/A
Baltimore, MD $141,220
$132,030
$79,990
$230,550
Memphis, TN $141,220
$158,580
$75,340
$203,650
Minneapolis, MN $141,080
$130,560
$64,990
$218,270
Milwaukee, WI $140,380
$158,330
$55,850
$216,990
Rochester, NY $139,330
$135,350
$59,730
N/A
Midland, TX $137,700
$109,410
$66,800
$204,690
Santa Maria, CA $136,050
$106,640
$61,860
N/A
Denver, CO $135,980
$126,030
$50,900
$218,250
Omaha, NE $135,290
$147,310
$46,210
$199,100
Greenville, SC $135,000
$126,900
$60,060
$208,630
Wilmington, NC $134,510
$131,400
$51,860
$200,810
Modesto, CA $134,440
$101,450
$69,690
$238,090
Lexington, KY $134,420
$122,390
$58,040
N/A
Pittsburgh, PA $134,290
$131,610
$66,260
$169,230
Reading, PA $131,050
$130,880
$79,550
$216,470
Kansas City, MO $130,560
$134,100
$63,830
$208,190
Sacramento, CA $130,100
$103,300
$53,000
$211,290
Bakersfield, CA $129,840
$98,100
$57,770
N/A
Stockton, CA $129,490
$111,630
$65,880
$214,410
Killeen, TX $129,100
$133,140
$50,880
$182,970
Phoenix, AZ $129,060
$109,270
$58,480
$215,810
Corpus Christi, TX $128,870
$104,910
$58,270
$228,290
Cincinnati, OH $128,740
$119,410
$60,440
$217,980
Tulsa, OK $128,480
$101,830
$71,870
$228,820
Jacksonville, FL $128,170
$123,120
$60,460
$210,540
San Diego, CA $127,210
$102,960
$62,770
N/A
Tampa, FL $126,370
$119,440
$57,780
$218,380
Colorado Springs, CO $126,350
$127,740
$66,760
$167,040
Boise City, ID $126,180
$103,420
$61,610
$205,780
Longview, TX $126,180
$99,990
$52,600
$190,720
Chico, CA $125,950
$112,080
$62,730
$211,090
Cedar Rapids, IA $125,400
$132,110
$45,250
$173,020
El Paso, TX $124,850
$100,440
$38,130
$214,140
Eau Claire, WI $124,710
$99,050
$59,400
$208,070
Salt Lake City, UT $124,710
$103,750
$56,390
$209,400
Lubbock, TX $124,280
$86,560
$52,590
$222,070
Houma, LA $124,000
$107,710
$78,970
$161,590
Cleveland, OH $122,810
$120,280
$61,300
$216,200
Jackson, MS $122,760
$107,030
$70,830
$226,460
Providence, RI $122,370
$101,330
$64,990
$206,930
North Port, FL $122,260
$116,370
$59,070
$212,010
Spokane, WA $121,850
$111,500
$65,470
$222,240
Toledo, OH $121,440
$117,740
$52,000
$194,650
St. Louis, MO $120,970
$100,000
$66,600
$194,660
Lafayette, LA $120,750
$102,790
$77,300
$159,960
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $120,650
$109,770
$61,360
$163,840
Mobile, AL $119,660
$116,190
$78,680
$167,500
Springfield, MO $119,620
$111,980
$59,320
$192,710
Ogden, UT $119,570
$103,650
$53,610
$216,050
Bend, OR $119,210
$112,930
$49,970
N/A
Baton Rouge, LA $119,110
$103,540
$50,970
$163,590
Fargo, ND $118,700
$113,580
$71,440
$162,050
Fayetteville, AR $117,300
$98,260
$42,810
$229,150
Columbus, OH $116,650
$116,050
$38,880
$211,920
Fayetteville, NC $116,340
$112,260
$50,030
$215,630
Little Rock, AR $115,410
$95,620
$49,240
$207,800
Oxnard, CA $115,210
$91,520
$56,810
$211,500
Birmingham, AL $114,770
$97,690
$57,690
$174,470
Boulder, CO $114,550
$141,380
$31,110
$177,880
Wichita, KS $114,190
$103,400
$48,690
$166,950
Missoula, MT $113,550
$114,290
$54,920
$132,230
Fairbanks, AK $112,500
$100,190
$87,120
$155,290
St. George, UT $112,340
$107,720
$47,230
$224,000
Ann Arbor, MI $112,320
$104,630
$63,550
$161,840
Reno, NV $112,280
$105,400
$56,990
$164,730
Indianapolis, IN $111,250
$103,430
$45,470
$168,500
Riverside, CA $110,810
$94,510
$49,530
$202,920
Billings, MT $110,300
$105,630
$34,860
$134,220
Tucson, AZ $109,510
$102,280
$59,950
$153,250
Orlando, FL $108,990
$103,640
$26,880
$201,220
Palm Bay, FL $108,090
$100,180
$63,680
$205,350
Sioux Falls, SD $105,930
$99,670
$51,060
$171,290
Visalia, CA $105,090
$74,240
$48,250
$209,840
Fort Wayne, IN $104,900
$94,910
$42,020
$163,840
Salinas, CA $104,550
$91,780
$38,380
$173,100
Fresno, CA $104,540
$76,250
$50,010
$199,620
Grand Forks, ND $104,030
$101,280
$57,290
$163,790
Cape Coral, FL $103,800
$81,260
$54,990
$203,890
Tallahassee, FL $103,520
$94,490
$54,990
$164,120
Madison, WI $102,420
$97,660
$46,680
$171,750
Virginia Beach, VA $102,170
$78,560
$48,670
$202,040
Salem, OR $101,410
$107,340
$52,670
$136,060
La Crosse, WI $101,070
$97,560
$79,020
$154,040
Albuquerque, NM $100,910
$94,990
$49,990
$162,140
Hagerstown, MD $99,950
$112,260
$71,830
$125,840
Akron, OH $99,750
$82,600
$38,520
$166,400
Deltona, FL $98,750
$75,410
$40,910
$179,200
Pensacola, FL $98,540
$103,750
$56,060
$130,210
Oshkosh, WI $98,490
$99,050
$63,250
$156,120
Urban Honolulu, HI $96,920
$85,050
$36,450
$166,940
Provo, UT $96,480
$84,880
$45,500
$180,120
Vallejo, CA $95,150
$77,040
$64,480
$168,660
Huntsville, AL $93,670
$92,610
$39,990
$123,300
Sebastian, FL $91,310
$75,710
$62,670
$150,080
Helena, MT $90,640
$83,480
$51,400
$125,180
Montgomery, AL $89,400
$82,710
$57,790
$116,380
Duluth, MN $89,200
$81,830
$29,990
$187,220
Prescott Valley, AZ $87,580
$90,350
$36,620
$131,100
Merced, CA $85,560
$74,840
$35,810
$154,830
Lakeland, FL $84,880
$69,990
$39,210
$159,400
Rapid City, SD $78,910
$72,910
$45,780
$135,420
Daphne, AL $78,350
$71,670
$32,430
$140,890
San Juan, PR $77,770
$79,620
$46,160
$106,640
Flagstaff, AZ $73,790
$66,390
$37,290
$103,440
Tuscaloosa, AL $69,350
$58,510
$33,490
$126,560
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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