Commercial Pilots Salary in U.S.
SOC 53-2012 · National · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Commercial Pilots in U.S. is $122,670 per year as of 2024. 51,830 people work as Commercial Pilots in U.S.. Wages have grown 43% since 2019, when the median was $86,080.
Median Annual Salary
$122,670
Mean Annual
$142,960
Median Hourly
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Total Employed
51,830
Salary Distribution
$59k
10th
$82k
25th
$123k
Median
$175k
75th
Salary by Industry
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) | $229,990 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities | $227,800 |
| Chemical Manufacturing | $223,800 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing | $223,800 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution | $220,440 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities | $216,140 |
| Finance and Insurance | $215,440 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services | $210,980 |
| Information | $210,390 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services | $208,510 |
| Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences | $208,510 |
| Spectator Sports | $196,880 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing | $192,040 |
| Support Activities for Mining | $190,720 |
| Support Activities for Mining | $190,720 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | $188,250 |
| Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | $181,030 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $178,540 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $178,540 |
| Food Manufacturing | $175,900 |
| Utilities | $173,660 |
| Utilities | $173,660 |
| Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing | $173,220 |
| Employment Services | $170,000 |
| Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries | $169,440 |
| Real Estate | $167,620 |
| Manufacturing | $165,920 |
| Office Administrative Services | $164,980 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $161,130 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $161,130 |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | $159,990 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | $159,990 |
| Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors | $159,990 |
| Nondepository Credit Intermediation | $158,800 |
| Facilities Support Services | $158,300 |
| Legal Services | $156,880 |
| Construction | $155,290 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | $155,280 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | $153,610 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $152,090 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $152,090 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $152,090 |
| Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing | $148,850 |
| Rental and Leasing Services | $148,840 |
| Insurance Carriers | $146,320 |
| Residential Building Construction | $146,000 |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | $142,980 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) | $142,920 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $142,920 |
| Wholesale Trade | $140,270 |
| Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation | $139,520 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) | $137,180 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | $134,920 |
| Construction of Buildings | $134,820 |
| Air Transportation | $133,960 |
| Water Transportation | $132,650 |
| Inland Water Transportation | $132,650 |
| Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services | $132,380 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction | $132,110 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | $131,680 |
| Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | $129,090 |
| Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities | $129,090 |
| Automobile Dealers | $128,650 |
| Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers | $128,650 |
| Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries | $128,140 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries | $128,140 |
| Engineering Services | $127,940 |
| Truck Transportation | $125,510 |
| Machinery Manufacturing | $125,380 |
| Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction | $124,800 |
| Utility System Construction | $124,800 |
| Support Activities for Transportation | $124,400 |
| Nonscheduled Air Transportation | $124,330 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) | $123,900 |
| Cross-industry, Private Ownership only | $123,480 |
| Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $123,380 |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation | $123,120 |
| Hospitals | $121,350 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $121,350 |
| Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers | $120,410 |
| Retail Trade | $116,200 |
| Testing Laboratories and Services | $114,590 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $114,430 |
| All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $113,400 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | $113,150 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $112,650 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $112,650 |
| Couriers and Messengers | $110,930 |
| Couriers and Express Delivery Services | $110,930 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | $109,380 |
| Oil and Gas Extraction | $108,230 |
| Oil and Gas Extraction | $108,230 |
| Accommodation | $104,260 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | $104,260 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | $104,160 |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | $102,660 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $100,640 |
| Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $99,020 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $97,250 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $97,040 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $97,040 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $96,910 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $96,910 |
| Ambulance Services | $96,750 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $92,050 |
| Educational Services | $91,780 |
| Technical and Trade Schools | $91,780 |
| Educational Services | $90,180 |
| Photographic Services | $89,940 |
| State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $88,500 |
| Junior Colleges | $79,830 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation | $78,650 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $78,640 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations | $78,640 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other | $76,580 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $72,620 |
| Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $72,420 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | $63,730 |
| Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry | $63,730 |
| Support Activities for Crop Production | $63,730 |
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $122,670 |
| 2023 | $113,080 |
| 2022 | $103,910 |
| 2021 | $99,640 |
| 2020 | $93,300 |
| 2019 | $86,080 |
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| Transportation Inspectors | $85,750 |
| Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels | $85,540 |
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