Median pay for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in each state, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). Nationally the median is $232,140 a year across about 104,600 jobs. More about this career.
By state
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| State | Median pay | 10th to 90th percentile | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $232,140 | $59,130–$369,150 | 1,350 |
| Arizona | $227,870 | $96,380–$344,080 | 2,200 |
| California | $353,900 | $179,270–$427,660 | 10,670 |
| Colorado | $307,490 | $189,150–$377,860 | 5,830 |
| Florida | $225,020 | $121,240–$356,680 | 7,760 |
| Georgia | $618,090 | $187,570–$642,610 | 8,770 |
| Illinois | $293,490 | $166,620–$421,610 | 6,460 |
| Kentucky | $350,950 | $182,780–$407,760 | 6,260 |
| Minnesota | $211,470 | $128,070–$353,410 | 2,960 |
| Nevada | $192,460 | $90,890–$293,240 | 2,160 |
| New York | $255,240 | $101,390–$475,690 | 6,900 |
| North Carolina | $151,540 | $97,700–$206,700 | 2,240 |
| Ohio | $204,170 | $100,300–$406,110 | 1,550 |
| Pennsylvania | $164,990 | $88,090–$369,300 | 2,270 |
| Texas | $215,150 | $92,370–$456,570 | 10,930 |
| Utah | $174,590 | $108,270–$433,330 | 1,880 |
| Washington | $229,900 | $140,780–$529,820 | 3,450 |
Fields of study linked to this career by the federal CIP-to-SOC crosswalk (U.S. Department of Education, NCES, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics; a classification crosswalk, and many workers entered by other routes): Air Transportation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, state estimates (employees only; self-employed workers are not included); price-level adjustment uses the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (where 100 is the U.S. average; MajorPays' calculation). Wages are for an occupation in a state as a whole and vary widely by employer, experience, industry and place within the state. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; neither agency has approved or endorsed this presentation. See Data sources for each dataset's terms.