A Remote Pilot's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Remote Pilot Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Remote Pilot's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
How Do Remote Pilot Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Remote Pilots. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $108,845
San Francisco: $107,653
Oakland: $105,385
San Jose, CA$108,845
San Francisco, CA$107,653
Oakland, CA$105,385
New York, NY$99,360
Paramus, NJ$98,152
Queens Village, NY$98,148
Passaic, NJ$98,066
Bergenfield, NJ$98,058
Stamford, CT$97,868
Huntington, NY$97,833
Newark, NJ$97,195
Bridgeport, CT$97,013
Vallejo, CA$96,841
New Brunswick, NJ$96,807
Petaluma, CA$96,755
Middlesex, NJ$96,591
Somerset, NJ$96,531
Santa Cruz, CA$96,418
Boston, MA$95,892
Monterey, CA$95,589
Seattle, WA$95,391
Santa Rosa, CA$95,374
Los Angeles, CA$95,348
Juneau, AK$95,124
Washington, DC$95,029
Orange, CA$94,722
Santa Ana, CA$94,494
Long Beach, CA$94,408
Anaheim, CA$94,390
Anchorage, AK$94,347
Santa Maria, CA$94,088
Everett, WA$94,071
Danbury, CT$93,767
Bremerton, WA$93,648
Tacoma, WA$93,338
New Suffolk, NY$93,336
Sacramento, CA$93,312
Santa Barbara, CA$93,217
Trenton, NJ$93,122
San Diego, CA$93,122
Brockton, MA$93,027
Fairbanks, AK$92,816
Lompoc, CA$92,596
Lowell, MA$92,526
Ventura, CA$92,509
Nashua, NH$92,492
Stockton, CA$92,483
Modesto, CA$91,853
Poughkeepsie, NY$91,664
Olympia, WA$91,500
Kennewick, WA$91,500
New Haven, CT$91,465
Lawrence, MA$91,154
Hartford, CT$91,068
Riverside, CA$91,051
New Bedford, MA$90,965
Richland, WA$90,965
Bakersfield, CA$90,844
San Bernardino, CA$90,809
New Britain, CT$90,801
Atlantic City, NJ$90,801
New London, CT$90,766
Norwich, CT$90,740
Portsmouth, NH$90,723
Boulder, CO$90,540
Portland, OR$90,421
Worcester, MA$90,412
Minneapolis, MN$90,145
Philadelphia, PA$90,024
Honolulu, HI$89,739
Saint Paul, MN$89,698
Vineland, NJ$89,679
Providence, RI$89,428
Chicago, IL$89,178
Bellingham, WA$89,075
Springfield, MA$89,006
Baltimore, MD$88,980
Chico, CA$88,764
Pittsfield, MA$88,531
Manchester, NH$88,367
Spokane, WA$87,987
Denver, CO$87,979
Albany, NY$87,573
Troy, NY$87,539
Nassau, NY$87,446
Schenectady, NY$87,357
Wilmington, DE$87,288
Burlington, VT$87,167
Salem, OR$87,133
Portland, ME$86,865
Yakima, WA$86,779
Rochester, MN$86,512
Reno, NV$86,468
Fresno, CA$86,468
Milwaukee, WI$86,391
Detroit, MI$86,305
Ann Arbor, MI$86,290
Allentown, PA$86,279
Colorado Springs, CO$86,132
Syracuse, NY$86,089
Carson City, NV$86,089
Houston, TX$85,968
Eugene, OR$85,925
Gary, IN$85,821
Springfield, OR$85,752
Bismarck, ND$85,735
Galveston, TX$85,675
Medford, OR$85,545
Fort Collins, CO$85,511
Concord, NH$85,467
Austin, TX$85,442
Mesa, AZ$85,260
Reading, PA$85,252
Phoenix, AZ$85,243
Dallas, TX$85,217
Saint Cloud, MN$85,134
Madison, WI$85,019
Utica, NY$84,786
Rochester, NY$84,648
Des Moines, IA$84,639
Raleigh, NC$84,630
Atlanta, GA$84,501
Battle Creek, MI$84,475
Salt Lake City, UT$84,449
Lancaster, PA$84,320
Harrisburg, PA$84,199
Kansas City, MO$84,113
Champaign, IL$84,095
Kansas City, KS$84,095
Fort Worth, TX$84,087
Columbus, OH$84,072
Boca Raton, FL$84,052
Pittsburgh, PA$84,018
Richmond, VA$83,983
Indianapolis, IN$83,966
Cleveland, OH$83,957
Las Vegas, NV$83,854
Cincinnati, OH$83,854
Petersburg, VA$83,724
Huntsville, AL$83,595
Lansing, MI$83,537
Lebanon, PA$83,526
Pueblo, CO$83,517
Appleton, WI$83,491
Buffalo, NY$83,457
Dayton, OH$83,431
Racine, WI$83,414
Charlotte, NC$83,405
Saint Louis, MO$83,379
York, PA$83,327
Elkhart, IN$83,327
Gastonia, NC$83,311
Billings, MT$83,290
Beaumont, TX$83,267
Lorain, OH$83,250
Benton Harbor, MI$83,232
Toledo, OH$83,215
Binghamton, NY$83,172
Rock Hill, SC$83,163
Rockford, IL$83,120
Springfield, IL$83,086
Elyria, OH$83,077
Fargo, ND$83,077
Flagstaff, AZ$83,017
Fort Lauderdale, FL$82,965
Duluth, MN$82,913
Miami, FL$82,913
Cheyenne, WY$82,853
Grand Forks, ND$82,853
Bangor, ME$82,663
Cedar Rapids, IA$82,568
Durham, NC$82,532
Louisville, KY$82,525
Grand Rapids, MI$82,508
Hialeah, FL$82,499
Casper, WY$82,378
Scranton, PA$82,275
New Orleans, LA$82,249
Virginia Beach, VA$82,240
Akron, OH$82,197
Peoria, IL$82,085
Sarasota, FL$82,067
Nashville, TN$82,007
Omaha, NE$82,007
Green Bay, WI$82,007
Baton Rouge, LA$81,964
Charleston, SC$81,947
Jamestown, NY$81,903
Davenport, IA$81,903
Tucson, AZ$81,860
Saint Petersburg, FL$81,809
Tampa, FL$81,791
Evansville, IN$81,739
Port Arthur, TX$81,739
Bradenton, FL$81,705
Santa Fe, NM$81,550
Orlando, FL$81,394
Clearwater, FL$81,368
Canton, OH$81,187
La Crosse, WI$81,187
Albuquerque, NM$81,135
Newport News, VA$81,127
High Point, NC$81,101
Ogden, UT$81,066
Corpus Christi, TX$80,997
Norfolk, VA$80,946
Laramie, WY$80,946
Rock Island, IL$80,894
Saginaw, MI$80,877
Jacksonville, FL$80,868
Salisbury, NC$80,851
Boise, ID$80,833
Moline, IL$80,790
Fort Myers, FL$80,764
Memphis, TN$80,747
Tulsa, OK$80,704
Waterloo, IA$80,652
Spartanburg, SC$80,566
Lincoln, NE$80,523
Fort Wayne, IN$80,505
Provo, UT$80,497
Cedar Falls, IA$80,393
San Antonio, TX$80,359
Greensboro, NC$80,324
South Bend, IN$80,316
Savannah, GA$80,221
Muskegon, MI$80,186
Birmingham, AL$80,178
Winston Salem, NC$80,135
Lake Charles, LA$79,927
Anderson, IN$79,910
Lexington, KY$79,884
Augusta, GA$79,858
Greenville, SC$79,858
Lima, OH$79,789
Wichita, KS$79,781
Tuscaloosa, AL$79,781
Columbia, SC$79,703
Springfield, OH$79,686
Asheville, NC$79,548
Bloomington, IN$79,487
Knoxville, TN$79,176
Shreveport, LA$79,168
Wilmington, NC$79,056
Roanoke, VA$79,056
Topeka, KS$78,900
Frankfort, KY$78,891
Oklahoma City, OK$78,831
Chillicothe, OH$78,797
Longview, TX$78,788
Melbourne, FL$78,780
Sioux Falls, SD$78,641
Mobile, AL$78,633
Terre Haute, IN$78,598
Altoona, PA$78,547
Amarillo, TX$78,486
Killeen, TX$78,460
Fayetteville, AR$78,391
Chattanooga, TN$78,365
Sioux City, IA$78,288
Idaho Falls, ID$78,270
Lynchburg, VA$78,201
Gainesville, FL$78,089
Portsmouth, OH$78,046
Little Rock, AR$78,029
Lafayette, LA$77,994
Youngstown, OH$77,994
Daytona Beach, FL$77,942
Clarksville, TN$77,934
Pensacola, FL$77,925
Temple, TX$77,919
Hopkinsville, KY$77,666
Erie, PA$77,649
Florence, SC$77,615
Charleston, WV$77,476
Great Falls, MT$77,433
Macon, GA$77,312
Tallahassee, FL$77,304
Fayetteville, NC$77,287
Waco, TX$77,269
Helena, MT$77,209
Pine Bluff, AR$77,176
Vincennes, IN$77,071
Lubbock, TX$77,036
Alamogordo, NM$76,985
Twin Falls, ID$76,907
Rapid City, SD$76,881
Jackson, MS$76,726
Huntington, WV$76,720
Greenville, MS$76,717
Parkersburg, WV$76,629
Montgomery, AL$76,614
Wichita Falls, TX$76,527
Springfield, MO$76,527
Biloxi, MS$76,484
Monroe, LA$76,398
Johnstown, PA$76,337
Sumter, SC$76,303
Columbus, GA$76,294
Pascagoula, MS$76,130
Abilene, TX$76,130
Kingsport, TN$75,906
Albany, GA$75,906
Gulfport, MS$75,880
Alexandria, LA$75,595
Fort Smith, AR$75,379
El Paso, TX$75,146
Las Cruces, NM$74,758
Harlingen, TX$74,539
Pocatello, ID$74,525
Florence, AL$74,413
Brownsville, TX$74,396
Mcallen, TX$74,214
Dothan, AL$74,094
Columbus, MS$73,581
Altus, OK$73,179
Lawton, OK$73,015
Pierre, SD$72,704
What Skills Can Increase a Remote Pilot's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Analysis (Mentioned in 12.77% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Customer Satisfaction (Mentioned in 2.13% Job Postings): Customer satisfaction (often abbreviated as CSAT, more correctly CSat) is a term frequently used in marketing. It is a measure of how products and services supplied by a company meet or surpass customer expectation. Customer satisfaction is defined as "the number of customers, or percentage of total customers, whose reported experience with a firm, its products, or its services (ratings) exceeds specified satisfaction goals." The Marketing Accountability Standards Board (MASB) endorses the definitions, purposes, and constructs of classes of measures that appear in Marketing Metrics as part of its ongoing Common Language in Marketing Project. In a survey of nearly 200 senior marketing managers, 71 percent responded that they found a customer satisfaction metric very useful in managing and monitoring their businesses. It is seen as a key performance indicator within business and is often part of a Balanced Scorecard. In a competitive marketplace where businesses compete for customers, customer satisfaction is seen as a key differentiator and increasingly has become a key element of business strategy.
Sales and Marketing (Mentioned in 2.13% Job Postings): Marketing consists of the strategies your company employs to generate interest in your business. Sales are the methods by which you convert that interest into a transaction.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Remote Pilot's salary.
Sustainability: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Continuous Improvement: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Remote Pilot Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Remote Pilot roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 65% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Energy & Utilities
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average.
In contrast, Remote Pilot positions in Financial Services or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Remote Pilot as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Remote Pilot
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals
$112,185
$54.0
30%
Energy & Utilities
$103,555
$50.0
20%
Software & Networking
$103,555
$50.0
20%
Aerospace & Defense
$99,240
$48.0
15%
Biotechnology
$94,925
$46.0
10%
Remote Pilot Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Remote Pilot's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Salaries for a Remote Pilot can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $80,611 in 2023
to around $80,131 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Remote Pilot salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Remote Pilot
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Remote Pilot
Here are companies hiring for Remote Pilot and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Remote Pilot
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Remote Pilot?
The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Remote Pilot roles,
with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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