What are the main factors that influence a Pilot's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Pilot's salary?

A Pilot's salary grows with experience: a Treasury Analyst I (0-2 years)earns $60,421, a Treasury Analyst II (2-4 years)earns $73,921, a Pilot (4-7 years)earns $85,006, a Treasury Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $127,583, a Treasury Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $163,973,

What are the highest paying states for a Pilot?

Pilot salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Pilot roles are District of Columbia $93,283, California $92,930, Massachusetts $91,691. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Pilot roles make?

Salaries for Pilot level roles vary by specialization: Pilot in Commend: $196,600; Pilot IV: $196,595; Charter Pilot: $192,093; Airline Pilot: $170,901; Pilot III: $164,581.

How do different companies affect a Pilot's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Pilot roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Pilot Salary in the United States

How much does a Pilot make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Pilot in the United States is $84,252 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

However, a Pilot's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $102,760
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $73,396 to $93,940
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $63,511

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Pilot Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,940	$7,828	$1,807	$45
Average	$84,252	$7,021	$1,620	$41
25th Percentile	$73,396	$6,116	$1,411	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Pilot Salaries

A 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Pilot Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a 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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $60,421
Early Career (1-2 years): $73,921
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $85,006
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $127,583
Expert (over 8 years): $163,973

Levels	Salary
Treasury ... Level Pilot	$60,421
Treasury ... Level Pilot	$73,921
Pilot Level Pilot	$85,006
Treasury ... Level Pilot	$127,583
Treasury ... Level Pilot	$163,973

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How Do 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 Pilots. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $93,283.
California: $92,930.
Massachusetts: $91,691.

District of Columbia $93,283 California $92,930 Massachusetts $91,691 Washington $91,354 New Jersey $91,320 Alaska $91,202 Connecticut $90,040 New York $89,568

Hawaii $88,060 Rhode Island $87,352 Maryland $86,872 Minnesota $86,215 Colorado $85,962 Illinois $85,878 Oregon $85,558 Delaware $85,322

New Hampshire $85,173 Virginia $84,841 Pennsylvania $83,873 Nevada $83,384 North Dakota $83,224 Michigan $82,971 Wisconsin $82,878 Vermont $82,693

Texas $82,179 Maine $82,145 Arizona $82,095 Ohio $82,036 Georgia $81,261 Indiana $80,873 Wyoming $80,797 Utah $80,679

Iowa $80,629 Kansas $80,224 Louisiana $80,107 North Carolina $80,064 Missouri $80,048 Florida $79,719 Montana $79,542 Nebraska $79,374

Kentucky $79,281 South Carolina $78,944 Tennessee $78,733 Idaho $78,649 New Mexico $78,034 Oklahoma $77,899 Alabama $77,402 South Dakota $76,568

Arkansas $76,113 West Virginia $75,869 Mississippi $75,136

Top Paying Cities for Pilots

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: $106,267
San Francisco: $105,222
Oakland: $102,888

San Jose, CA $106,267

San Francisco, CA $105,222

Oakland, CA $102,888

New York, NY $97,639

Queens Village, NY $97,007

Paramus, NJ $96,333

Passaic, NJ $96,249

Bergenfield, NJ $96,165

Stamford, CT $96,039

Huntington, NY $95,954

Newark, NJ $95,407

Bridgeport, CT $95,238

New Brunswick, NJ $94,960

Vallejo, CA $94,783

Middlesex, NJ $94,733

Somerset, NJ $94,657

Petaluma, CA $94,463

Santa Cruz, CA $94,134

Boston, MA $93,966

Monterey, CA $93,545

Fairbanks, AK $93,486

Los Angeles, CA $93,326

Washington, DC $93,283

Seattle, WA $93,132

Santa Rosa, CA $93,115

Juneau, AK $92,871

Orange, CA $92,593

Anchorage, AK $92,441

Anaheim, CA $92,382

Santa Ana, CA $92,256

Nassau, NY $92,205

Long Beach, CA $92,171

Danbury, CT $92,146

Santa Maria, CA $91,860

Everett, WA $91,843

Bremerton, WA $91,430

Trenton, NJ $91,270

Sacramento, CA $91,236

San Diego, CA $91,194

Brockton, MA $91,160

Tacoma, WA $91,127

Santa Barbara, CA $91,009

Lowell, MA $90,672

New Suffolk, NY $90,638

Nashua, NH $90,537

Lompoc, CA $90,402

Ventura, CA $90,318

Stockton, CA $90,293

New Haven, CT $90,124

Atlantic City, NJ $89,905

Hartford, CT $89,720

Modesto, CA $89,678

Poughkeepsie, NY $89,492

New Britain, CT $89,450

Olympia, WA $89,332

Kennewick, WA $89,332

New London, CT $89,315

Norwich, CT $89,290

Lawrence, MA $89,248

Bakersfield, CA $89,012

Riverside, CA $88,894

New Bedford, MA $88,894

Richland, WA $88,810

Portsmouth, NH $88,742

Vineland, NJ $88,725

San Bernardino, CA $88,658

Boulder, CO $88,422

Worcester, MA $88,355

Portland, OR $88,279

Saint Paul, MN $88,178

Minneapolis, MN $88,178

Philadelphia, PA $88,060

Honolulu, HI $87,613

Springfield, MA $87,318

Providence, RI $87,310

Chicago, IL $87,066

Bellingham, WA $86,965

Baltimore, MD $86,872

Chico, CA $86,661

Wilmington, DE $86,518

Pittsfield, MA $86,434

Manchester, NH $86,274

Spokane, WA $85,903

Denver, CO $85,895

Albany, NY $85,499

Troy, NY $85,465

Schenectady, NY $85,288

Burlington, VT $85,103

Portland, ME $84,808

Salem, OR $84,740

Yakima, WA $84,724

Ann Arbor, MI $84,698

Rochester, MN $84,462

Fresno, CA $84,420

Reno, NV $84,420

Milwaukee, WI $84,344

Detroit, MI $84,260

Allentown, PA $84,235

Carson City, NV $84,226

Houston, TX $84,100

Colorado Springs, CO $84,092

Syracuse, NY $84,049

Eugene, OR $83,889

Bismarck, ND $83,788

Gary, IN $83,788

Galveston, TX $83,788

Springfield, OR $83,721

Medford, OR $83,519

Fort Collins, CO $83,485

Austin, TX $83,418

Mesa, AZ $83,241

Phoenix, AZ $83,224

Dallas, TX $83,199

Reading, PA $83,148

Saint Cloud, MN $83,114

Concord, NH $83,038

Madison, WI $83,005

Utica, NY $82,777

Raleigh, NC $82,710

Las Vegas, NV $82,701

Rochester, NY $82,642

Des Moines, IA $82,634

Atlanta, GA $82,499

Battle Creek, MI $82,474

Salt Lake City, UT $82,449

Lancaster, PA $82,322

Champaign, IL $82,305

Harrisburg, PA $82,204

Durham, NC $82,129

Kansas City, MO $82,120

Kansas City, KS $82,103

Fort Worth, TX $82,095

Boca Raton, FL $82,061

Cleveland, OH $82,053

Columbus, OH $82,036

Pittsburgh, PA $82,027

Richmond, VA $81,994

Indianapolis, IN $81,977

Cincinnati, OH $81,867

Petersburg, VA $81,741

Billings, MT $81,556

Lansing, MI $81,556

Huntsville, AL $81,556

Lebanon, PA $81,547

Dayton, OH $81,539

Pueblo, CO $81,539

Appleton, WI $81,514

Buffalo, NY $81,480

Racine, WI $81,438

Charlotte, NC $81,429

Saint Louis, MO $81,404

Springfield, IL $81,370

Elkhart, IN $81,353

York, PA $81,353

Gastonia, NC $81,345

Benton Harbor, MI $81,345

Beaumont, TX $81,294

Lorain, OH $81,278

Toledo, OH $81,244

Binghamton, NY $81,202

Rock Hill, SC $81,193

Rockford, IL $81,151

Fargo, ND $81,109

Elyria, OH $81,109

Flagstaff, AZ $81,050

Fort Lauderdale, FL $81,000

Miami, FL $80,949

Duluth, MN $80,814

Bangor, ME $80,705

Cedar Rapids, IA $80,612

Louisville, KY $80,570

Grand Rapids, MI $80,553

Hialeah, FL $80,545

Casper, WY $80,427

Scranton, PA $80,326

New Orleans, LA $80,300

Virginia Beach, VA $80,292

Akron, OH $80,250

Peoria, IL $80,140

Sarasota, FL $80,123

Green Bay, WI $80,064

Baton Rouge, LA $80,022

Charleston, SC $80,005

Nashville, TN $79,980

Jamestown, NY $79,963

Davenport, IA $79,963

Tucson, AZ $79,921

Cheyenne, WY $79,896

Saint Petersburg, FL $79,871

Tampa, FL $79,854

Omaha, NE $79,837

Port Arthur, TX $79,803

Evansville, IN $79,803

Bradenton, FL $79,770

Santa Fe, NM $79,618

Orlando, FL $79,534

Clearwater, FL $79,441

Canton, OH $79,264

La Crosse, WI $79,264

Grand Forks, ND $79,239

Albuquerque, NM $79,213

Tulsa, OK $79,213

Newport News, VA $79,205

High Point, NC $79,180

Ogden, UT $79,146

Corpus Christi, TX $79,079

Laramie, WY $79,028

Norfolk, VA $79,028

Rock Island, IL $78,978

Saginaw, MI $78,961

Jacksonville, FL $78,952

Salisbury, NC $78,935

Memphis, TN $78,919

Moline, IL $78,876

Fort Myers, FL $78,851

Waterloo, IA $78,742

Spartanburg, SC $78,657

Lincoln, NE $78,615

Fort Wayne, IN $78,598

Birmingham, AL $78,506

Cedar Falls, IA $78,489

Provo, UT $78,480

Springfield, OH $78,472

San Antonio, TX $78,455

Greensboro, NC $78,421

South Bend, IN $78,413

Winston Salem, NC $78,405

Boise, ID $78,379

Savannah, GA $78,320

Muskegon, MI $78,169

Lima, OH $78,068

Lake Charles, LA $78,034

Anderson, IN $78,017

Lexington, KY $77,992

Augusta, GA $77,967

Greenville, SC $77,967

Wichita, KS $77,891

Tuscaloosa, AL $77,891

Columbia, SC $77,815

Bloomington, IN $77,604

Roanoke, VA $77,554

Asheville, NC $77,444

Knoxville, TN $77,301

Shreveport, LA $77,293

Wilmington, NC $77,183

Frankfort, KY $77,023

Oklahoma City, OK $76,964

Chillicothe, OH $76,930

Longview, TX $76,922

Topeka, KS $76,897

Mobile, AL $76,770

Terre Haute, IN $76,736

Erie, PA $76,728

Altoona, PA $76,686

Melbourne, FL $76,661

Amarillo, TX $76,627

Killeen, TX $76,602

Fayetteville, AR $76,534

Sioux Falls, SD $76,475

Chattanooga, TN $76,425

Idaho Falls, ID $76,416

Gainesville, FL $76,239

Portsmouth, OH $76,197

Little Rock, AR $76,180

Lynchburg, VA $76,180

Lafayette, LA $76,147

Youngstown, OH $76,147

Temple, TX $76,113

Daytona Beach, FL $76,096

Clarksville, TN $76,088

Pensacola, FL $76,079

Hopkinsville, KY $75,827

Charleston, WV $75,818

Florence, SC $75,776

Sioux City, IA $75,725

Macon, GA $75,481

Tallahassee, FL $75,473

Fayetteville, NC $75,456

Waco, TX $75,439

Wichita Falls, TX $75,439

Pine Bluff, AR $75,405

Vincennes, IN $75,245

Lubbock, TX $75,211

Great Falls, MT $75,161

Alamogordo, NM $75,153

Abilene, TX $75,085

Rapid City, SD $74,976

Monroe, LA $74,976

Albany, GA $74,925

Huntington, WV $74,917

Jackson, MS $74,908

Greenville, MS $74,900

Parkersburg, WV $74,816

Montgomery, AL $74,799

Johnstown, PA $74,782

Springfield, MO $74,714

Biloxi, MS $74,672

Sumter, SC $74,495

Columbus, GA $74,487

Twin Falls, ID $74,436

Pascagoula, MS $74,327

Kingsport, TN $74,108

Gulfport, MS $74,083

Alexandria, LA $73,804

Fort Smith, AR $73,594

El Paso, TX $73,366

Helena, MT $73,257

Las Cruces, NM $72,987

Harlingen, TX $72,751

Pocatello, ID $72,676

Florence, AL $72,650

Brownsville, TX $72,633

Dothan, AL $72,499

Mcallen, TX $72,456

Columbus, MS $71,833

Altus, OK $71,445

Lawton, OK $71,285

Pierre, SD $70,982

What Skills Can Increase a Pilot's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 6.39% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Treasury Operations (Mentioned in 1.76% Job Postings): Manages the incoming and outgoing funds for the state. The division receives and safeguards state money, maintains accounts of all receipts and expenditures, and serves as custodian of securities in trust.
Internal Control (Mentioned in 0.87% Job Postings): Internal control, as defined by accounting and auditing, is a process for assuring of an organization's objectives in operational effectiveness and efficiency, reliable financial reporting, and compliance with laws, regulations and policies.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	6.39%
Treasury Operations	1.76%
Internal Control	0.87%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

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 Pilot's salary.

Balance Sheet: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Corporate Finance: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Balance Sheet	$88,464	5%
Corporate Finance	$87,622	4%
Project Management	$87,622	4%
Continuous Improvement	$86,779	3%
Financial Services	$86,779	3%
Capital Market	$85,937	2%

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How Education impacts a Pilot's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Pilots enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Pilot with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $90,528 and $95,587).

Pilot Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Pilot

No Diploma 1.9%

High School 1.9%

Associates 0.9%

Bachelors 36.8%

Masters 60.4%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.9%
High School	1.9%
Associates	0.9%
Bachelors	36.8%
Masters	60.4%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Pilot Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a 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.

Last Updated on March 01, 2026

$73,396

Average $84,252/year

$93,940

$6,116

Average $7,021/month

$7,828

$1,411

Average $1,620/week

$1,807

$35

Average $41/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,940	$7,828	$1,807	$45
Average	$84,252	$7,021	$1,620	$41
25th Percentile	$73,396	$6,116	$1,411	$35

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Salary Trends for Pilot

Salaries for a Pilot can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $88,158 in 2023 to around $87,390 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Pilot salary trends, .

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2024

$87,849

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$87,390

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