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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salaries across 37 states

$214,427
National Average (Median)
$618,090
Highest: Georgia
$97,680
Lowest: Missouri

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers Salary by State

Compare Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$97,680
$618,090

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $136,990 AK $232,140 AZ $227,870 AR $168,970 CA $353,900 CO $307,490 CT $199,870 FL $225,020 GA $618,090 ID $507,640 IL $293,490 IN $171,260 IA $131,730 KS $143,580 KY $350,950 LA $120,740 ME $147,930 MI $428,570 MN $211,470 MS $143,580 MO $97,680 NE $131,650 NV $192,460 NH $99,280 NM $136,990 NY $255,240 NC $151,540 OH $204,170 OK $133,680 OR $173,190 PA $164,990 RI $164,880 SC $143,580 TN $143,580 TX $215,150 UT $174,590 WA $229,900

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Georgia
$618,090
#2
Idaho
$507,640
#3
Michigan
$428,570
#4
California
$353,900
#5
Kentucky
$350,950

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers Salary in All 37 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Georgia $618,090 $476,310 8,770
2 Idaho $507,640 $361,180 330
3 Michigan $428,570 $330,480 N/A
4 California $353,900 $310,190 10,670
5 Kentucky $350,950 $302,340 6,260
6 Colorado $307,490 $290,850 5,830
7 Illinois $293,490 $316,140 6,460
8 New York $255,240 $298,260 6,900
9 Alaska $232,140 $249,460 1,350
10 Washington $229,900 $298,560 3,450
11 Arizona $227,870 $236,550 2,200
12 Florida $225,020 $254,420 7,760
13 Texas $215,150 $275,710 10,930
14 Minnesota $211,470 $256,750 2,960
15 Ohio $204,170 $222,540 1,550
16 Connecticut $199,870 $282,160 80
17 Nevada $192,460 $204,470 2,160
18 Utah $174,590 $214,140 1,880
19 Oregon $173,190 $209,040 750
20 Indiana $171,260 $200,950 N/A
21 Arkansas $168,970 $152,980 250
22 Pennsylvania $164,990 $172,500 2,270
23 Rhode Island $164,880 $186,560 40
24 North Carolina $151,540 $148,500 2,240
25 Maine $147,930 $195,680 40
26 Kansas $143,580 $163,070 80
27 Mississippi $143,580 $151,890 360
28 South Carolina $143,580 $150,970 110
29 Tennessee $143,580 $142,700 110
30 Alabama $136,990 $155,520 360
31 New Mexico $136,990 $141,570 50
32 Oklahoma $133,680 $144,000 180
33 Iowa $131,730 $144,660 100
34 Nebraska $131,650 $156,450 60
35 Louisiana $120,740 $144,220 150
36 New Hampshire $99,280 $151,790 50
37 Missouri $97,680 $110,610 120

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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