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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineer Salary in Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska

The annual salary statistics of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska is shown in Table 1. The wage information of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$60,980
25th Percentile Wage	$74,180
50th Percentile Wage	$89,080
75th Percentile Wage	$99,940
90th Percentile Wage	$114,130

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $114,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $89,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,980.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers from 2012 to 2016.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	4-Year Growth
2016	$89,080	8.19%	13.75%
2015	$81,780	-2.09%	-
2014	$83,490	9.98%	-
2013	$75,160	-2.22%	-
2012	$76,830	-	-

Table 2. Compare Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineer Salary in Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area with Other Alaska Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $89,080 in Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in state of Alaska. In comparison, the annual salary of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area is 46.9 percent (46.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Anchorage and 2.9 percent (2.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Anchorage	$167,790
Fairbanks	$105,890
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$95,010
Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$89,080
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$86,460