The annual salary statistics of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $96,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $139,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $235,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $148,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $185,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $185,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $235,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $96,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $235,570 | 12.01% | 47.27% |
| 2020 | $207,270 | 14.09% | - |
| 2019 | $178,060 | 17.45% | - |
| 2018 | $146,980 | -20.47% | - |
| 2017 | $177,070 | 29.85% | - |
| 2016 | $124,220 | 9.06% | - |
| 2015 | $112,960 | -9.97% | - |
| 2012 | $124,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $235,570, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is the highest paying city for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $206,660). In comparison, the median annual salary of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 12.3 percent (12.3%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura | |
| Fresno |