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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineer Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

The annual salary statistics of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$84,260
25th Percentile Wage
$109,710
50th Percentile Wage
$177,020
75th Percentile Wage
$148,350
90th Percentile Wage
$185,600

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $185,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $177,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $84,260.

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 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$177,020
29.78% 33.39%
2016
$124,300
9.08% -
2015
$113,010
-4.89% -
2014
$118,540
-18.05% -
2013
$139,940
15.74% -
2012
$117,910
- -

Table 2. Compare Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineer Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $177,020 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 24.9 percent (24.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 70.2 percent (70.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$235,570
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$206,660
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$177,020
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$145,420
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$127,830
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$127,500
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$118,430
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$115,250
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$103,180
Fresno
$52,790