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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineer Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$76,970
25th Percentile Wage
$97,670
50th Percentile Wage
$127,830
75th Percentile Wage
$188,650
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $188,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $127,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $76,970.

Table 2. Compare Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineer Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $127,830 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 45.7 percent (45.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 58.7 percent (58.7%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California.