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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineer Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

The annual salary statistics of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$102,010
25th Percentile Wage
$124,920
50th Percentile Wage
$206,660
75th Percentile Wage
$170,440
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $170,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $206,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $102,010.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$206,660
26.12% 43.43%
2015
$152,690
10.95% -
2014
$135,970
4.23% -
2013
$130,220
10.22% -
2012
$116,910
- -

Table 2. Compare Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineer Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $206,660, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in state of California, following the highest paying city Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (median annual salary of $235,570). Compared with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, the median annual salary of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 12.3 percent (12.3%) lower.

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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California.