The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of commercial pilots 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 | $66,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $93,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $136,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $231,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $166,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots 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 $166,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $136,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $66,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial pilots from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $136,750 | -25.07% | 40.18% |
| 2021 | $171,040 | 24.44% | - |
| 2020 | $129,240 | 15.28% | - |
| 2019 | $109,490 | 21.47% | - |
| 2018 | $85,980 | 3.29% | - |
| 2017 | $83,150 | 1.61% | - |
| 2016 | $81,810 | -13.19% | - |
| 2015 | $92,600 | 11.65% | - |
| 2012 | $81,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $136,750, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is the second highest paying city for commercial pilots in state of California, following the highest paying city Vallejo-Fairfield (median annual salary of $159,250). Compared with Vallejo-Fairfield, the median annual salary of commercial pilots in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 14.1 percent (14.1%) lower.