The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of commercial pilots 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $60,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $116,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $156,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots 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 $156,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial pilots from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $86,970 | -0.09% | 3.06% |
| 2016 | $87,050 | -17.50% | - |
| 2015 | $102,280 | -1.30% | - |
| 2014 | $103,610 | 10.08% | - |
| 2013 | $93,170 | 9.51% | - |
| 2012 | $84,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,970 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for commercial pilots in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial pilots in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 45.4 percent (45.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 57.6 percent (57.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.