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Commercial Pilots Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of commercial pilots in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 Commercial Pilots in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$56,620
25th Percentile Wage
$69,210
50th Percentile Wage
$83,290
75th Percentile Wage
$122,420
90th Percentile Wage
$169,200

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $169,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,620.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial pilots from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$83,290
-35.96% -3.91%
2016
$113,240
12.69% -
2015
$98,870
4.51% -
2014
$94,410
1.21% -
2013
$93,270
7.20% -
2012
$86,550
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Table 2. Compare Commercial Pilots Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,290 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for commercial pilots in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial pilots in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 47.7 percent (47.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 55.7 percent (55.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Vallejo-Fairfield
$159,250
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$136,750
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$130,320
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$130,040
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$125,950
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$116,990
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$103,560
Salinas
$100,180
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$100,000
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$97,110
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$96,430
Modesto
$95,870
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$94,450
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$94,420
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$93,600
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$92,750
Fresno
$89,450
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$86,970
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$85,580
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$84,980
Redding
$84,940
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$83,290
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$80,360
Bakersfield-Delano
$79,390
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$73,540
Napa
$71,610
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$57,980
Chico
$44,590
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,860