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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average 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.
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 | $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 | - | - |
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.