The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of commercial pilots in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $60,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $94,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $140,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $166,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $166,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $94,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,850.
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 | $94,450 | 16.27% | 1.41% |
| 2021 | $79,080 | 20.41% | - |
| 2018 | $62,940 | -4.16% | - |
| 2017 | $65,560 | -22.48% | - |
| 2016 | $80,300 | -5.26% | - |
| 2015 | $84,520 | 1.15% | - |
| 2014 | $83,550 | 25.70% | - |
| 2013 | $62,080 | -50.00% | - |
| 2012 | $93,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $94,450 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for commercial pilots in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial pilots in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 40.7 percent (40.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 61.0 percent (61.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.