The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of commercial pilots in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $62,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $130,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $169,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $201,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $201,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $130,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,830.
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 | $130,040 | 38.01% | 35.97% |
| 2021 | $80,610 | 21.20% | - |
| 2020 | $63,520 | -9.95% | - |
| 2019 | $69,840 | -11.20% | - |
| 2018 | $77,660 | 10.16% | - |
| 2017 | $69,770 | 4.79% | - |
| 2016 | $66,430 | -2.92% | - |
| 2015 | $68,370 | -20.56% | - |
| 2014 | $82,430 | -2.54% | - |
| 2013 | $84,520 | 1.49% | - |
| 2012 | $83,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $130,040 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for commercial pilots in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial pilots in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 18.3 percent (18.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 71.7 percent (71.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.