The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of commercial pilots in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $76,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $95,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $116,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $170,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $219,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $219,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $116,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $76,540.
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 | $116,990 | -22.03% | 26.87% |
| 2021 | $142,760 | 35.04% | - |
| 2019 | $92,740 | 5.74% | - |
| 2018 | $87,420 | -10.30% | - |
| 2017 | $96,420 | -7.53% | - |
| 2016 | $103,680 | 8.68% | - |
| 2015 | $94,680 | 5.89% | - |
| 2014 | $89,100 | -2.60% | - |
| 2013 | $91,420 | 6.42% | - |
| 2012 | $85,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $116,990 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for commercial pilots in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial pilots in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 26.5 percent (26.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 68.5 percent (68.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.