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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineer Salary in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida

The annual salary statistics of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$81,990
25th Percentile Wage
$131,810
50th Percentile Wage
$196,490
75th Percentile Wage
$134,770
90th Percentile Wage
$180,660

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $180,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $196,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $81,990.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers from 2012 to 2018. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$196,490
41.71% 47.55%
2016
$114,540
8.08% -
2013
$105,290
2.12% -
2012
$103,060
- -

Table 2. Compare Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineer Salary in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $196,490, Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is the second highest paying city for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in state of Florida, following the highest paying city Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford (median annual salary of $212,370). Compared with Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, the median annual salary of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 7.5 percent (7.5%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$212,370
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$196,490
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$166,930
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
$165,430
Jacksonville
$162,310
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
$145,230
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
$100,160
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach
$97,400
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
$95,970

See also: Top paying jobs in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida.