The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of commercial pilots in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford 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 | $24,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $131,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $228,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $228,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,480.
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 | $86,510 | -18.21% | 36.41% |
| 2021 | $102,260 | 4.66% | - |
| 2020 | $97,490 | 36.20% | - |
| 2019 | $62,200 | -19.32% | - |
| 2018 | $74,220 | 4.14% | - |
| 2017 | $71,150 | 13.94% | - |
| 2016 | $61,230 | 2.76% | - |
| 2015 | $59,540 | 16.31% | - |
| 2014 | $49,830 | -22.68% | - |
| 2013 | $61,130 | 10.01% | - |
| 2012 | $55,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,510 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford is in the middle of salary range for commercial pilots in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial pilots in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford is 42.4 percent (42.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Port St Lucie and 28.3 percent (28.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall.