The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of commercial pilots in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 | $51,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $145,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $186,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $186,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,370.
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 | $86,590 | 10.13% | -0.40% |
| 2021 | $77,820 | -6.90% | - |
| 2019 | $83,190 | 19.91% | - |
| 2018 | $66,630 | 16.61% | - |
| 2017 | $55,560 | -12.99% | - |
| 2016 | $62,780 | -49.43% | - |
| 2015 | $93,810 | 28.58% | - |
| 2013 | $67,000 | -29.76% | - |
| 2012 | $86,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,590 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is in the middle of salary range for commercial pilots in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial pilots in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 42.3 percent (42.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Port St Lucie and 28.4 percent (28.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall.