The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of commercial pilots 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $54,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $90,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $124,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $176,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots 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 $176,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,220.
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 | $90,780 | -9.48% | 31.65% |
| 2021 | $99,390 | 20.25% | - |
| 2020 | $79,260 | 3.48% | - |
| 2019 | $76,500 | 18.77% | - |
| 2018 | $62,140 | 7.34% | - |
| 2017 | $57,580 | 17.32% | - |
| 2016 | $47,610 | -12.73% | - |
| 2015 | $53,670 | -1.73% | - |
| 2014 | $54,600 | -6.28% | - |
| 2013 | $58,030 | -6.93% | - |
| 2012 | $62,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $90,780 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for commercial pilots in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial pilots in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 39.5 percent (39.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Port St Lucie and 31.7 percent (31.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall.