The highest-paying states for commercial pilots (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of commercial pilots in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $176,160, Connecticut is the highest paying state for commercial pilots. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $170,460). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of commercial pilots in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | $176,160 |
$79,740 | 280 |
| 2 | New York | $170,460 |
$77,850 | 1,120 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $139,460 |
$53,560 | 180 |
| 4 | Maryland | $129,890 |
$73,600 | 500 |
| 5 | Nevada | $127,990 |
$60,300 | 1,110 |
| 6 | Virginia | $127,390 |
$62,100 | 670 |
| 7 | Georgia | $126,640 |
$67,510 | 1,360 |
| 8 | Florida | $125,390 |
$52,880 | 6,410 |
| 9 | Minnesota | $121,600 |
$67,990 | 1,090 |
| 10 | Delaware | $114,660 |
$77,580 | 230 |
| 11 | Louisiana | $114,460 |
$65,980 | 1,050 |
| 12 | California | $113,750 |
$63,440 | 4,660 |
| 13 | Alaska | $111,940 |
$63,190 | 1,540 |
| 14 | Missouri | $108,330 |
$59,170 | 960 |
| 15 | Texas | $108,120 |
$51,990 | 4,970 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $107,740 |
$42,830 | 360 |
| 17 | North Carolina | $107,400 |
$54,100 | 850 |
| 18 | Mississippi | $106,850 |
$49,850 | 330 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $105,010 |
$65,840 | 670 |
| 20 | Michigan | $104,650 |
$40,840 | 1,530 |
| 21 | Utah | $104,530 |
$58,460 | 470 |
| 22 | New Jersey | $102,640 |
$49,160 | 370 |
| 23 | Rhode Island | $102,340 |
$50,650 | 50 |
| 24 | Ohio | $100,720 |
$58,240 | 4,080 |
| 25 | Hawaii | $100,370 |
$77,280 | 270 |
| 26 | Tennessee | $100,200 |
$79,330 | 830 |
| 27 | Vermont | $99,960 |
$65,900 | 60 |
| 28 | Colorado | $99,680 |
$61,370 | 1,380 |
| 29 | Wyoming | $99,390 |
$50,170 | 230 |
| 30 | Alabama | $99,300 |
$59,390 | 1,190 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | $98,780 |
$58,040 | 370 |
| 32 | West Virginia | $98,740 |
$46,630 | 70 |
| 33 | Oregon | $97,550 |
$48,180 | 770 |
| 34 | North Dakota | $96,550 |
$66,680 | 200 |
| 35 | Montana | $94,650 |
$61,640 | 440 |
| 36 | Indiana | $93,520 |
$39,370 | 960 |
| 37 | Kentucky | $92,500 |
$53,990 | 440 |
| 38 | Nebraska | $91,990 |
$28,740 | 300 |
| 39 | Iowa | $91,660 |
$47,640 | 380 |
| 40 | Arizona | $88,960 |
$50,650 | 1,180 |
| 41 | New Mexico | $85,830 |
$40,120 | 380 |
| 42 | Idaho | $84,370 |
$49,700 | 240 |
| 43 | Kansas | $82,430 |
$23,460 | 600 |
| 44 | South Carolina | $81,990 |
$48,710 | 380 |
| 45 | New Hampshire | $81,390 |
$40,220 | 370 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $79,010 |
$35,100 | 560 |
| 47 | Maine | $77,850 |
$46,870 | 60 |
| 48 | Washington | $77,280 |
$53,540 | 1,180 |
| 49 | Illinois | $77,150 |
$38,050 | 800 |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $66,420 |
$42,050 | 90 |
| 51 | South Dakota | $62,740 |
$47,810 | 300 |
| 52 | District of Columbia | $61,150 |
$54,630 | 30 |