The annual salary statistics of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 | $47,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $83,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $124,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $173,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $186,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $186,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $124,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,930.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $124,860 | 1.86% | 5.97% |
| 2016 | $122,540 | 3.37% | - |
| 2015 | $118,410 | 6.56% | - |
| 2014 | $110,640 | 2.35% | - |
| 2013 | $108,040 | -8.67% | - |
| 2012 | $117,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $124,860, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $225,340). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 44.6 percent (44.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) |