The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in Evansville, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of commercial pilots in Evansville 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 | $54,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $89,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots in Evansville, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $89,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial pilots from 2012 to 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $68,840 | 1.95% | 0.00% |
| 2015 | $67,500 | -1.99% | - |
| 2012 | $68,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $68,840, Evansville is the lowest paying city for commercial pilots in state of Kentucky, following city of Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $107,350). In comparison, the median annual salary of commercial pilots in Evansville is 35.9 percent (35.9%) lower than that in the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville |