The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of commercial pilots in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux 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 | $77,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $112,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $146,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $166,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $166,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $112,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,700.
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 | $112,010 | 6.70% | 25.57% |
| 2021 | $104,510 | 42.01% | - |
| 2018 | $60,610 | -46.39% | - |
| 2017 | $88,730 | 4.90% | - |
| 2016 | $84,380 | -5.49% | - |
| 2015 | $89,010 | 2.15% | - |
| 2014 | $87,100 | 6.80% | - |
| 2013 | $81,180 | -2.70% | - |
| 2012 | $83,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $112,010, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux is the second highest paying city for commercial pilots in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner (median annual salary of $139,950). Compared with New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, the median annual salary of commercial pilots in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux is 20.0 percent (20.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Lafayette | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Lake Charles | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area |