The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of commercial pilots in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $51,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $133,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial pilots from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $75,070 | 1.79% | -25.07% |
| 2016 | $73,730 | 23.17% | - |
| 2015 | $56,650 | 2.97% | - |
| 2014 | $54,970 | 2.49% | - |
| 2013 | $53,600 | -75.17% | - |
| 2012 | $93,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,070 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for commercial pilots in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial pilots in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 54.7 percent (54.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Springfield and 15.2 percent (15.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Worcester.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Springfield | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Worcester |