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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineer Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$78,150
25th Percentile Wage
$94,410
50th Percentile Wage
$112,390
75th Percentile Wage
$127,020
90th Percentile Wage
$168,550

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $168,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $112,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $78,150.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2015
$112,390
-19.34% 0.00%
2013
$134,130
16.21% -
2012
$112,390
- -

Table 2. Compare Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineer Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $112,390, Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is the lowest paying city for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in state of Michigan, following city of Detroit-Warren-Livonia (median annual salary of $227,600). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is about 50.6 percent (50.6%) lower than that of the highest paying city Detroit-Warren-Livonia.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$227,600
Lansing-East Lansing
$146,250
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$124,390
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$112,390