The annual salary statistics of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Lansing-East Lansing 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 | $96,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $116,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $146,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $188,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $205,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $205,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $146,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $96,220.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $146,250 | 6.42% | 52.48% |
| 2019 | $136,860 | 6.68% | - |
| 2018 | $127,720 | 38.51% | - |
| 2017 | $78,540 | 11.51% | - |
| 2014 | $69,500 | -41.55% | - |
| 2013 | $98,380 | 29.36% | - |
| 2012 | $69,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $146,250, Lansing-East Lansing is the second highest paying city for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in state of Michigan, following the highest paying city Detroit-Warren-Livonia (median annual salary of $227,600). Compared with Detroit-Warren-Livonia, the median annual salary of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Lansing-East Lansing is 35.7 percent (35.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia | |
| Lansing-East Lansing | |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills | |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn |