The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of commercial pilots in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $50,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $89,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $129,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $164,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $164,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $89,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,970.
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 | $89,310 | -14.11% | 27.95% |
| 2021 | $101,910 | 15.71% | - |
| 2020 | $85,900 | 3.66% | - |
| 2019 | $82,760 | 8.40% | - |
| 2018 | $75,810 | 7.25% | - |
| 2017 | $70,310 | 1.66% | - |
| 2016 | $69,140 | 0.65% | - |
| 2015 | $68,690 | 0.74% | - |
| 2014 | $68,180 | -1.14% | - |
| 2013 | $68,960 | 6.69% | - |
| 2012 | $64,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $89,310 in Raleigh-Cary is in the middle of salary range for commercial pilots in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial pilots in Raleigh-Cary is 37.9 percent (37.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 12.5 percent (12.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fayetteville.