Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineer Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

The annual salary statistics of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$98,580
25th Percentile Wage
$98,590
50th Percentile Wage
$121,150
75th Percentile Wage
$140,690
90th Percentile Wage
$160,110

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $160,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $121,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $98,580.

Table 2. Compare Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineer Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $121,150 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 45.6 percent (45.6%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 42.7 percent (42.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Nassau-Suffolk.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$222,890
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$160,510
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$121,150
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$91,040
Nassau-Suffolk
$69,440

See also: Top paying jobs in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York.