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Commercial Pilots Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of commercial pilots in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 Commercial Pilots in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$55,380
25th Percentile Wage
$58,670
50th Percentile Wage
$64,150
75th Percentile Wage
$84,950
90th Percentile Wage
$105,900

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $105,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,380.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial pilots from 2012 to 2018. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$64,150
3.59% 6.97%
2017
$61,850
3.51% -
2016
$59,680
0.00% -
2012
$59,680
- -

Table 2. Compare Commercial Pilots Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,150 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for commercial pilots in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial pilots in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 62.3 percent (62.3%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 12.1 percent (12.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$170,300
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$111,360
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$102,260
Rochester
$100,080
Syracuse
$88,680
Nassau-Suffolk
$80,430
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$78,380
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$76,580
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$64,150
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$56,360

See also: Top paying jobs in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York.