National » Commercial Pilots » Central New York , NY

Commercial Pilots Salary in Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York

The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of commercial pilots in Central New York nonmetropolitan area 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 Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$42,200
25th Percentile Wage	$46,990
50th Percentile Wage	$56,360
75th Percentile Wage	$62,250
90th Percentile Wage	$67,060

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots in Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $67,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,200.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial pilots from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	5-Year Growth
2017	$56,360	-12.26%	-12.26%
2015	$63,270	0.00%	-
2012	$63,270	-	-

Table 2. Compare Commercial Pilots Salary in Central New York nonmetropolitan area with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $56,360, Central New York nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for commercial pilots in state of New York, following city of New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $170,300). Compared with the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of commercial pilots in Central New York nonmetropolitan area is 66.9 percent (66.9%) lower.

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