The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of commercial pilots in Nassau-Suffolk 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 | $51,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $118,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $161,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $161,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,650.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial pilots from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $80,430 | 9.60% | 28.12% |
| 2016 | $72,710 | -8.06% | - |
| 2015 | $78,570 | 11.77% | - |
| 2014 | $69,320 | 16.83% | - |
| 2013 | $57,650 | -0.28% | - |
| 2012 | $57,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,430 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for commercial pilots in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial pilots in Nassau-Suffolk is 52.8 percent (52.8%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 29.9 percent (29.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.