The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of commercial pilots in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $65,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $175,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $175,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,460.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial pilots from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $86,340 | 2.30% | -0.41% |
| 2018 | $84,350 | 6.53% | - |
| 2017 | $78,840 | 4.39% | - |
| 2016 | $75,380 | 3.42% | - |
| 2015 | $72,800 | 0.26% | - |
| 2014 | $72,610 | -19.05% | - |
| 2013 | $86,440 | -0.29% | - |
| 2012 | $86,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,340 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for commercial pilots in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial pilots in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 36.8 percent (36.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia and 26.8 percent (26.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Newark-Union.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman | |
| East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Reading | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Newark-Union |