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Commercial Pilots Salary in Reading, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in Reading, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of commercial pilots in Reading 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 Reading, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$60,220
25th Percentile Wage
$71,020
50th Percentile Wage
$83,680
75th Percentile Wage
$99,330
90th Percentile Wage
$151,370

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots in Reading, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $151,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,220.

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
$83,680
7.00% 7.00%
2015
$77,820
0.00% -
2012
$77,820
- -

Table 2. Compare Commercial Pilots Salary in Reading with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,680 in Reading is in the middle of salary range for commercial pilots in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial pilots in Reading is 38.8 percent (38.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia and 24.4 percent (24.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Newark-Union.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia
$136,670
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$114,660
Pittsburgh
$103,520
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$94,990
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$92,980
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$86,340
Reading
$83,680
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$80,800
Newark-Union
$63,240

See also: Top paying jobs in Reading, Pennsylvania.