The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of commercial pilots in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $64,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $88,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $115,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $140,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $182,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $182,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $115,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,500.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial pilots from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $115,070 | 9.24% | 32.98% |
| 2021 | $104,440 | -9.32% | - |
| 2020 | $114,170 | 36.95% | - |
| 2019 | $71,980 | 2.17% | - |
| 2018 | $70,420 | 8.99% | - |
| 2017 | $64,090 | -17.26% | - |
| 2016 | $75,150 | -7.84% | - |
| 2015 | $81,040 | -18.51% | - |
| 2014 | $96,040 | 0.36% | - |
| 2013 | $95,690 | 19.41% | - |
| 2012 | $77,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $115,070 in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is in the middle of salary range for commercial pilots in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial pilots in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 13.0 percent (13.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 47.3 percent (47.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Columbia | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway |