The annual salary statistics of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $99,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $158,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $221,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $205,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $205,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $221,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $99,330.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $221,720 | 32.14% | 35.32% |
| 2020 | $150,460 | 8.67% | - |
| 2019 | $137,410 | -22.55% | - |
| 2018 | $168,390 | 6.31% | - |
| 2017 | $157,760 | -3.05% | - |
| 2016 | $162,570 | 4.16% | - |
| 2015 | $155,800 | 2.94% | - |
| 2014 | $151,220 | 1.63% | - |
| 2013 | $148,760 | 3.60% | - |
| 2012 | $143,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $221,720, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the highest paying city for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in state of Texas, followed by Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (median annual salary $221,160). In comparison, the median annual salary of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is .3 percent (.3%) higher than that in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels |