Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineer Salary in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas

The annual salary statistics of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Dallas-Plano-Irving 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 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$109,400
25th Percentile Wage
$122,990
50th Percentile Wage
$148,080
75th Percentile Wage
$171,290
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $171,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $148,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $109,400.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$148,080
-8.90% -0.42%
2015
$161,260
2.06% -
2014
$157,940
2.42% -
2013
$154,110
3.51% -
2012
$148,700
- -

Table 2. Compare Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineer Salary in Dallas-Plano-Irving with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $148,080 in Dallas-Plano-Irving is in the middle of salary range for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Dallas-Plano-Irving is 33.2 percent (33.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and 37.4 percent (37.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Antonio-New Braunfels.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$221,720
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$221,160
Fort Worth-Arlington
$164,050
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$148,080
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$92,710