The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of commercial pilots in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $46,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $120,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $164,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $217,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $217,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $120,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,550.
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 | $120,430 | 15.66% | 31.11% |
| 2021 | $101,570 | -4.14% | - |
| 2020 | $105,770 | 11.71% | - |
| 2019 | $93,380 | 1.00% | - |
| 2018 | $92,450 | 7.00% | - |
| 2017 | $85,980 | 3.79% | - |
| 2016 | $82,720 | 0.51% | - |
| 2015 | $82,300 | -6.70% | - |
| 2014 | $87,810 | 3.60% | - |
| 2013 | $84,650 | 2.00% | - |
| 2012 | $82,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $120,430, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is the second highest paying city for commercial pilots in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (median annual salary of $120,990). Compared with Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, the median annual salary of commercial pilots in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is .5 percent (.5%) lower.