The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of commercial pilots 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 | $58,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $119,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $170,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $200,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $200,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $119,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,790.
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 | $119,810 | 12.55% | 29.61% |
| 2021 | $104,770 | -0.86% | - |
| 2020 | $105,670 | 0.00% | - |
| 2019 | $105,670 | 10.05% | - |
| 2018 | $95,050 | -0.81% | - |
| 2017 | $95,820 | 6.52% | - |
| 2016 | $89,570 | 2.84% | - |
| 2015 | $87,030 | 1.19% | - |
| 2014 | $85,990 | 1.95% | - |
| 2013 | $84,310 | -0.02% | - |
| 2012 | $84,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $119,810 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for commercial pilots in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial pilots in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 1.0 percent (1.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 52.8 percent (52.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Waco.