The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of commercial pilots in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $51,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $91,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $120,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $161,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $218,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $218,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $120,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,990.
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 | $120,990 | 16.41% | 32.25% |
| 2021 | $101,130 | 18.91% | - |
| 2020 | $82,010 | -24.34% | - |
| 2017 | $101,970 | 7.63% | - |
| 2016 | $94,190 | -5.82% | - |
| 2015 | $99,670 | 15.03% | - |
| 2013 | $84,690 | 3.21% | - |
| 2012 | $81,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $120,990, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the highest paying city for commercial pilots in state of Texas, followed by Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (median annual salary $120,430). In comparison, the median annual salary of commercial pilots in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is .5 percent (.5%) higher than that in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos.