The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of commercial pilots in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 | $46,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $111,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $150,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $206,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $206,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $111,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,730.
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 | $111,560 | 15.39% | 31.22% |
| 2021 | $94,390 | 17.78% | - |
| 2020 | $77,610 | -36.45% | - |
| 2019 | $105,900 | 8.56% | - |
| 2018 | $96,830 | -1.38% | - |
| 2017 | $98,170 | 2.35% | - |
| 2016 | $95,860 | -0.08% | - |
| 2015 | $95,940 | 14.86% | - |
| 2014 | $81,680 | 6.31% | - |
| 2013 | $76,530 | -0.26% | - |
| 2012 | $76,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $111,560 in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is in the middle of salary range for commercial pilots in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial pilots in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is 7.8 percent (7.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 49.3 percent (49.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Waco.