The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of commercial pilots in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 | $59,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $139,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $139,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,810.
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 | $93,620 | 16.70% | 23.08% |
| 2021 | $77,990 | 3.60% | - |
| 2017 | $75,180 | -1.65% | - |
| 2014 | $76,420 | 12.75% | - |
| 2013 | $66,680 | -7.99% | - |
| 2012 | $72,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $93,620 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is in the middle of salary range for commercial pilots in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial pilots in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is 22.6 percent (22.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 39.6 percent (39.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Waco.