The annual salary statistics of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $58,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $75,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $126,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $143,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $126,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $126,040 | 13.38% | 25.15% |
| 2021 | $109,170 | 6.25% | - |
| 2016 | $102,350 | 7.93% | - |
| 2015 | $94,230 | 1.35% | - |
| 2014 | $92,960 | 34.90% | - |
| 2013 | $60,520 | -55.88% | - |
| 2012 | $94,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $126,040, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the highest paying city for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in state of Virginia, followed by Richmond (median annual salary $104,900). In comparison, the median annual salary of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 16.8 percent (16.8%) higher than that in Richmond.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Richmond |