The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of commercial pilots 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 | $51,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $115,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $162,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $184,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots 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 $184,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $115,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,490.
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 | $115,170 | 11.67% | 42.28% |
| 2021 | $101,730 | 13.24% | - |
| 2020 | $88,260 | 12.89% | - |
| 2019 | $76,880 | 23.50% | - |
| 2018 | $58,810 | -2.48% | - |
| 2017 | $60,270 | -83.49% | - |
| 2016 | $110,590 | -1.18% | - |
| 2015 | $111,890 | -1.85% | - |
| 2014 | $113,960 | 29.55% | - |
| 2013 | $80,290 | 17.20% | - |
| 2012 | $66,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $115,170, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the second highest paying city for commercial pilots in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Richmond (median annual salary of $119,530). Compared with Richmond, the median annual salary of commercial pilots in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 3.6 percent (3.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Roanoke |