Best Paying Industries for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

$226,600
National Median Salary
15
Industries Analyzed

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Rank Industry Annual Median Pay Premium Employment
1 Nonscheduled Air Transportation $226,870 +0.1% 550
2 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $162,290 -28.4% 40
3 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods $141,550 -37.5%
4 Support Activities for Transportation $138,290 -39.0% 2,350
5 Support Activities for Air Transportation $138,290 -39.0% 2,350
6 Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) $130,980 -42.2% 2,850
7 Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) $130,980 -42.2% 2,890
8 Other Ambulatory Health Care Services $93,660 -58.7% 80
9 Ambulatory Health Care Services $93,660 -58.7% 80
10 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $92,450 -59.2%

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