SOC 53-2011 · Area 26420 · May 2025
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $104,110 | Not released |
| 25th percentile | $189,390 | Not released |
| Median | $307,690 | Not released |
| 75th percentile | $456,570 | Not released |
| 90th percentile | $456,570 | Not released |
| Average | $300,150 | Not released |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 4,160. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $189,390 to $456,570 in 2025, a span of $267,180.
The area median is $92,540 (43.0%) above Texas's $215,150 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 3 other published areas
- This area's median is $195,430 (174.1%) above the $112,260 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
- This area's median is $96,940 (46.0%) above the $210,750 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $94,880 (44.6%) above the $212,810 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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