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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers Salary in Indiana

What Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers earn in Indiana, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 4 counties.

Average in IN
$313,236
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
4 of 7
published states
Workers in state
9,690
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
4 counties

Pay by labor market in Indiana

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers pay by wage area in Indiana
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$293,490$201,944$181,048Lake County, IN

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Indiana counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Jasper County, IN$293,490$201,944$182,788
2Lake County, IN$293,490$201,944$181,048
3Porter County, IN$293,490$201,944$181,048
4Newton County, IN$293,490$201,944$181,048

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers pay in Indiana

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Indiana is $313,236, based on 9,690 workers. Among the 7 states with published data, that ranks number 4. The BLS national median for the occupation is $232,140, so Indiana averages 34.9% above it.

Published data for Indiana currently covers the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, with a local median wage of $293,490.

Cost of living for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Indiana

We compare 4 Indiana counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Jasper County, IN leaves the largest yearly margin, $182,788. Newton County, IN leaves the smallest, $181,048. The median wage covers all four basics in 4 of the 4 counties.

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers are Georgia ($618,090), California ($362,234), New York ($335,270) and New Jersey ($312,141).

Frequently asked questions: Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Indiana

How much do Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers earn in Indiana?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $313,236.

Which Indiana county is best for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers?

Jasper County, IN leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($182,788). Lake County, IN follows at $181,048.