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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers Salary in Texas

What Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers earn in Texas, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 11 counties.

Average in TX
$250,066
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
7 of 7
published states
Workers in state
10,370
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
11 counties

Pay by labor market in Texas

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers pay by wage area in Texas
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$212,810$158,549$133,050Dallas County, TX

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Texas counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Wise County, TX$212,810$158,549$140,778
2Tarrant County, TX$212,810$158,549$133,710
3Johnson County, TX$212,810$158,549$133,710
4Parker County, TX$212,810$158,549$133,710
5Dallas County, TX$212,810$158,549$133,050
6Collin County, TX$212,810$158,549$133,050
7Denton County, TX$212,810$158,549$133,050
8Ellis County, TX$212,810$158,549$133,050
9Kaufman County, TX$212,810$158,549$133,050
10Rockwall County, TX$212,810$158,549$133,050
11Hunt County, TX$212,810$158,549$133,050

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers pay in Texas

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Texas is $250,066, based on 10,370 workers. Among the 7 states with published data, that ranks number 7. The BLS national median for the occupation is $232,140, so Texas averages 7.7% above it.

Published data for Texas currently covers the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area, with a local median wage of $212,810.

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

We compare 11 Texas counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Wise County, TX leaves the largest yearly margin, $140,778. Hunt County, TX leaves the smallest, $133,050. The median wage covers all four basics in 11 of the 11 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 Indiana ($313,236).

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

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $250,066.

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

Wise County, TX leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($140,778). Tarrant County, TX follows at $133,710.