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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers Salary in New York

What Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers earn in New York, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 10 counties.

Average in NY
$335,270
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
2 of 3
published states
Workers in state
10,030
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
10 counties

Pay by labor market in New York

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers pay by wage area in New York
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$335,270$216,875$175,990Kings County, NY

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in New York counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Suffolk County, NY$335,270$216,875$181,318
2Nassau County, NY$335,270$216,875$181,318
3Kings County, NY$335,270$216,875$175,990
4Queens County, NY$335,270$216,875$175,990
5New York County, NY$335,270$216,875$175,990
6Bronx County, NY$335,270$216,875$175,990
7Westchester County, NY$335,270$216,875$175,990
8Richmond County, NY$335,270$216,875$175,990
9Rockland County, NY$335,270$216,875$175,990
10Putnam County, NY$335,270$216,875$175,990

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers pay in New York

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in New York is $335,270, based on 10,030 workers. Among the 3 states with published data, that ranks number 2. The BLS national median for the occupation is $232,140, so New York averages 44.4% above it.

Published data for New York currently covers the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, with a local median wage of $335,270.

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

We compare 10 New York counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Suffolk County, NY leaves the largest yearly margin, $181,318. Putnam County, NY leaves the smallest, $175,990. The median wage covers all four basics in 10 of the 10 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) and New Jersey ($312,141).

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

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $335,270.

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

Suffolk County, NY leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($181,318). Nassau County, NY follows at $181,318.