Average Airline Pilots, Copilots, And Flight Engineers Salary in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

BLS tracks 9,680 airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ but does not publish a wage estimate for this occupation in this location. Below you'll find national context and peer states with reported wages.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (metro area).

No annual salary published for this location. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. This is common for occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (actors, athletes, musicians, dancers). No wage figures were published at all for this location in the latest release.

Local employment

Workers tracked locally: 9,680
How common this job is here: 1.61×; More concentrated here than nationally — this metro area is unusually strong in this occupation.

National job outlook

BLS publishes national employment projections for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.

Projected growth: +3.9%; 3,900 net jobs over the projection period
Annual openings: 11,700; Includes growth plus replacements
Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree
Work experience: Less than 5 years

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