Median salaries have risen
Beginning in 2015, the rapidly tightening helicopter pilot labor pool precipitated a “group rise” in salaries, but that seems to have hit a plateau. Although it appears that the majority group of line pilots remained in the $76,000 to $110,000 per year gross pay range from years 2017 to 2018, the trend of higher pay continued as the line pilot group in the next gross pay range of $110,000 to $130,000 grew to 13%, up from 6% in 2017.
• 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018
Position Instructor
Line Pilots Lead Pilots Chief Pilots
Training/Check Airman Director of Ops
47% of pilots made between $40k to $75K 33% of pilots made between $60k to $90K 40% of pilots made between $76k to $110K 40% of pilots made between $76k to $110K
Low
<40K (68%) <40K (9%) <40K (2%)
40-60K (7%) 61-75K (4%) 40-60K (8%)
Median
40-60K (12%) 90-110K (20%) 90-110K (30%) 90-110K (22%)
High
>150K (8%) >150K (9%) >150K (8%) >150K (30%)
130-150K (30%) >150K (22%) 110-130K (31%)
>150K (31%)
Salary ranges by certificate/ratings
Pilots who hold an ATP not only have a $10,000 to $15,000 per year higher median salary than those who do not, but a larger percentage of them also make up the higher income brackets. Three factors may influence the higher earnings for ATP certificate holders:
1. Many employers pay an ATP bonus.
2. Higher paying jobs generally require an ATP as a prerequisite to being hired.
3. Pilots may have more tenure as a working pilot prior to obtaining the ATP.
INSIGHT: The ATP rating could well be worth it! The illustration below shows a majority concentration of ATP holders (approx 58%) reside in the upper income brackets when compared to a similar concentration of CPL-Instrument certificate holders who continue to remain in the middle income brackets.
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