Career pilots who fly only VFR are most likely relegated to pay of $70,000 to $110,000 per year.
Career pilots who fly both VFR and IFR will be compensated much more. The pay for the largest group of these pilots fell in the range of $130,000 to $175,000.
INSIGHT: MOONLIGHTING PILOTS •
19% of pilots responded yes to the question, “Do you fly part-time (or as a contract pilot) to earn extra income outside of your full-time flying job?”
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Of those moonlighting pilots, a broad range of income ranged between $5k (6% of moonlighters) to over $30k (2% of moonlighters).