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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary
in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Median base pay · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
$229,900
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 3,340 jobs
Middle 50%
$210,790–$396,810
vs U.S. median
-1%
Metro rank
#11 of 22

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro earn a median of $229,900 a year, based on BLS estimates for 3,340 jobs (May 2025). That is 1% below the U.S. median of $232,140 and in line with the WA statewide median of $229,900. It ranks #11 of 22 metros with published figures for this job.

AIRLINE PILOTS, COPILOTS, AND FLIGHT ENGINEERS · SEATTLE-TACOMA-BELLEVUE, WA · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · SEATTLE-TACOMA-BELLEVUE, WA · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$160,200P25$210,790MEDIAN$229,900P75$396,810P90$529,820
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$106,710P25$182,280MEDIAN$232,140P75$384,440P90$463,830
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    Questions

    What is the average Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary in Seattle?

    The BLS median is $229,900 a year (May 2025). Half of the 3,340 jobs pay between $210,790 and $396,810. The 10th percentile is $160,200 and the 90th is $529,820.

    Is Seattle a high-paying metro for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers?

    That is 1% below the U.S. median of $232,140 and in line with the WA statewide median of $229,900. It ranks #11 of 22 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

    Does this include experience levels?

    BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

    Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.