SOC 53-2012 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025
How much do Commercial Pilots make in Akron, OH?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Commercial Pilots in Akron, OH is $84,170. The 10th percentile is $39,210 and the 90th percentile is $206,620. Employment is 80.
Median annual wage
$84,170
- 10th percentile
- $39,210
- 25th percentile
- $60,460
- Median
- $84,170
- 75th percentile
- $170,990
- 90th percentile
- $206,620
- Mean
- $117,330
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

Percentile spread
For Commercial Pilots, the published 10th percentile is $39,210 and the 90th percentile is $206,620. The difference is $167,410, which is 198.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $60,460 to the 75th at $170,990, covers $110,530.
The mean annual wage is $117,330, which sits above the median of $84,170. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.
National and state comparison
The Akron, OH median is 31.7% lower than the national median of $123,220 for Commercial Pilots. In 2024 national prices the local median is $90,147, which is 26.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 44% lower than the Ohio median of $150,330.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Akron, OH is 93.370, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $84,170 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Commercial Pilots at $90,147 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Commercial Pilots. Akron, OH ranks 9th of 10 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Cleveland, OH is 36 miles away, with a median of $166,520 and employment of 600. That median is 97.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $177,294, against $90,147 here.
- Pittsburgh, PA is 91 miles away, with a median of $134,030 and employment of 200. That median is 59.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $141,575, against $90,147 here.
- Columbus, OH is 113 miles away, with a median of $175,690 and employment of 1,410. That median is 108.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $184,028, against $90,147 here.
Employment share
Commercial Pilots accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Akron, OH (80 of 319,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (47,630 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.82 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Akron, OH · Commercial Pilots by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Commercial Pilots make in Akron, OH?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Commercial Pilots in Akron, OH is $84,170. The 10th percentile is $39,210 and the 90th percentile is $206,620. Employment is 80.
How does that compare with the national median for Commercial Pilots?
The local median is 31.7% lower than the national median of $123,220.
What is Commercial Pilots pay in Akron, OH after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Akron, OH is 93.370, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $84,170 is $90,147. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Akron, OH compare with nearby metros for Commercial Pilots?
Cleveland, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 36 miles away, at $166,520. Akron, OH ranks 9th of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.