SOC 53-2012 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Commercial Pilots make in Corpus Christi, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Commercial Pilots in Corpus Christi, TX is $107,810. The 10th percentile is $58,980 and the 90th percentile is $161,440. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$107,810

10th percentile
$58,980
25th percentile
$97,510
Median
$107,810
75th percentile
$134,050
90th percentile
$161,440
Mean
$113,320

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Commercial Pilots, the published 10th percentile is $58,980 and the 90th percentile is $161,440. The difference is $102,460, which is 95.0% 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 $97,510 to the 75th at $134,050, covers $36,540.

The mean annual wage is $113,320, which sits above the median of $107,810. 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 Corpus Christi, TX median is 12.5% lower than the national median of $123,220 for Commercial Pilots. In 2024 national prices the local median is $116,336, which is 5.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.9% lower than the Texas median of $137,960.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Corpus Christi, TX is 92.671, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $107,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Commercial Pilots at $116,336 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Commercial Pilots. Corpus Christi, TX ranks 4th of 4 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).).

  • San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 129 miles away, with a median of $118,190 and employment of 240. That median is 9.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $124,784, against $116,336 here.
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 163 miles away, with a median of $132,400 and employment of 200. That median is 22.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $135,011, against $116,336 here.
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 181 miles away, with a median of $131,420 and employment of 790. That median is 21.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $133,247, against $116,336 here.

Employment share

Commercial Pilots accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Corpus Christi, TX (50 of 192,580). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (47,630 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.85 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 Corpus Christi, TX · 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 Corpus Christi, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Commercial Pilots in Corpus Christi, TX is $107,810. The 10th percentile is $58,980 and the 90th percentile is $161,440. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Commercial Pilots?

The local median is 12.5% lower than the national median of $123,220.

What is Commercial Pilots pay in Corpus Christi, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Corpus Christi, TX is 92.671, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $107,810 is $116,336. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Corpus Christi, TX compare with nearby metros for Commercial Pilots?

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 129 miles away, at $118,190. Corpus Christi, TX ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.