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

How much do Commercial Pilots make in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Commercial Pilots in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is $122,230. The 10th percentile is $77,710 and the 90th percentile is $160,840. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$122,230

10th percentile
$77,710
25th percentile
$89,460
Median
$122,230
75th percentile
$133,580
90th percentile
$160,840
Mean
$119,470

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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Percentile spread

For Commercial Pilots, the published 10th percentile is $77,710 and the 90th percentile is $160,840. The difference is $83,130, which is 68.0% 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 $89,460 to the 75th at $133,580, covers $44,120.

The mean annual wage is $119,470, which sits below the median of $122,230. 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 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC median is 0.8% lower than the national median of $123,220 for Commercial Pilots. In 2024 national prices the local median is $131,064, which is 6.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.6% higher than the South Carolina median of $105,740.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 93.260, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $122,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Commercial Pilots at $131,064 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Commercial Pilots. Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC ranks 8th of 11 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).).

  • Columbia, SC is 89 miles away, with a median of $92,300 and employment of 60. That median is 24.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,546, against $131,064 here.
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 97 miles away, with a median of $144,750 and employment of 430. That median is 18.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $148,693, against $131,064 here.
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 131 miles away, with a median of $146,880 and employment of 560. That median is 20.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $146,795, against $131,064 here.

Employment share

Commercial Pilots accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC (40 of 434,900). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (47,630 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.30 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 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC · 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 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Commercial Pilots in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is $122,230. The 10th percentile is $77,710 and the 90th percentile is $160,840. Employment is 40.

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

The local median is 0.8% lower than the national median of $123,220.

What is Commercial Pilots pay in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 93.260, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $122,230 is $131,064. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC compare with nearby metros for Commercial Pilots?

Columbia, SC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 89 miles away, at $92,300. Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC ranks 8th of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.