SOC 53-2012 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025
How much do Commercial Pilots make in Medford, OR?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Commercial Pilots in Medford, OR is $124,990. The 10th percentile is $76,230 and the 90th percentile is $314,240. Employment is 40.
Median annual wage
$124,990
- 10th percentile
- $76,230
- 25th percentile
- $87,750
- Median
- $124,990
- 75th percentile
- $249,990
- 90th percentile
- $314,240
- Mean
- $168,470
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 $76,230 and the 90th percentile is $314,240. The difference is $238,010, which is 190.4% 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 $87,750 to the 75th at $249,990, covers $162,240.
The mean annual wage is $168,470, which sits above the median of $124,990. 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 Medford, OR median is 1.4% higher than the national median of $123,220 for Commercial Pilots. In 2024 national prices the local median is $123,224, which is about the same as that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 3.5% higher than the Oregon median of $120,760.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Medford, OR is 101.433, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $124,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Commercial Pilots at $123,224 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Commercial Pilots. Medford, OR ranks 3rd of 5 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).).
- Redding, CA is 119 miles away, with a median of $135,340 and employment of 50. That median is 8.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,421, against $123,224 here.
- Bend, OR is 150 miles away, with a median of $99,010 and employment of 80. That median is 20.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,563, against $123,224 here.
- Salem, OR is 173 miles away, with a median of $125,120 and employment of 140. That median is 0.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $120,715, against $123,224 here.
Employment share
Commercial Pilots accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Medford, OR (40 of 89,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (47,630 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.47 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 Medford, OR · 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 Medford, OR?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Commercial Pilots in Medford, OR is $124,990. The 10th percentile is $76,230 and the 90th percentile is $314,240. Employment is 40.
How does that compare with the national median for Commercial Pilots?
The local median is 1.4% higher than the national median of $123,220.
What is Commercial Pilots pay in Medford, OR after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Medford, OR is 101.433, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $124,990 is $123,224. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Medford, OR compare with nearby metros for Commercial Pilots?
Redding, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 119 miles away, at $135,340. Medford, OR ranks 3rd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.