How much do Commercial Pilots make in Mobile, AL?

Percentile spread

For Commercial Pilots, the published 10th percentile is $77,730 and the 90th percentile is $151,120. The difference is $73,390, which is 53.2% 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 $98,970 to the 75th at $151,120, covers $52,150.

The mean annual wage is $127,440, which sits below the median of $137,960. 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 Mobile, AL median is 12% higher than the national median of $123,220 for Commercial Pilots. In 2024 national prices the local median is $156,598, which is 27.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 36% higher than the Alabama median of $101,420.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Mobile, AL is 88.098, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $137,960 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Commercial Pilots at $156,598 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Commercial Pilots. Mobile, AL ranks 1st of 9 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).).

• Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL is 27 miles away, with a median of $95,870 and employment of 50. That median is 30.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,246, against $156,598 here.
• Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 62 miles away, with a median of $98,000 and employment of 90. That median is 29% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,290, against $156,598 here.
• Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL is 109 miles away, with a median of $126,270 and employment of 110. That median is 8.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $130,134, against $156,598 here.

Employment share

Commercial Pilots accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Mobile, AL (50 of 172,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (47,630 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.95 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.