How much do Commercial Pilots make in Ocala, FL?

Percentile spread

For Commercial Pilots, the published 10th percentile is $78,470 and the 90th percentile is $129,480. The difference is $51,010, which is 50.9% 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 $100,240 to the 75th at $115,740, covers $15,500.

The mean annual wage is $110,510, which sits above the median of $100,240. 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 Ocala, FL median is 18.6% lower than the national median of $123,220 for Commercial Pilots. In 2024 national prices the local median is $105,257, which is 14.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.8% lower than the Florida median of $121,890.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ocala, FL is 95.234, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $100,240 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Commercial Pilots at $105,257 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Commercial Pilots. Ocala, FL ranks 8th of 12 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).).

• Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL is 52 miles away, with a median of $77,750 and employment of 110. That median is 22.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,245, against $105,257 here.
• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 67 miles away, with a median of $117,790 and employment of 550. That median is 17.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,143, against $105,257 here.
• Jacksonville, FL is 73 miles away, with a median of $106,350 and employment of 220. That median is 6.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,902, against $105,257 here.