SOC 53-2012 · Mobile, AL metro

Commercial Pilots Salary in Mobile, AL

The average salary for commercial pilots in Mobile, Alabama is $127,440 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $137,960: half of the 50 people in this job in the Mobile, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($146,776).

$127,440average per year

Median $137,960Take-home ≈ $93,205

  • $78K10th
  • $99K25th
  • $138KMedian
  • $151K75th
  • $151K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

50people in this job
-13%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 5Alabama metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Commercial Pilots pay range in Mobile

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $77,730 a year or less, while the top 10% make $151,120 or more. The middle half of commercial pilots in Mobile earn between $98,970 and $151,120.

  • $78K10th
  • $99K25th
  • $138KMedian
  • $151K75th
  • $151K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$127,440$10,620—
Median$137,960$11,497—
Entry level (25th percentile)$98,970$8,248—
Experienced (75th percentile)$151,120$12,593—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only).

Commercial Pilots salary after taxes in Mobile

On the average salary of $127,440, a single filer in Mobile takes home about $93,205 a year, or $7,767 a month and $3,585 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Mobile a good place for commercial pilots? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Mobile area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.1), so the average $127,440 buys what about $144,657 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Mobile ($47,000). A typical home costs $197,857, or 1.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Commercial Pilots salary in other Alabama cities

Mobile ranks 1st of 5 Alabama metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Commercial Pilots salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for commercial pilots

Waterbury, CT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($267,680).

Commercial Pilots salary by city

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Commercial Pilots salary in Mobile: questions

What is the entry-level commercial pilots salary in Mobile?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $77,730 a year and the 25th percentile is $98,970, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the commercial pilots take-home pay in Mobile?

About $93,205 a year ($7,767 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $127,440. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do commercial pilots earn more in Mobile than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($146,776).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 53-2012; area Mobile, AL (33660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.9%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.91, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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