Commercial Pilots Salary in Reno, NV

Commercial Pilots pay range in Reno

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,120 a year or less, while the top 10% make $207,820 or more. The middle half of commercial pilots in Reno earn between $80,790 and $132,850.

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

Commercial Pilots salary after taxes in Reno

On the average salary of $121,610, a single filer in Reno takes home about $94,383 a year, or $7,865 a month and $3,630 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Reno area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.0), so the average $121,610 buys what about $120,389 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Reno ($49,660). A typical home costs $570,546, or 4.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Commercial Pilots salary in other Nevada cities

Reno ranks 2nd of 2 Nevada metro areas for this job; Las Vegas pays the most ($125,890).

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Highest-paying cities for commercial pilots

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

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