Commercial Pilots Salary in Tulsa, OK

Commercial Pilots pay range in Tulsa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $75,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $225,860 or more. The middle half of commercial pilots in Tulsa earn between $98,040 and $176,920.

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

Commercial Pilots salary after taxes in Tulsa

On the average salary of $145,080, a single filer in Tulsa takes home about $104,445 a year, or $8,704 a month and $4,017 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Tulsa area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.2), so the average $145,080 buys what about $162,620 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Tulsa ($46,670). A typical home costs $253,725, or 1.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Commercial Pilots salary in other Oklahoma cities

Tulsa ranks 2nd of 2 Oklahoma metro areas for this job; Oklahoma City pays the most ($149,860).

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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).

Commercial Pilots salary by city

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