Commercial Pilots Salary in Richmond, VA

Commercial Pilots pay range in Richmond

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $55,310 a year or less, while the top 10% make $228,970 or more. The middle half of commercial pilots in Richmond earn between $96,020 and $200,600.

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

Commercial Pilots salary after taxes in Richmond

On the average salary of $137,100, a single filer in Richmond takes home about $97,905 a year, or $8,159 a month and $3,766 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Richmond area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.9), so the average $137,100 buys what about $140,101 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Richmond ($51,460). A typical home costs $397,705, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Commercial Pilots salary in other Virginia cities

Richmond ranks 1st of 2 Virginia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Commercial Pilots salaries in Virginia

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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