Commercial Pilots in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$110,599
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$39,731
26.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$120,462
Ohio costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Ohio — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$150,330
Kept after tax
$110,599
Worth in national money
$120,462
State rank
6
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Ohio is one of the better-paying states for commercial pilots. The middle earner takes $150,330, which ranks 6 of 48 states with published figures. That is about 22% above the national middle.
- Within Ohio this is well-paid work. Of 494 occupations with published figures in the state, commercial pilots ranks 9 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $150,330 you keep $110,599 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $120,462 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $145,490.
- Ohio ranks 6 of 48 states publishing a median for commercial pilots, at $150,330 — about 22% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Ranked against every occupation Ohio publishes a median for, commercial pilots sits 9 of 494 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay in Ohio is $110,599 after the full tax stack, from $150,330. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $120,462 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $145,490 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Commercial Pilots
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $60,300 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $150,330 |
| Top tenth earn over | $219,140 |
| This salary | $150,330 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Ohio | $110,599 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $114,017 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,131 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $145,330 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,452 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Ohio earn less than $150,330. The published range is $60,300 up to $219,140, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Ohio the take-home figure of $110,599, from $150,330, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 9 of 494 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Ohio, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $120,462, the adjusted value of that $150,330 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 9 of 494 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for commercial pilots in Ohio the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $60,300 to $219,140. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Ohio is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $110,599 from $150,330. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 9 of 494 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Ohio, so $120,462 — the adjusted value of that $150,330 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 9 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $145,490 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $60,300 and the top tenth $219,140 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Ohio is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $120,462 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Ohio adds its own income tax on top — which is why $110,599 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Ohio is $145,490. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($60,300) and the ninetieth ($219,140) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Ohio's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $120,462 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $110,599 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Ohio income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.