Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers Salary in Spokane, WA

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers pay range in Spokane

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $129,760 a year or less, while the top 10% make $422,450 or more. The middle half of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Spokane earn between $170,080 and $422,450.

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

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers pay in Spokane vs. Washington and the U.S.

Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Spokane earn 10% less than the Washington average ($298,560) and 7% less than the U.S. average ($288,650). At the median the gap is -6% against the U.S. median of $232,140.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary after taxes in Spokane

On the average salary of $269,600, a single filer in Spokane takes home about $196,049 a year, or $16,337 a month and $7,540 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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Is Spokane a good place for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Spokane area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $269,600 buys what about $268,670 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 4.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Spokane ($54,660). A typical home costs $423,842, or 1.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary in other Washington cities

Spokane ranks 2nd of 2 Washington metro areas for this job; Seattle pays the most ($300,680).

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Atlanta, GA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($477,580).

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