Commercial Pilots Salary in Fairbanks, AK

Commercial Pilots pay range in Fairbanks

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $91,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $133,810 or more. The middle half of commercial pilots in Fairbanks earn between $98,680 and $125,510.

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

Commercial Pilots pay in Fairbanks vs. Alaska and the U.S.

Commercial pilots in Fairbanks earn 6% more than the Alaska average ($107,070) and 22% less than the U.S. average ($146,080). At the median the gap is -16% against the U.S. median of $123,220.

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

Commercial Pilots salary after taxes in Fairbanks

On the average salary of $113,590, a single filer in Fairbanks takes home about $88,741 a year, or $7,395 a month and $3,413 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. Alaska's employee unemployment-insurance contribution is not included.

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

Prices in the Fairbanks area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.2), so the average $113,590 buys what about $110,059 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Fairbanks ($61,810). A typical home costs $312,179, or 2.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Commercial Pilots salary in other Alaska cities

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

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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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