Commercial Pilots Salary in Madison, WI

Commercial Pilots pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,960 a year or less, while the top 10% make $164,440 or more. The middle half of commercial pilots in Madison earn between $84,910 and $142,270.

*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 Madison vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Commercial pilots in Madison earn 30% less than the Wisconsin average ($156,970) and 24% less than the U.S. average ($146,080). At the median the gap is -11% 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 Madison

On the average salary of $110,610, a single filer in Madison takes home about $81,587 a year, or $6,799 a month and $3,138 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Madison area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.3), so the average $110,610 buys what about $113,695 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 4.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Commercial Pilots salary in other Wisconsin cities

Madison ranks 3rd of 5 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Milwaukee pays the most ($185,590).

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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).

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