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Commercial Pilots Salary in Jackson, MS

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Commercial Pilots in Jackson, MS is $119,990. BLS estimates approximately 60 people work in this occupation in Jackson, MS. Jackson, MS is 2.6% below the national median ($123,220).

Median salary
$119,990
Average salary
$130,300
Median hourly
Not available
Employment
60

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$62,780Not available
25th percentile$87,860Not available
Median (50th)$119,990Not available
75th percentile$162,990Not available
90th percentile$227,020Not available

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 6.5% — Reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 18.7% — Use with caution

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.233
Location quotient
0.76

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Jackson, MS’s regional price level is below the national average (index 89.048, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $134,748 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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