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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
SOC 53-2011. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.
Employers filed 402 labor condition applications for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers (SOC 53-2011) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 392 of them certified.
The median offered wage is $209,102 a year (quartiles $187,200–$327,122), above the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $202,072. Level II is the most common prevailing wage level (8% of filings).
PERM applications for the occupation number 255 with a median offered wage of $61,755.
H-1B labor condition applications
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Wage levels I–IV are as stated on the application. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Applications by fiscal year
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 5%Level II 8%Level III 5%Level IV 1%Not stated 81%
| Measure | SOC 53-2011 | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $209,102 | $122,221 |
| 25th–75th percentile | $187,200–$327,122 | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 13% | 56% |
| Share certified | 98% | 98% |
Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application; medians use up to 4,000 sampled applications per occupation (402 here).
Offered wages by employer
| Employer | City | Applications | Mean offered wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | Saint George | 82 | $253,653 |
| Spirit Airlines | Miramar | 54 | $196,998 |
| Gojet Airlines LLC | Bridgeton | 33 | $311,697 |
| Frontier Airlines | Denver | 31 | $311,436 |
| Allegiant Air, LLC | Las Vegas | 29 | $150,256 |
| PSA Airlines, Inc. | Charlotte | 27 | $349,267 |
| Atlas Air, Inc. | White Plains | 25 | $212,369 |
| JetSelect, LLC | Columbus | 19 | $181,295 |
| Kalitta Air, LLC | Ypsilanti | 16 | $243,360 |
| Air Transport International | Wilmington | 11 | $217,436 |
| CommuteAir LLC | North Olmsted | 9 | $157,137 |
| Piedmont Airlines, Inc. | Salisbury | 9 | $358,684 |
| Mesa Airlines, Inc. | Phoenix | 6 | $331,261 |
| Air Wisconsin Airlines LLC | Appleton | 5 | $217,464 |
| Hyannis Air Service, Inc | Hyannis | 3 | $47,618 |
| Matachica LLC | Menlo Park | 2 | — |
| Breeze Aviation Group, Inc. | Cottonwood Heights | 2 | — |
| Aviation Consultants, Inc. | San Luis Obispo | 2 | — |
| Sun Country Inc. | Minneapolis | 2 | — |
| National Air Cargo Group, Inc. | Orlando | 1 | — |
| Avelo Airlines Inc | Houston | 1 | — |
| Sky Lease I, Inc. | Miami | 1 | — |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | 1 | — |
| ABX Air, Inc. | Wilmington | 1 | — |
| Northwell Health | New Hyde Park | 1 | — |
| Ameriflight, LLC | DFW Airport | 1 | — |
| American Airlines Inc | Florida | 1 | — |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
All employers, A to Z
All employers for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers: 25 records. The A to Z list names every employer with a page that has this occupation among its most-filed H-1B occupations.
Worksite states
Florida 106 · Georgia 45 · Illinois 42 · Missouri 31 · Colorado 26 · Texas 26 · Ohio 19 · Michigan 16 · North Carolina 13 · Pennsylvania 13
PERM labor certification
PERM applications as disclosed by OFLC; FY2024 covers the new Form 9089 only. Status is as recorded at the data date. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Median offered wage on PERM applications: $61,755.
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| Hyannis Air Service, Inc | Hyannis | 99 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Daytona Beach | 61 |
| Amerijet International, Inc. | Miami | 32 |
| JetSelect, LLC | Columbus | 12 |
| Gojet Airlines LLC | Bridgeton | 12 |
| Caribbean Sun Airlines, Inc. | Miami | 9 |
| Air Wisconsin Airlines LLC | Appleton | 7 |
| CommuteAir LLC | North Olmsted | 6 |
| Mesa Airlines, Inc. | Phoenix | 4 |
| Sky Lease I, Inc. | Miami | 2 |
| Rsb Investments LLC | Washington | 2 |
| Matachica LLC | Menlo Park | 1 |
| Cirrus Aviation Inc | Sarasota | 1 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
What is the H-1B salary for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers?
The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 53-2011 is $209,102 a year, with the middle half between $187,200 and $327,122; the median prevailing wage cited is $202,072.
Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers?
SkyWest Airlines (82), Spirit Airlines (54), Gojet Airlines LLC (33), Frontier Airlines (31), Allegiant Air, LLC (29)
Which wage level is most common for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers?
Level II: Level I 5%, Level II 8%, Level III 5%, Level IV 1% of filings.
How many PERM applications name Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers?
255 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $61,755.
Source: OFLC LCA and PERM disclosure files, fiscal years 2025–2026, through 30 Jun 2026. Occupation pages are built for SOC codes with at least 50 applications. How H-1B wage levels work.