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Figure 4-9: Average Annual Salary by Aviation Occupation (current dollars per employee)

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Graphic Version

Year Aircraft and Traffic Handling In-flight Personnel General Management Maintenance Other
2005 $23,990 $158,236 $115,824 $71,333 $21,170
2006 $22,631 $154,129 $144,784 $71,111 $23,810
2007 $23,107 $163,695 $144,564 $72,615 $26,701
2008 $24,010 $167,440 $134,745 $69,760 $26,078
2009 $24,696 $176,488 $88,633 $72,116 $27,445
2010 $25,035 $165,838 $117,339 $77,425 $29,667
2011 $26,339 $176,179 $100,721 $77,379 $27,812
2012 $25,398 $189,147 $85,610 $74,181 $32,420
2013 $26,027 $198,372 $86,960 $76,408 $34,566
2014 $26,235 $209,065 $109,502 $80,471 $37,565

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Form 42 Schedule P-6 and P-10, available at transtats.bts.gov as of July 2016.