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Pilot, First Officer H-1B LCA Filings

SOC Code: 53-2011.00
SOC Category: Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023

Updated 2026-05-23

Pilot, First Officer (SOC 53-2011.00, Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 17 filing records. Filed base wages span $156,000 to $197,538 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $187,200. These are filed LCA records for this role, not visa approvals, hires, or open roles, and the figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.

Median Salary

$187,200

H-1B LCA Filings

17LCA records

Top 10% Salary

$197,538
LCA filings are not visa approvals or open roles — see why this matters
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally use the lower bound of filed wage ranges and exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.

Role Filing Pattern

Pilot, First Officer appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 17 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.

Employer Concentration

The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from SkyWest Airlines and Global Crossing Airlines, Inc.. Use this as a filing-volume signal, not as a guarantee of current hiring or petition outcomes.

Location Pattern

Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as Chicago, IL, Atlanta, GA, and Miami, FL. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.

Salary Caveat

The median shown here is a filed base wage signal from public LCA records. It generally excludes equity, bonus, benefits, and compensation changes after filing.

Salary Distribution (Base)

LCA filings

Quartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.

Min$156,000
P25$187,200
Median$187,200
P75$195,582
Max$197,538

Top Employers by LCA Filings

Filed Wage by City

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Pilot, First Officer?
The median filed base salary for Pilot, First Officer H-1B LCA records is $187,200 per year.
How many Pilot, First Officer H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 17 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Pilot, First Officer role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Pilot, First Officer?
Top employers filing LCAs for Pilot, First Officer include: SkyWest Airlines, Global Crossing Airlines, Inc..

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