Drone Pilot salary
What a drone pilot actually earns, from 73 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
What the number means
A drone pilot earns a blended US median near 103,753 dollars, with the typical middle running from 85,635 dollars to 125,719 dollars. Demand is rated moderate, and 3% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is pilot, at 30 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
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Quick answers
How much does a drone pilot make?
The blended US median is about 103,753 dollars, with a typical range from 85,635 dollars to 125,719 dollars.
Is drone pilot a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated moderate in our July 2026 corpus, with 3% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a drone pilot move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is pilot, at 30 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code null. Live corpus 73 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.