Drone Pilot salary
What a drone pilot actually earns, from 50 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 2026-09-07.
What the number means
A drone pilot earns a blended US median near 105,365 dollars, with the typical middle running from 87,205 dollars to 132,018 dollars.
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How much does a drone pilot make?
The blended US median is about 105,365 dollars, with a typical range from 87,205 dollars to 132,018 dollars.
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 50 observations, 2026-09-07. Definitions in the glossary.