Delayed Entry. The military uses an enlistment option called the Delayed Entry Program (DEP) to allow you to sign up for the Corps today and leave for training up to one year later. This gives you time to physically and emotionally prepare until a spot in boot camp opens up.
The BLS distinguishes between commercial pilots and those who fly passengers, which it designates as airline pilots. As of May 2012, airline pilots, copilots and flight engineers earn an average annual salary of $114,200. The average salary of commercial pilots, as of May 2013, was $74,470, according to the BLS. A commercial pilot just starting out can expect to earn as little as $20,00 during her first year on the job, according to the BLS. On average, though, the bottom ten percent earned around $36,850 in 2013.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a median pay for airline pilots of $114,200, but does not show the range of salaries. Payscale.com shows a median of $100,191 and a range of $37,774 to $273,010. These numbers only give us a glimpse of how much a pilot earns and how those earnings change over a career.o summarize, pilots can expect to make between $28,000 and $121,000 while at the regionals and between $73,000 and $350,000 at the major airlines. That is excellent pay for a job that so many of us love doing.