To qualify for the credit, a taxpayer must earn money, but not too much. 1  $46,997 ($52,427 if married filing jointly) in households with three or more qualifying children. 2  $43,756 ($49,186 if you're married and file jointly) with two qualifying children.
This group excludes regional, national and international airline pilots. Commercial pilots earned a mean annual wage of $76,050 a year as of May 2011. The median reported salary was $70,000 per year, and the median-earning 50 percent of commercial pilots earned between $50,850 and $92,340 a year.
How Much Does a Commercial Pilot Make a Year? January 7, 2011. Commercial pilot pay scales vary depending on what kind of craft you are flying, how much training you have had, seniority, and how much time you spend in the air. Fit Ops, a website for pilots, published a 2009 survey showing average salaries on major airlines range from $36,283 for smaller planes to $165,278 for captains of large commercial jets. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said rates for cargo pilots might be below $32,020.