53 Series · SOC 53-2022

Airfield Operations Specialists

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$56,750

per year

Median Hourly

$27.28/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$67,120

average

Employment

16,640

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$35,200$41,220$56,750$78,320$111,030
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$16.92$19.82$27.28$37.66$53.38
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$35,200

25th Percentile

$41,220

Median

$56,750

75th Percentile

$78,320

90th Percentile

$111,030

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Washington $82,540 +45% above national
2 Arizona $80,260 +41% above national
3 Alabama $78,270 +38% above national
4 Texas $77,460 +36% above national
5 Oregon $75,710 +33% above national
6 Oklahoma $74,290 +31% above national
7 Colorado $72,720 +28% above national
8 Alaska $66,250 +17% above national
9 Maryland $64,480 +14% above national
10 Florida $62,600 +10% above national
11 Montana $61,550 +8% above national
12 Utah $61,400 +8% above national
13 California $61,100 +8% above national
14 Michigan $60,990 +7% above national
15 Nevada $60,250 +6% above national
16 Pennsylvania $59,480 +5% above national
17 Arkansas $58,280 +3% above national
18 Nebraska $57,610 +2% above national
19 Ohio $56,750 same as national
20 Idaho $50,050 12% below national
21 North Dakota $49,970 12% below national
22 Puerto Rico $48,830 14% below national
23 Mississippi $48,570 14% below national
24 Missouri $48,130 15% below national
25 Iowa $47,990 15% below national
26 Georgia $46,670 18% below national
27 Tennessee $45,630 20% below national
28 Louisiana $45,360 20% below national
29 New Mexico $45,140 20% below national
30 South Dakota $44,860 21% below national
31 Indiana $43,420 23% below national
32 New Jersey $41,450 27% below national
33 New York $40,980 28% below national
34 Virginia $39,860 30% below national
35 West Virginia $38,470 32% below national
36 Wisconsin $37,480 34% below national
37 North Carolina $36,050 36% below national
38 South Carolina $33,490 41% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $82,360 +45% above national
2 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $76,550 +35% above national
3 Kansas City, MO-KS $76,190 +34% above national
4 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $73,280 +29% above national
5 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $69,990 +23% above national
6 Alaska nonmetropolitan area $66,900 +18% above national
7 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $63,170 +11% above national
8 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $62,720 +11% above national
9 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $62,640 +10% above national
10 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $61,400 +8% above national
11 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $60,630 +7% above national
12 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $60,250 +6% above national
13 Columbus, OH $59,730 +5% above national
14 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $59,680 +5% above national
15 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $59,270 +4% above national
16 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $59,260 +4% above national
17 Killeen-Temple, TX $59,070 +4% above national
18 Anchorage, AK $58,970 +4% above national
19 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $58,220 +3% above national
20 Cleveland, OH $56,750 same as national
21 Jacksonville, FL $52,720 7% below national
22 Pittsburgh, PA $51,140 10% below national
23 Boise City, ID $50,050 12% below national
24 Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,970 12% below national
25 Ann Arbor, MI $48,840 14% below national
26 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $48,830 14% below national
27 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $48,080 15% below national
28 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $47,830 16% below national
29 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $47,820 16% below national
30 St. Louis, MO-IL $47,180 17% below national
31 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $47,160 17% below national
32 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $46,690 18% below national
33 East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,860 21% below national
34 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $44,440 22% below national
35 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $41,450 27% below national
36 Rapid City, SD $40,140 29% below national
37 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $39,880 30% below national
38 Greensboro-High Point, NC $38,960 31% below national
39 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $37,480 34% below national
40 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $35,690 37% below national
41 Savannah, GA $33,410 41% below national
42 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $31,420 45% below national
43 Fort Wayne, IN $31,200 45% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.