Pay & conditions · North America
Atlas Air: pilot jobs, pay and conditions
USA · ACMI · 5Y / GTI
Not hiring
Atlas's own pilot job site (First Officer talent community) says it is not currently hiring pilots and has no timeline to resume (Oct 2026).
Pay
First officer
USD 99.96–226.22 an hour
about $90–204k a year
Captain
USD 192.47–332.68 an hour
about $173–299k a year
Rates from 10 Sep 2025: FO yr1 $99.96 (767/737) to $131.68 (747); FO yr12 747 $226.22; CA yr1 737 $192.47; CA yr12 747 $332.68. 64 hr guarantee. Amendable Sep 2026.
Agreement news
- Atlas Air Worldwide Announces New Five-Year Labor Agreement with Atlas Air and Southern Air Pilots ↗
Atlas Air Worldwide · summary · 2021
Open vacancies (0)
No open pilot vacancies listed right now.
Conditions
- Allowances
- Profit sharing 10% of pre-tax profit.
- Roster
- Rotation-based schedules (approx 10-15 day trips); reserve.
- Fleet
- B747-400F, B747-8F, B777F, B767, B737
- Benefits
- 401(k) DC, medical.
- Union
- Teamsters (Local 2750)
- Careers site
- atlasairworldwide.com ↗
Requirements
- Type rating
- company-paid
- Licence
- FAA ATP / R-ATP
- Other
- US work authorization
Sources
From published reports in the aviation press · figures from 2021-09 (amendable 2026-09) · checked 31 Oct 2026
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