How much does a captain at Cape Air earn?

USD 89,130–106,616 a year, gross (From an agreement or official source).

What are the requirements to fly for Cape Air?

first officer 500 hours minimum; captain 1,500 hours minimum; FAA ATP multi-engine land (Captain); FAA commercial multi-engine with instrument rating (PIC, FO); first-class medical; passport

Pay & conditions · North America

Cape Air: pilot jobs, pay and conditions

United States · Regional · 9K / KAP

Hiring now

Part of the Hyannis Air Service group

Cape Air runs a standing pilot recruiting site (capeairpilots.com) with an online ADP application for Captains (Part 135), Pilots in Command and pathway First Officers (LIFT Academy, internal Gateway, JetBlue University Gateway); retired airline pilots are taken through the Gray Gulls programme. New hires can be based in any region and bid bases twice a year by seniority.

Pay

Local contract

First officer

Not published

Captain

USD 89,130–106,616 a year

Cape Air pilot site: median gross Captain compensation in 2023 was USD 89,130 in year one and USD 106,616 in year two, including the minimum guarantee, overtime and incentive pay. Pilots are paid the same hourly rate for every hour on duty (ground or air), with a 40-hour weekly minimum guarantee; incentive shifts pay 150% of the hourly rate plus USD 300 per shift. First Officer pay not published. Hourly rates not published.

Open vacancies (0)

No open pilot vacancies listed right now.

Conditions

Allowances: Incentive shifts at 150% of hourly rate plus USD 300 per shift; relocation assistance for pilots who transition between seasonal regions.
Roster: Paid for all duty hours with a 40-hour weekly minimum guarantee; flying starts and ends at the home base each day; base bids twice a year by seniority, many pilots move between summer (New England) and winter (Caribbean) regions.
Bases: HYA, EWB, BOS, RUT, LEB, RKD, AUG, BHB, SLK, ISP, HPN, BIL, SJU, MAZ, VQS, CPX, STX, STT, EIS, VIJ, NEV, AXA, GUM
Fleet: Cessna 402, BN-2 Islander, Tecnam P2012
Benefits: Employee-owned company; pathway programmes with JetBlue (University Gateway) and LIFT Academy; details of other benefits on the Cape Air pilot site were not readable.
Careers site: capeair.com ↗

Requirements

First officer: 500 hours minimum
Captain: 1,500 hours minimum
Type rating: not applicable
Licence: FAA ATP multi-engine land (Captain); FAA commercial multi-engine with instrument rating (PIC, FO); first-class medical; passport
Other: Captain: 1,500 TT incl. 500 cross-country, 250 PIC, 100 night, 75 instrument, 50 multi-engine; willing to relocate to any base. Pilot in Command: 1,200 TT incl. 500 point-to-point cross-country, 100 night, 75 instrument, 50 multi-engine preferred. First Officer: 500 TT incl. 100 cross-country, 25 night, 25 instrument, 25 multi-engine preferred, and must be enrolled in the LIFT Academy Workforce Development Program or the internal Gateway.

Sources

From an agreement or official source · figures from 2023 · checked 1 Nov 2026

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