LOT Polish Airlines: pilot jobs, pay and conditions

Q: How much does a first officer at LOT Polish Airlines earn?

PLN 16,000–22,000 a month, gross (Not from an official source: figures collected from pilot forums, salary sites and other public sources. Indicative only).

Q: How much does a captain at LOT Polish Airlines earn?

PLN 28,000–38,000 a month, gross (Not from an official source: figures collected from pilot forums, salary sites and other public sources. Indicative only).

Poland · Legacy · LO / LOT

Hiring status unknown

No 2026 pilot campaign found.

Pay

Unofficial figures. Not from an agreement or the airline: collected from pilot forums, salary sites and other public sources. Treat them as indicative.

First officer

PLN 16,000–22,000 a month

about €44–60k a year

Captain

PLN 28,000–38,000 a month

about €76–104k a year

Estimates of base (2026): FO 3-5 yrs PLN 16-22k, CPT 28-38k; with allowances FO 22-30k, CPT 38-50k. Many crew on B2B contracts.

Open vacancies (1)

Type Rated First Officer A220

Apply ↗

A220 · WAW · minimum 200 hours · apply on erecruiter.pl

Hiring entity LOT Crew sp. z o.o. on behalf of PLL LOT. Permanent Warsaw base guaranteed. Valid A220 TR, 200 h on aeroplanes, EASA/ICAO ATPL or EASA CPL + ATPL theory, ICAO English 4, unrestricted EU right to work. Contract type not stated.

Conditions

Allowances: Flight-hour pay; many pilots self-employed (B2B).
Bases: WAW
Fleet: B737 MAX, B787, E170, E175, E190, E195, A220
Union: ZZPK (LOT pilots' union)
Careers site: lot.com ↗

Requirements

Type rating: unknown
Licence: EASA ATPL
Other: EU right to work

Sources

Not from an official source: figures collected from pilot forums, salary sites and other public sources. Indicative only · figures from 2026 · checked 27 Oct 2026

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