Malta Air: pilot jobs, pay and conditions

Q: How much does a first officer at Malta Air earn?

EUR 50,000–74,000 a year, 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 Malta Air earn?

EUR 84,000–155,000 a year, gross (Not from an official source: figures collected from pilot forums, salary sites and other public sources. Indicative only).

Malta · Low-cost · AL / MAY

Hiring status unknown

Recruits via Ryanair Group careers; no Malta Air-specific vacancy seen Oct 2026.

Pay

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

Junior First Officer

EUR 48,000 a year

First officer

EUR 50,000–74,000 a year

Captain

EUR 84,000–155,000 a year

Pilot-submitted data (Dec 2022): FO basic EUR 50,000, Junior FO EUR 48,000, FO top about EUR 74,000 including EUR 5,500 allowance and EUR 19.60 per sector block hour; captain top EUR 144,000 (Oct 2022). A pilot-conditions site gives captain EUR 84,000-155,000 depending on seniority.

Open vacancies (0)

No open pilot vacancies listed right now.

Conditions

Allowances: FO ~EUR19.60 per scheduled block hour, EUR5,500 yearly allowance (2022 data)
Roster: 5 on / 4 off
Bases: MLA
Fleet: B737-800, B737-8200
Benefits: Local union contract; group staff travel (6 free returns after 1 yr).
Careers site: ryanair.com ↗

Requirements

Type rating: varies
Licence: EASA ATPL/frozen ATPL
Other: As Ryanair Group

Sources

Not from an official source: figures collected from pilot forums, salary sites and other public sources. Indicative only · figures from 2022-12 · checked 30 Oct 2026

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