Pay & conditions · North America
Republic Airways: pilot jobs, pay and conditions
USA · Regional · YX / RPA
Hiring now
Hiring per careers page (Aug 2026); LIFT Academy cadet pathway; ATP-CTP covered.
Pay
First officer
USD 92.73–96.85 an hour
about $83–87k a year
Captain
USD 144.24–222.19 an hour
about $130–200k a year
Oct 2025 scale: FO yr1 $92.73, top $96.85 (yr4); CA yr1 $144.24, yr20 $222.19. 75 hr line/reserve guarantee.
Agreement news
Open vacancies (1)
First Officer
various · various · minimum 1,500 hours · permanent · apply on rjet.com
Hiring as of Aug 2026; R-ATP accepted.
Conditions
- Allowances
- Per diem $2.35/hr dom, $2.90/hr intl; 4% DC + 100% match up to 12%; quarterly performance bonus.
- Roster
- 12 days off min; long call 12 hr, short call 2 hr.
- Bases
- IND, DCA, EWR, LGA, PHL, PIT, ORD, CMH, SDF, BOS
- Fleet
- E170, E175
- Benefits
- 401(k), medical, travel.
- Union
- Teamsters (Local 357)
- Careers site
- rjet.com ↗
Requirements
- First officer
- 1,500 hours minimum
- Type rating
- company-paid
- Licence
- FAA ATP / R-ATP
- Other
- 250 PIC, 25 ME
Sources
From published reports in the aviation press · figures from 2025-10 · checked 31 Oct 2026
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