First Officer
various · various · minimum 1,500 hours · permanent · apply on skywest.com
$7,500 bonus for CL65/E-jet typed pilots; R-ATP routes.
Pay & conditions · North America
SkyWest Airlines: pilot jobs, pay and conditions
USA · Regional · OO / SKW
Hiring now
Hiring per careers page (Aug 2026); R-ATP routes accepted; $7,500 bonus for typed CL65/E-jet pilots.
Pay
First officer
USD 92.73–108 an hour
about $83–97k a year
Captain
USD 144.24–222.54 an hour
about $130–200k a year
FO yr1 $92.73, top $108 (yr8); CA yr1 $144.24, yr12 $197.92, yr20 $222.54. 75 hr guarantee after IOE; 4.2 hr daily min.
Open vacancies (1)
Conditions
- Allowances
- 401(k) 4-6% match, 12% non-elective at 10+ yrs; 130% premium over 87 hr; $7,500 typed-pilot bonus.
- Roster
- Line/reserve; 75 hr guarantee.
- Fleet
- CRJ200, CRJ550, CRJ700, CRJ900, E175
- Benefits
- 401(k), medical, travel.
- Union
- Non-union (SAPA)
- Careers site
- skywest.com ↗
Requirements
- First officer
- 1,500 hours minimum
- Type rating
- company-paid
- Licence
- FAA ATP / R-ATP
- Other
- R-ATP at 1,250/1,000/750 hr; age 21+
Sources
From published reports in the aviation press · figures from 2022-09 · checked 27 Oct 2026
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