Pay & conditions · North America
Spirit Airlines: pilot jobs, pay and conditions
USA · Low-cost · NK / NKS
Not hiring
Ceased operations 2 May 2026 after second Chapter 11; no hiring.
Pay
First officer
USD 97.15–201.46 an hour
about $87–181k a year
Captain
USD 270.17–312 an hour
about $243–281k a year
Spirit-ALPA CBA 2023, Section 3.A pay rates effective 1 Jan 2024 (latest column seen; the table also has 1 Jan 2023), for aircraft of 99-182 seats (A320 up to 190): FO yr1 $97.15 to yr12 $201.46; CA yr1 $270.17 to yr12 $312.00. A321 paid at 110% of these rates (Section 3.C.4). Airline no longer operating.
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Spirit-ALPA CBA 2023, Section 3.A hourly pay rates (eff. 01-01-24)
| USD per hour | Captain | First Officer |
|---|---|---|
| A319/A320 (99-182 seats; A320 to 190) | ||
| Year 1 | 270.17 | 97.15 |
| Year 2 | 273.73 | 142.43 |
| Year 3 | 277.34 | 159.35 |
| Year 4 | 280.99 | 171.89 |
| Year 5 | 284.69 | 176.52 |
| Year 6 | 288.44 | 178.21 |
| Year 7 | 292.24 | 181.42 |
| Year 8 | 296.09 | 184.68 |
| Year 9 | 299.99 | 188.72 |
| Year 10 | 303.94 | 194.49 |
| Year 11 | 307.94 | 197.04 |
| Year 12 | 312.00 | 201.46 |
A321 = 110% of these rates per Section 3.C.4.
Agreements
- Collective Bargaining Agreement 2023 between Spirit Airlines, Inc. and the Airline Pilots in the service of Spirit Airlines, as represented by ALPA ↗
Spirit Airlines pilots (ALPA Spirit MEC, nkpilot.com) · CLA · 2023
Open vacancies (0)
No open pilot vacancies listed right now.
Conditions
- Allowances
- 16% DC (2023 CBA); per diem $2.33/hr.
- Roster
- PBS (NavBlue); 72 hr guarantee.
- Bases
- FLL, MCO, LGA
- Fleet
- A319, A320, A321
- Benefits
- N/A
- Union
- ALPA
- Careers site
- spirit.com ↗
Requirements
- Type rating
- unknown
- Licence
- FAA ATP / R-ATP
- Other
- N/A - airline shut down
Sources
From an agreement or official source · figures from 2026-10 · checked 31 Oct 2026
- WJLA - Spirit ceases operations
- APC - Spirit Airlines
- Spirit Airlines - ALPA Collective Bargaining Agreement 2023 (nkpilot.com)
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