First Officer
various · various · minimum 1,500 hours · permanent · apply on united.com
Rolling FO posting; unrestricted ATP required.
Pay & conditions · North America
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Rolling direct-entry FO hiring; United Aviate pathway for cadets/regionals.
Pay
First officer
USD 125.52–330.44 an hour
about $113–297k a year
Captain
USD 356.46–483.74 an hour
about $321–435k a year
Jan 2026 bid period: FO yr1 $125.52 all fleets; FO yr12 777/787 $330.44; CA yr1 737/A320 $356.46 to yr12 777/787 $483.74 ($498.25 from Jan 2027). 70 hr min guarantee.
Agreements
- UPA23 Executive Summary (TA 2023) ↗
United MEC (ALPA) · summary · 2023 - UPA23 Contract Comparison ↗
United MEC (ALPA) · summary · 2023 - United Pilot Agreement 2023 (UPA 2023) - United Airlines, Inc. and the Air Line Pilots in the service of United Airlines, as represented by ALPA ↗
ALPA United Master Executive Council · CLA
Open vacancies (1)
Conditions
- Allowances
- Per diem $2.90/hr dom, $3.45/hr intl (2024, +2.5%/yr); 18% 401(k) DC (2026); profit sharing 10% of PTI to $2.5B + 20% above.
- Roster
- PBS; lineholder min 70 credit hrs; reserve for junior pilots.
- Bases
- ORD, DEN, IAH, EWR, SFO, IAD, LAX, GUM
- Fleet
- A319, A320, A321neo, A321XLR, B737, B757, B767, B777, B787
- Benefits
- 401(k) 18% DC, medical, travel.
- Union
- ALPA
- Careers site
- united.com ↗
Requirements
- First officer
- 1,500 hours minimum
- Type rating
- company-paid
- Licence
- FAA ATP (unrestricted)
- Other
- 1,000 hr turbine preferred; right to work without sponsorship; passport; FCC permit
Sources
From an agreement or official source · figures from 2023-09 (amendable 2027-09-30) · checked 31 Oct 2026
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