How much does a first officer at Virgin Australia earn?

AUD 194,291 a year, gross (From an agreement or official source).

How much does a captain at Virgin Australia earn?

AUD 298,909 a year, gross (From an agreement or official source).

What are the requirements to fly for Virgin Australia?

first officer 500 hours minimum; CASA ATPL or CPL + ATPL theory, MEIR, MCC

Pay & conditions · Asia-Pacific

Virgin Australia: pilot jobs, pay and conditions

Australia · Legacy · VA / VOZ

Hiring now

Actively recruiting B737 FOs from 500h; applications processed quickly.

Pay

First officer

AUD 194,291 a year

about $136k a year

Captain

AUD 298,909 a year

about $210k a year

Virgin Australia Narrow Body Aircraft Pilots' EA 2024, cl. 24.1 Table 2 (B737 full-time Annual Base Salary), from first full pay period after 1 Jul 2026. Single rate per rank (no seniority steps). Training FO $224,181.43; Training Capt $328,799.43; Senior Training Capt $337,766.69; Check Capt $346,733.95. Productivity rate (cl. 30.1) FO $251.36/h, Capt $386.70/h from Jul 2026.

Agreements

Virgin Australia Narrow Body Aircraft Pilots' Enterprise Agreement 2024 (AE526842) ↗
Fair Work Commission · enterprise agreement · 2027
Virgin Australia Regional Airlines Pilots' Enterprise Agreement 2022 ↗
Fair Work Commission · enterprise agreement · 2024

Open vacancies (3)

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Job ID 509959)

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not specified · BNE · permanent · apply on virginaustralia.com

Unlicensed maintenance engineer role working under LAME supervision. Certificate IV in Aeroskills or equivalent required. Full-time permanent. No closing date shown.

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Job ID 510062)

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not specified · MEL · permanent · apply on virginaustralia.com

Unlicensed maintenance engineer role working under LAME supervision. Certificate IV in Aeroskills (mechanical, B1 stream) or equivalent preferred. Full-time permanent, permanent night shift. No closing date shown.

Commercial Pilot - B737 First Officer

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B737 · ADL/BNE/MEL/PER/SYD · minimum 500 hours · permanent · apply on virginaustralia.com

Aus/NZ citizens or Aus PR; 12-month reapply wait.

Conditions

Allowances: Productivity payments, super; pay starts day 1 of training.
Roster: Min 11 days off per 28-day roster; 150 DDOs/yr; 100/75/50% options.
Bases: ADL, BNE, MEL, PER, SYD
Fleet: B737-800, B737 MAX 8, ATR72, E190
Benefits: Staff travel, super, medical.
Union: AFAP / VIPA
Careers site: virginaustralia.com ↗

Requirements

First officer: 500 hours minimum
Type rating: company-paid
Licence: CASA ATPL or CPL + ATPL theory, MEIR, MCC
Other: Aus/NZ citizen or Aus PR; ICAO English L6; relocation self-funded

Sources

From an agreement or official source · figures from 2026-07 · checked 30 Oct 2026

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