Pay & conditions · North America
Wheels Up pilot salary 2026, jobs and conditions
United States · Business
Hiring selectively
Wheels Up recruits through its own applicant system and pilot pipeline partnerships (Delta Propel, ATP). It has retired its legacy Citation X and Hawker 400XP fleet in favour of Phenom 300 and Challenger 300 jets, so recent vacancies centre on the new fleet; the Excel/XLS captain advert seen was closed. Bases listed come from that closed advert.
Wheels Up pilot salary
At Wheels Up, a first officer earns USD 70,000–120,000 a year gross. At the top of the scale, first officer pay ranks 1 of the 6 North American business aviation operators with first officer pay figures on this site.
The figures are the operator's own posted wage range for the second-in-command (first officer) role on its home-based core fleet; it is one broad band, not a year-by-year scale, and new hires typically start well below the top. Not adjusted for location. A discretionary annual incentive may apply and is excluded. No verified captain figure.
Open vacancies (0)
No open pilot vacancies listed right now.
Conditions
- Bases
- Chandler (AZ), San Jose (SJC)
- Fleet
- Phenom 300, Challenger 300, King Air 350i
- Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision and mental health cover; 401(k); pet, life and disability insurance; 140 hours of paid time off per year for the first four years; the Excel/XLS captain advert also listed family benefit coverage and 3 weeks PTO.
- Careers site
- icims.com ↗
Requirements
- First officer
- 1,000 hours minimum
- Captain
- 3,500 hours minimum
- Type rating
- Captain: type rating required (Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ advert)
- Licence
- FAA ATP; Class 1 medical
- Other
- SIC pathway needs 1,000 h total and 25 h multi-engine. Captain advert (Excel/XLS) asked 3,500 h total, 1,500 h PIC (750 multi-engine PIC), 1,500 h multi-engine, 1,000 h turbine, 200 h instrument, 100 h in type, and Part 91/135 experience.
Sources
From an agreement or official source · figures from 2026 · checked 4 Nov 2026
- Wheels Up careers: Delta Propel SIC pathway
- Wheels Up Captain Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ advert (closed)
- Corporate Jet Investor: Wheels Up fleet (May 2026)
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