What are the requirements to fly for Widerøe?

CPL or ATPL issued in a Scandinavian country, Class 1 medical, ME/IR, ATPL theory

Widerøe: pilot jobs, pay and conditions

Q: How much does a first officer at Widerøe earn?

NOK 565,791–1,492,223 a year, gross (Not from an official source: figures collected from pilot forums, salary sites and other public sources. Indicative only).

Q: How much does a captain at Widerøe earn?

NOK 1,220,704–1,763,511 a year, gross (Not from an official source: figures collected from pilot forums, salary sites and other public sources. Indicative only).

Norway · Regional · WF / WIF

Hiring now

Standing pilot recruitment: Widerøe's careers site lists a rolling 'Pilot' opening (deadline 'Løpende', base assigned as needed) and reviews the candidate pool weekly; successful candidates wait in a pool until a seat opens (checked Nov 2026).

Pay

Unofficial figures. Not from an agreement or the airline: collected from pilot forums, salary sites and other public sources. Treat them as indicative.

Permanent, Norwegian contract

First officer

NOK 565,791–1,492,223 a year

about €55–145k a year

Captain

NOK 1,220,704–1,763,511 a year

about €118–171k a year

Widerøe publishes no salary. Figures are a user-submitted brief pay scale on PilotJobsNetwork (updated 28 Feb 2026): FO from NOK 565,791 (entry) to NOK 1,492,223 (top), Captain from NOK 1,220,704 to NOK 1,763,511; taken to be annual gross. ReadyForTakeoff (May 2026) gives the same end points and describes a company agreement with Widerøes Flygerforening for 2023-2026 with yearly raises; the agreement text itself was not found online. Pay rises with seniority on one seniority list; all pilots start as FO and captain upgrade takes about 8-10 years.

Open vacancies (1)

Pilot (open application)

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Bodø (BOO), base assigned as needed · permanent · apply on jobbiwideroe.no

Standing recruitment, rolling deadline. Scandinavian-issued CPL/ATPL, Scandinavian language, ME/IR, ATPL theory, MCC, PBN, UPRT. 3-year bond. All entrants start as FO. Applications go through Jobbnorge listing 183777.

Conditions

Allowances: Per diem up to NOK 940 per day (crowd-sourced). Statutory Norwegian holiday pay. Allowances for instructor/training roles.
Roster: Fixed rotations: 7 on / 7 off at Bodø, Oslo and Tromsø; about 5 on / 5 off at Bergen and Sandefjord (Torp), aiming for every other weekend off. Base and aircraft type allocated by seniority bidding. Mostly short sectors, few night stops.
Bases: BOO, TOS, OSL, BGO, TRF
Fleet: Dash 8-100, Dash 8-200, Dash 8-300, Dash 8-400, E190-E2
Benefits: Permanent employment, fixed rotation, pension and insurance schemes described by the airline as market-leading (crowd-sourced: 7% employer pension up to NOK 842,000, 25.1% from NOK 842,000 to 1,280,000), staff travel.
Union: Widerøes Flygerforening (Norsk Flygerforbund)
Careers site: jobbiwideroe.no ↗

Requirements

Type rating: Not required; internal type training (5 weeks ground school, 4 weeks simulator, then line training) provided by Widerøe
Bond: 3-year binding period from the date of employment
Licence: CPL or ATPL issued in a Scandinavian country, Class 1 medical, ME/IR, ATPL theory
Other: Fluent Scandinavian language (Berlitz level 4-5); UPRT per FCL.745(a) or previous type rating; MCC; PBN. No minimum hours, but total and recent hours weigh heavily. Selection: tests at Gardermoen, then psychologist and panel interview. Captain only via internal upgrade.

Sources

Not from an official source: figures collected from pilot forums, salary sites and other public sources. Indicative only · figures from 2026-02 · checked 1 Nov 2026

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