How much does a first officer at Wizz Air earn?

EUR 50,000–90,000 a year, gross (From published reports in the aviation press).

How much does a captain at Wizz Air earn?

EUR 108,000–180,000 a year, gross (From published reports in the aviation press).

What are the requirements to fly for Wizz Air?

first officer 500 hours minimum; captain 3,500 hours minimum; EASA (or UK CAA) ATPL/CPL, Class 1

Pay & conditions · Europe

Wizz Air: pilot jobs, pay and conditions

Hungary · Low-cost · W6 / WZZ

Hiring now

Direct Entry Captains (rated/non-rated), experienced A320 FOs, and WAPA cadet programme across Hungary, Malta and UK AOCs. Record 50-cadet WAPA intake started 12 Oct 2026 at Trener (Hungary); further starts Feb, May and Oct 2027.

Pay

First officer

EUR 50,000–90,000 a year

Captain

EUR 108,000–180,000 a year

Wizz Air Hungary 2025 estimated total gross incl. per-km/landing pay. UK: FO ~GBP50-75k, CPT ~GBP130-200k+.

Open vacancies (4)

Direct Entry Captain & Experienced A320 First Officer (Hungary/Malta AOCs)

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A320 · Various EU · minimum 3,500 hours · permanent · apply on wizzair.com

Open-application landing page (rated and non-rated DEC, FO 500 hrs on A320). Hiring confirmed Aug 2026; UK XLR ad closed.

Direct Entry Captain Program - Turbojet (m/f/d)

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A320/A321 · Wizz Air bases (not named) · minimum 3,500 hours · permanent · apply on career.aero

Programme for jet captains from non-Airbus types: 3,500 factorised hours plus either 1,500h on jets over 50t in public CAT or 500h PIC on jets of 20t+. Employer entity Wizz Air Malta.

MOC Duty Engineer

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EASA Part-66 B1.1, A320ceo/neo · Budapest (BUD) · apply on wizzair.com

Maintenance control role. Aircraft technical education such as a B1.1 licence on A320ceo/neo; A320 Level III training desired; A330 a plus.

Wizz Air Pilot Academy ALBANIA

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A320/A321 · All Wizz Air bases (interviews in Tirana) · apply on wizzair.com

Ab initio to CPL for Albanian nationals; age 18+, high school. AOC chosen at application. No cost or salary figures stated.

Conditions

Allowances: Per-km and per-landing pay; sign-on/retention bonuses EUR5-50k at some bases.
Roster: 5/4, 6/4 (UK), 14/7 commuter, 20/10 floating, or flexible
Bases: BUD, LTN, LGW, OTP, WAW, SOF
Fleet: A320ceo, A320neo, A321ceo, A321neo, A321XLR
Benefits: Indefinite contract; statutory pension only; free staff tickets.
Careers site: wizzair.com ↗

Requirements

First officer: 500 hours minimum
Captain: 3,500 hours minimum
Type rating: varies
Bond: WAPA cadets: EUR 61,460, repaid over 5 years.
Licence: EASA (or UK CAA) ATPL/CPL, Class 1
Other: 3,500 factorised hrs for DEC; ICAO English L4+; right to work in EU/listed countries

Sources

From published reports in the aviation press · figures from 2025 · checked 31 Oct 2026

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