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Captain pay at 42 airlines in Europe flying the Airbus A320 family runs from €46k to €349k a year gross, with a median of €143k. The highest figure in this list is at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (incl. KLM Cityhopper). Pay is set per airline, not per aircraft type: most airlines pay one scale across their fleet, and where a scale differs by aircraft (often more on widebodies) the airline page shows it.
Gross yearly pay in euros, converted at current exchange rates. Monthly pay is counted 12 times, hourly rates at 900 paid hours a year. Figures come from collective agreements, official airline packages, the aviation press and, where nothing better exists, unofficial figures (marked). Updated 3 Nov 2026.
| Airline | Captain | Source |
|---|---|---|
| SWISS International Air Lines Switzerland | €207k–348k | Unofficial |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (incl. KLM Cityhopper) Netherlands | €142k–349k | Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| Lufthansa Germany | €164k–280k | Unofficial |
| Chair Airlines Switzerland | €153k–241k | Unofficial |
| easyJet United Kingdom | €182k–209k | Press |
| British Airways United Kingdom | €116k–268k | Unofficial |
| Edelweiss Air Switzerland | €146k–238k | Unofficial |
| Condor Germany | €149k–224k | Press |
| Aer Lingus Ireland | €125k–240k | Unofficial |
| Air France France | €156k–196k | Unofficial |
| Jet2.com United Kingdom | €175k | Unofficial |
| Titan Airways United Kingdom | €166k–176k | Unofficial |
| Sunclass Airlines Denmark | €136k–194k | Unofficial |
| Discover Airlines Germany | €120k–197k | Unofficial |
| Brussels Airlines Belgium | €110k–200k | Unofficial |
| Transavia (Netherlands) Netherlands | €130k–171k | Agreement / official |
| Iberia Spain | €100k–200k | Press |
| BA Euroflyer (incl. BA Cityflyer) United Kingdom | €137k–161k | Agreement / official |
| Eurowings Germany | €116k–175k | Unofficial |
| TAP Air Portugal Portugal | €72k–216k | Unofficial |
| Wizz Air Hungary | €108k–180k | Press |
| Austrian Airlines Austria | €91k–192k | Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| Finnair Finland | €100k–165k | Unofficial |
| Icelandair Iceland | €106k–141k | Unofficial |
| Lufthansa City Airlines Germany | €106k–132k | Press |
| SAS Scandinavian Airlines | €109k | Agreement / official |
| SmartLynx Airlines Latvia | €99k–113k | Unofficial |
| Iberia Express Spain | €78k–130k | Unofficial |
| Lauda Europe Malta | €98k–103k | Unofficial |
| Marabu Airlines Estonia | €97k | Unofficial |
| Avion Express Lithuania | €72k–120k | Unofficial |
| FlyOne Moldova | €72k–120k | Unofficial |
| Privilege Style Spain | €70k–120k | Unofficial |
| Vueling Spain | €70k–115k | Unofficial |
| Sundair Germany | €61k–106k | Unofficial |
| Volotea Spain | €56k–104k | Unofficial |
| Air Serbia Serbia | €72k–84k | Unofficial |
| Heston Airlines Lithuania | €48k–108k | Unofficial |
| ITA Airways Italy | €75k–78k | Press |
| Smartwings Czechia | €56k | Unofficial |
| Aegean Airlines Greece | €46k–64k | Unofficial |
| SKY express Greece | €49k–52k | Unofficial |
Tirana (Albania), Iasi (Romania) or Chisinau (Moldova) · minimum 3,500 hours · permanent · pay: Up to USD 125,300 a year
Athens (ATH) · minimum 5,000 hours · permanent · closes 31 Dec 2026
London Gatwick (LGW) · minimum 3,000 hours · permanent · closes 11 Dec 2026