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A320 captain salary in North America 2026

Captain pay at 10 airlines in North America flying the Airbus A320 family runs from $158k to $435k a year gross, with a median of $254k. The highest figure in this list is at Delta Air Lines. 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 US dollars, 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.

AirlineCaptainSource
United Airlines
United States		$321k–435kAgreement / official
American Airlines
United States		$316k–427kAgreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page
Delta Air Lines
United States		$289k–435kAgreement / official
JetBlue Airways
United States		$293k–323kPress
Spirit Airlines
United States		$243k–281kAgreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page
Allegiant Air
United States		$203k–288kAgreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page
Air Canada (incl. Rouge)
Canada		$191k–296kPress
Hawaiian Airlines (Alaska Air Group)
United States		$243kUnofficial
Frontier Airlines
United States		$182k–243kUnofficial
Air Transat
Canada		$158kPress

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