How much does an A320 first officer earn in Europe?

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A320 first officer salary in Europe 2026

First officer pay at 41 airlines in Europe flying the Airbus A320 family runs from €17k to €265k a year gross, with a median of €72k. 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	First officer	Source
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (incl. KLM Cityhopper) Netherlands	€84k–265k	Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page
British Airways United Kingdom	€87k–201k	Unofficial
Edelweiss Air Switzerland	€91k–174k	Unofficial
Eurowings Germany	€72k–185k	Unofficial
Lufthansa Germany	€83k–172k	Unofficial
Aer Lingus Ireland	€72k–172k	Unofficial
SWISS International Air Lines Switzerland	€76k–163k	Unofficial
Transavia (Netherlands) Netherlands	€65k–169k	Agreement / official
Condor Germany	€81k–136k	Press
Jet2.com United Kingdom	€102k	Unofficial
easyJet United Kingdom	€89k–110k	Press
Sunclass Airlines Denmark	€69k–128k	Unofficial
Titan Airways United Kingdom	€89k–107k	Unofficial
Austrian Airlines Austria	€73k–121k	Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page
Discover Airlines Germany	€65k–125k	Unofficial
Icelandair Iceland	€62k–110k	Unofficial
BA Euroflyer (incl. BA Cityflyer) United Kingdom	€78k–86k	Agreement / official
Lufthansa City Airlines Germany	€62k–100k	Unofficial
Brussels Airlines Belgium	€53k–105k	Unofficial
Air France France	€75k	Unofficial
Finnair Finland	€54k–90k	Unofficial
Wizz Air Hungary	€50k–90k	Press
Iberia Spain	€35k–95k	Press
TAP Air Portugal Portugal	€42k–84k	Unofficial
SmartLynx Airlines Latvia	€49k–73k	Unofficial
SAS Scandinavian Airlines	€61k	Agreement / official
Avion Express Lithuania	€42k–72k	Unofficial
Vueling Spain	€40k–70k	Unofficial
FlyOne Moldova	€36k–72k	Unofficial
Heston Airlines Lithuania	€36k–72k	Unofficial
Iberia Express Spain	€38k–70k	Unofficial
Privilege Style Spain	€35k–70k	Unofficial
Marabu Airlines Estonia	€51k	Unofficial
Sundair Germany	€38k–56k	Unofficial
ITA Airways Italy	€43k–48k	Press
Air Serbia Serbia	€36k–50k	Unofficial
Lauda Europe Malta	€34k–51k	Unofficial
Smartwings Czechia	€33k–39k	Unofficial
Aegean Airlines Greece	€23k–31k	Unofficial
SKY express Greece	€22k–29k	Unofficial
Swiftair Spain	€17k–27k	Unofficial