A330 · 
Phu Quoc (PQC), Hanoi (HAN) or Ho Chi Minh City (SGN), Vietnam · minimum 4,500 hours · contract
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A330 captain salary 2026
Captain pay at 47 airlines flying the Airbus A330 runs from $43k to $435k a year gross, with a median of $142k. 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.
| Airline | Captain | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines United States | $289k–435k | Agreement / official |
| SWISS International Air Lines Switzerland | $231k–389k | Unofficial |
| Cathay Pacific Hong Kong | $229k–306k | Unofficial |
| Air Canada (incl. Rouge) Canada | $191k–296k | Press |
| Hawaiian Airlines (Alaska Air Group) United States | $243k | Unofficial |
| China Southern Airlines China | $228k–252k | Unofficial |
| National Airlines United States | $203k–266k | Unofficial |
| Qantas (incl. QantasLink) Australia | $162k–267k | Unofficial |
| Condor Germany | $166k–251k | Press |
| Aer Lingus Ireland | $140k–268k | Unofficial |
| Air France France | $174k–219k | Unofficial |
| flynas Saudi Arabia | $192k | Press |
| Titan Airways United Kingdom | $186k–197k | Unofficial |
| Sunclass Airlines Denmark | $152k–217k | Unofficial |
| Discover Airlines Germany | $134k–220k | Unofficial |
| Brussels Airlines Belgium | $123k–223k | Unofficial |
| Virgin Atlantic United Kingdom | $154k–188k | Press |
| Iberia Spain | $112k–223k | Press |
| TAP Air Portugal Portugal | $80k–241k | Unofficial |
| Air Transat Canada | $158k | Press |
| DHL - European Air Transport Leipzig Germany | $135k–172k | Unofficial |
| Turkish Airlines Turkey | $139k–159k | Unofficial |
| Finnair Finland | $112k–184k | Unofficial |
| ASL Airlines Ireland Ireland | $119k–166k | Unofficial |
| STARLUX Airlines Taiwan | $123k–159k | Unofficial |
| Air Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire | $120k–144k | Unofficial |
| CMA CGM Air Cargo France | $104k–152k | Unofficial |
| Thai Airways Thailand | $95k–155k | Unofficial |
| Saudia Saudi Arabia | $106k–144k | Unofficial |
| Korean Air South Korea | $97k–150k | Press |
| Wamos Air Spain | $123k | Unofficial |
| SAS Scandinavian Airlines | $122k | Agreement / official |
| VietJet Air Vietnam | $96k–144k | Unofficial |
| Malaysia Airlines Malaysia | $89k–136k | Unofficial |
| EVA Air Taiwan | $86k–138k | Unofficial |
| Garuda Indonesia Indonesia | $85k–135k | Unofficial |
| Privilege Style Spain | $78k–134k | Unofficial |
| Cebu Pacific Philippines | $82k–130k | Unofficial |
| EgyptAir Egypt | $90k–120k | Unofficial |
| Sun PhuQuoc Airways Vietnam | $103k–106k | Press |
| Philippine Airlines Philippines | $66k–122k | Unofficial |
| Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas Spain | $74k–111k | Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| Air Serbia Serbia | $80k–94k | Unofficial |
| Heston Airlines Lithuania | $54k–121k | Unofficial |
| ITA Airways Italy | $83k–87k | Press |
| Azul Linhas Aéreas Brazil | $48k–77k | Unofficial |
| Lion Air Indonesia | $43k–63k | Unofficial |
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A330 Captains - Permanent contract - All licenses accepted - Middle East
Brookfield Aviation
A330 · Middle East (not specified) · minimum 5,000 hours · permanent · pay: USD 8,500 a month net, tax-free (includes seniority allowance and first 75 flight hours); USD 100 an hour above 75 hours; USD 80 per diem per overnight; USD 1,000 exam and licensing allowance
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Netherlands (AMS) · minimum 5,000 hours
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FRA/MUC · minimum 5,000 hours · permanent
FRA/MUC · minimum 5,000 hours · permanentA330 · 
AUH · minimum 7,000 hours · permanent · pay: Tax-free package up to AED 674,029 (USD 181,589) a year based on 75 flying hours a month, incl. basic salary, flying pay, housing, layover and meal allowances
AUH · minimum 7,000 hours · permanent · pay: Tax-free package up to AED 674,029 (USD 181,589) a year based on 75 flying hours a month, incl. basic salary, flying pay, housing, layover and meal allowancesA330 · 
ABJ · minimum 7,000 hours · contract · pay: USD 10,000 a month for Captains; USD 12,000 a month for TRIs
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