B737-800 · 
Dublin (DUB) · minimum 3,000 hours · permanent · pay: EUR 134,000 - 149,960 a year (full-time Captain salary range)
Dublin (DUB) · minimum 3,000 hours · permanent · pay: EUR 134,000 - 149,960 a year (full-time Captain salary range)Home · Pilot salaries · Aircraft and region
Boeing 737 captain salary in Europe 2026
Captain pay at 25 airlines in Europe flying the Boeing 737 runs from €26k to €349k a year gross, with a median of €139k. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (incl. KLM Cityhopper) Netherlands | €142k–349k | Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| TUI fly Netherlands Netherlands | €147k–242k | Unofficial |
| TUI Airways United Kingdom | €175k–213k | Unofficial |
| TUI fly Deutschland (TUI fly GmbH) Germany | €146k–224k | Unofficial |
| Jet2.com United Kingdom | €175k | Unofficial |
| Buzz (Ryanair Sun) Poland | €164k | Unofficial |
| Luxair Luxembourg | €90k–234k | Unofficial |
| Ryanair DAC Ireland | €145k–170k | Unofficial |
| ASL Airlines Belgium Belgium | €115k–192k | Unofficial |
| Transavia (Netherlands) Netherlands | €130k–171k | Agreement / official |
| Fly4 Airlines Ireland | €134k–150k | Agreement / official |
| Corendon Dutch Airlines Netherlands | €88k–190k | Unofficial |
| Enter Air Poland | €109k–168k | Unofficial |
| TUI fly Belgium Belgium | €87k–182k | Unofficial |
| Neos Italy | €124k–140k | Unofficial |
| ASL Airlines Ireland Ireland | €106k–148k | Unofficial |
| Icelandair Iceland | €106k–141k | Unofficial |
| Malta Air Malta | €84k–155k | Unofficial |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle Norway | €92k–126k | Unofficial |
| Corendon Airlines Turkey | €78k–134k | Unofficial |
| ASL Airlines France France | €80k–120k | Unofficial |
| LOT Polish Airlines Poland | €76k–104k | Unofficial |
| West Atlantic UK United Kingdom | €88k | Press |
| Smartwings Czechia | €56k | Unofficial |
| TAROM Romania | €26k–33k | Unofficial |
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