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First officer pay at 26 airlines in Europe flying the Boeing 737 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 |
| Transavia (Netherlands) Netherlands | €65k–169k | Agreement / official |
| TUI fly Netherlands Netherlands | €65k–164k | Unofficial |
| TUI Airways United Kingdom | €98k–127k | Unofficial |
| TUI fly Deutschland (TUI fly GmbH) Germany | €78k–142k | Unofficial |
| Jet2.com United Kingdom | €102k | Unofficial |
| TUI fly Belgium Belgium | €69k–133k | Unofficial |
| ASL Airlines Ireland Ireland | €73k–102k | Unofficial |
| Icelandair Iceland | €62k–110k | Unofficial |
| Buzz (Ryanair Sun) Poland | €78k–83k | Unofficial |
| Fly4 Airlines Ireland | €75k–86k | Agreement / official |
| Corendon Dutch Airlines Netherlands | €51k–108k | Unofficial |
| ASL Airlines Belgium Belgium | €58k–92k | Unofficial |
| Luxair Luxembourg | €61k–77k | Unofficial |
| Neos Italy | €45k–85k | Unofficial |
| Ryanair DAC Ireland | €45k–85k | Unofficial |
| Corendon Airlines Turkey | €43k–83k | Unofficial |
| Malta Air Malta | €50k–74k | Unofficial |
| Enter Air Poland | €53k–68k | Unofficial |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle Norway | €47k–68k | Unofficial |
| LOT Polish Airlines Poland | €44k–60k | Unofficial |
| ASL Airlines France France | €20k–80k | Unofficial |
| Air Europa Spain | €36k–55k | Unofficial |
| Smartwings Czechia | €33k–39k | Unofficial |
| TAROM Romania | €20k–25k | Unofficial |
| Swiftair Spain | €17k–27k | Unofficial |
Dublin (DUB) · minimum 1,000 hours · permanent · pay: EUR 75,000 - 85,576 a year (full-time First Officer salary range)
EMA · pay: Senior First Officer GBP 51,113; First Officer GBP 44,269; plus GBP 1.85 per hour away from base and an air mileage payment per flight
Germany (base not named) · permanent
Liège (LGG), BelgiumUK/AMS/BRU/ARN/GOT · permanent