B777 · 
ICN · minimum 7,000 hours · fixed-term
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Boeing 777 captain salary 2026
Captain pay at 38 airlines flying the Boeing 777 runs from $19k to $435k a year gross, with a median of $157k. The highest figure in this list is at United Airlines. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Airlines United States | $321k–435k | Agreement / official |
| American Airlines United States | $316k–427k | Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| FedEx Express United States | $295k–422k | Agreement / official |
| SWISS International Air Lines Switzerland | $231k–389k | Unofficial |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (incl. KLM Cityhopper) Netherlands | $159k–390k | Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| Cathay Pacific Hong Kong | $229k–306k | Unofficial |
| Singapore Airlines Singapore | $203k–313k | Unofficial |
| Atlas Air United States | $216k–299k | Press · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| Lufthansa Cargo Germany | $183k–312k | Unofficial |
| Air Canada (incl. Rouge) Canada | $191k–296k | Press |
| China Southern Airlines China | $228k–252k | Unofficial |
| National Airlines United States | $203k–266k | Unofficial |
| Kalitta Air United States | $148k–284k | Press |
| British Airways United Kingdom | $130k–299k | Unofficial |
| Challenge Airlines (BE) Belgium | $170k–229k | Agreement / official |
| Air France France | $174k–219k | Unofficial |
| AeroLogic Germany | $145k–220k | Unofficial |
| Etihad Airways United Arab Emirates | $174k | Press |
| Austrian Airlines Austria | $101k–215k | Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| Emirates United Arab Emirates | $157k | Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| Turkish Airlines Turkey | $139k–159k | Unofficial |
| Air New Zealand New Zealand | $124k–169k | Unofficial |
| Silk Way West Airlines Azerbaijan | $127k–154k | Unofficial |
| Air India India | $90k–190k | Press |
| All Nippon Airways Japan | $102k–159k | Unofficial |
| Japan Airlines Japan | $99k–159k | 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 |
| LATAM Airlines Chile | $107k–121k | Press |
| EVA Air Taiwan | $86k–138k | Unofficial |
| Garuda Indonesia Indonesia | $85k–135k | Unofficial |
| Air Peace Nigeria | $108k | Unofficial |
| Privilege Style Spain | $78k–134k | Unofficial |
| EgyptAir Egypt | $90k–120k | Unofficial |
| Philippine Airlines Philippines | $66k–122k | Unofficial |
| Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopia | $19k–36k | Unofficial |
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