How much does a Boeing 787 first officer earn?

Boeing 787 first officer salary 2026

First officer pay at 42 airlines flying the Boeing 787 runs from $7k to $297k a year gross, with a median of $80k. 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	First officer	Source
Riyadh Air Saudi Arabia	$205k	Unofficial
United Airlines United States	$113k–297k	Agreement / official
American Airlines United States	$111k–292k	Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (incl. KLM Cityhopper) Netherlands	$93k–296k	Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page
Alaska Airlines United States	$117k–243k	Press
British Airways United Kingdom	$97k–224k	Unofficial
Lufthansa Germany	$92k–192k	Unofficial
Etihad Airways United Arab Emirates	$138k	Press
TUI fly Netherlands Netherlands	$73k–183k	Unofficial
Air Canada (incl. Rouge) Canada	$61k–192k	Press
TUI Airways United Kingdom	$109k–142k	Unofficial
Norse Atlantic Airways Norway	$121k	Unofficial
TUI fly Belgium Belgium	$77k–148k	Unofficial
Virgin Atlantic United Kingdom	$98k–125k	Press
Singapore Airlines Singapore	$86k–133k	Unofficial
Austrian Airlines Austria	$82k–135k	Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page
Qantas (incl. QantasLink) Australia	$74k–126k	Unofficial
WestJet Canada	$64k–135k	Unofficial
Qatar Airways Qatar	$74k–100k	Unofficial
Turkish Airlines Turkey	$67k–106k	Unofficial
Air France France	$84k	Unofficial
Saudia Saudi Arabia	$58k–96k	Unofficial
Air New Zealand New Zealand	$62k–90k	Unofficial
Hawaiian Airlines (Alaska Air Group) United States	$76k	Unofficial
Scoot Singapore	$56k–90k	Unofficial
Neos Italy	$50k–95k	Unofficial
LATAM Airlines Chile	$64k–71k	Press
All Nippon Airways Japan	$48k–76k	Unofficial
Korean Air South Korea	$49k–75k	Press
Japan Airlines Japan	$46k–76k	Unofficial
EgyptAir Egypt	$54k–66k	Unofficial
LOT Polish Airlines Poland	$49k–67k	Unofficial
Thai Airways Thailand	$42k–72k	Unofficial
EVA Air Taiwan	$37k–74k	Unofficial
Avianca Colombia	$38k–70k	Unofficial
Vietnam Airlines Vietnam	$35k–70k	Press
Aeroméxico Mexico	$38k–65k	Press
Air Europa Spain	$40k–61k	Unofficial
Philippine Airlines Philippines	$28k–61k	Unofficial
Air India India	$29k–58k	Press
Kenya Airways Kenya	$29k–48k	Unofficial
Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopia	$7k–14k	Unofficial