A320 Captain
FCI (Flight Crew International)
A320 · Eurasia (base not stated) · minimum 3,500 hours · contract · pay: USD 10,100 a month
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Captain salary in Asia-Pacific 2026
Captain pay at 30 airlines in Asia-Pacific runs from $43k to $313k a year gross, with a median of $123k. The highest figure in this list is at Singapore Airlines.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cathay Pacific Hong Kong | $229k–306k | Unofficial |
| Singapore Airlines Singapore | $203k–313k | Unofficial |
| China Southern Airlines China | $228k–252k | Unofficial |
| Qantas (incl. QantasLink) Australia | $162k–267k | Unofficial |
| Virgin Australia Australia | $210k | Agreement / official |
| Scoot Singapore | $125k–196k | Unofficial |
| BEOND Maldives | $159k | Unofficial |
| IndiGo India | $95k–211k | Unofficial |
| Air New Zealand New Zealand | $124k–169k | Unofficial |
| STARLUX Airlines Taiwan | $123k–159k | Unofficial |
| Air India India | $90k–190k | Press |
| All Nippon Airways Japan | $102k–159k | Unofficial |
| Japan Airlines Japan | $99k–159k | Unofficial |
| Thai Airways Thailand | $95k–155k | Unofficial |
| Korean Air South Korea | $97k–150k | Press |
| Airnorth Australia | $93k–153k | Agreement / official |
| VietJet Air Vietnam | $96k–144k | Unofficial |
| Airblue Pakistan | $114k | Unofficial |
| Malaysia Airlines Malaysia | $89k–136k | Unofficial |
| EVA Air Taiwan | $86k–138k | Unofficial |
| Garuda Indonesia Indonesia | $85k–135k | Unofficial |
| Rex – Regional Express Australia | $91k–126k | Unofficial |
| Cebu Pacific Philippines | $82k–130k | Unofficial |
| Sun PhuQuoc Airways Vietnam | $103k–106k | Press |
| AirAsia (Malaysia) Malaysia | $74k–118k | Unofficial |
| SpiceJet India | $95k | Press |
| Philippine Airlines Philippines | $66k–122k | Unofficial |
| Vietnam Airlines Vietnam | $73k–114k | Press |
| Air India Express India | $65k–72k | Unofficial |
| Lion Air Indonesia | $43k–63k | Unofficial |
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A320 · South Asia (base not stated) · minimum 5,000 hours · contract · pay: USD 9,500 a month net (Captain); USD 11,500 a month net (TRI)
A320 · Hanoi (HAN), Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) or Da Nang (DAD), Vietnam · minimum 3,500 hours · fixed-term
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