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Captain pay at 84 airlines in Europe runs from €26k to €349k a year gross, with a median of €134k. The highest figure in this list is at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (incl. KLM Cityhopper).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| SWISS International Air Lines Switzerland | €207k–348k | Unofficial |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (incl. KLM Cityhopper) Netherlands | €142k–349k | Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| Lufthansa Germany | €164k–280k | Unofficial |
| Lufthansa Cargo Germany | €164k–280k | Unofficial |
| Cargolux Airlines International Luxembourg | €160k–249k | Unofficial · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| Chair Airlines Switzerland | €153k–241k | Unofficial |
| easyJet United Kingdom | €182k–209k | Press |
| Martinair (KLM Cargo) Netherlands | €139k–251k | Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| TUI fly Netherlands Netherlands | €147k–242k | Unofficial |
| TUI Airways United Kingdom | €175k–213k | Unofficial |
| British Airways United Kingdom | €116k–268k | Unofficial |
| Edelweiss Air Switzerland | €146k–238k | Unofficial |
| Condor Germany | €149k–224k | Press |
| TUI fly Deutschland (TUI fly GmbH) Germany | €146k–224k | Unofficial |
| Aer Lingus Ireland | €125k–240k | Unofficial |
| Challenge Airlines (BE) Belgium | €152k–205k | Agreement / official |
| Air France France | €156k–196k | Unofficial |
| Jet2.com United Kingdom | €175k | Unofficial |
| Norse Atlantic Airways Norway | €172k | Unofficial |
| Titan Airways United Kingdom | €166k–176k | Unofficial |
| Sunclass Airlines Denmark | €136k–194k | Unofficial |
| Buzz (Ryanair Sun) Poland | €164k | Unofficial |
| AeroLogic Germany | €130k–197k | Unofficial |
| Luxair Luxembourg | €90k–234k | Unofficial |
| Discover Airlines Germany | €120k–197k | Unofficial |
| Ryanair DAC Ireland | €145k–170k | Unofficial |
| Brussels Airlines Belgium | €110k–200k | Unofficial |
| ASL Airlines Belgium Belgium | €115k–192k | Unofficial |
| Virgin Atlantic United Kingdom | €138k–168k | Press |
| Transavia (Netherlands) Netherlands | €130k–171k | Agreement / official |
| Iberia Spain | €100k–200k | Press |
| BA Euroflyer (incl. BA Cityflyer) United Kingdom | €137k–161k | Agreement / official |
| Eurowings Germany | €116k–175k | Unofficial |
| Widerøe Norway | €118k–171k | Unofficial |
| TAP Air Portugal Portugal | €72k–216k | Unofficial |
| Wizz Air Hungary | €108k–180k | Press |
| Fly4 Airlines Ireland | €134k–150k | Agreement / official |
| Austrian Airlines Austria | €91k–192k | Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| Corendon Dutch Airlines Netherlands | €88k–190k | Unofficial |
| Enter Air Poland | €109k–168k | Unofficial |
| DHL - European Air Transport Leipzig Germany | €121k–154k | Unofficial |
| TUI fly Belgium Belgium | €87k–182k | Unofficial |
| Finnair Finland | €100k–165k | Unofficial |
| Neos Italy | €124k–140k | Unofficial |
| One Air United Kingdom | €104k–156k | Agreement / official |
| ASL Airlines Ireland Ireland | €106k–148k | Unofficial |
| Silk Way West Airlines Azerbaijan | €114k–138k | Unofficial |
| Icelandair Iceland | €106k–141k | Unofficial |
| Malta Air Malta | €84k–155k | Unofficial |
| Lufthansa City Airlines Germany | €106k–132k | Press |
| CMA CGM Air Cargo France | €93k–136k | Unofficial |
| Air Dolomiti Italy | €91k–135k | Unofficial |
| airBaltic Latvia | €96k–125k | Agreement / official |
| Wamos Air Spain | €110k | Unofficial |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle Norway | €92k–126k | Unofficial |
| SAS Scandinavian Airlines | €109k | Agreement / official |
| Corendon Airlines Turkey | €78k–134k | Unofficial |
| SmartLynx Airlines Latvia | €99k–113k | Unofficial |
| Iberia Express Spain | €78k–130k | Unofficial |
| Lauda Europe Malta | €98k–103k | Unofficial |
| ASL Airlines France France | €80k–120k | Unofficial |
| Air Nostrum Spain | €72k–125k | Unofficial |
| Binter Spain | €75k–120k | Unofficial |
| Croatia Airlines Croatia | €77k–118k | Unofficial |
| Loganair United Kingdom | €87k–107k | Unofficial |
| Marabu Airlines Estonia | €97k | Unofficial |
| Avion Express Lithuania | €72k–120k | Unofficial |
| FlyOne Moldova | €72k–120k | Unofficial |
| Privilege Style Spain | €70k–120k | Unofficial |
| Aurigny Guernsey | €83k–103k | Unofficial |
| Vueling Spain | €70k–115k | Unofficial |
| LOT Polish Airlines Poland | €76k–104k | Unofficial |
| West Atlantic UK United Kingdom | €88k | Press |
| Sundair Germany | €61k–106k | Unofficial |
| Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas Spain | €66k–99k | Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| Volotea Spain | €56k–104k | Unofficial |
| Air Serbia Serbia | €72k–84k | Unofficial |
| Heston Airlines Lithuania | €48k–108k | Unofficial |
| ITA Airways Italy | €75k–78k | Press |
| Smartwings Czechia | €56k | Unofficial |
| Aegean Airlines Greece | €46k–64k | Unofficial |
| Braathens Regional Airlines Sweden | €52k–57k | Unofficial |
| SKY express Greece | €49k–52k | Unofficial |
| TAROM Romania | €26k–33k | Unofficial |
Tirana (Albania), Iasi (Romania) or Chisinau (Moldova) · minimum 3,500 hours · permanent · pay: Up to USD 125,300 a year
Rome, Italy (subject to ACMI operations) · minimum 3,000 hours · fixed-term · pay: EUR 9,500 a month gross
Athens (ATH) · minimum 5,000 hours · permanent · closes 31 Dec 2026