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Captain salary in North America 2026
Captain pay at 41 airlines in North America runs from $48k to $435k a year gross, with a median of $207k. The highest figure in this list is at Delta Air Lines.
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 |
| Delta Air Lines United States | $289k–435k | Agreement / official |
| UPS Airlines United States | $361k | Press |
| FedEx Express United States | $295k–422k | Agreement / official |
| Alaska Airlines United States | $324k–352k | Press |
| JetBlue Airways United States | $293k–323k | Press |
| Southwest Airlines United States | $283k–309k | Agreement / official |
| Amerijet International United States | $288k | Press |
| Spirit Airlines United States | $243k–281k | Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| Atlas Air United States | $216k–299k | Press · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| Allegiant Air United States | $203k–288k | Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| Air Canada (incl. Rouge) Canada | $191k–296k | Press |
| Hawaiian Airlines (Alaska Air Group) United States | $243k | Unofficial |
| National Airlines United States | $203k–266k | Unofficial |
| Avelo Airlines United States | $194k–268k | Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| Sun Country Airlines United States | $190k–264k | Press |
| Breeze Airways United States | $194k–252k | Agreement / official |
| Kalitta Air United States | $148k–284k | Press |
| Frontier Airlines United States | $182k–243k | Unofficial |
| Lynden Air Cargo United States | $149k–266k | Unofficial |
| PSA Airlines United States | $145k–206k | Agreement / official |
| Envoy Air United States | $145k–202k | Agreement / official |
| Endeavor Air United States | $141k–203k | Press |
| WestJet Canada | $129k–216k | Unofficial |
| Horizon Air United States | $138k–200k | Press |
| Piedmont Airlines United States | $145k–192k | Unofficial |
| Mesa Airlines United States | $136k–195k | Unofficial |
| SkyWest Airlines United States | $130k–200k | Press |
| Republic Airways United States | $130k–200k | Press |
| GoJet Airlines United States | $128k–194k | Press |
| Flair Airlines Canada | $133k–186k | Unofficial |
| Air Transat Canada | $158k | Press |
| Porter Airlines Canada | $80k–201k | Unofficial |
| Empire Airlines United States | $130k–131k | Agreement / official |
| Cargojet Canada | $103k | Agreement / official |
| Cape Air United States | $89k–107k | Agreement / official |
| Ameriflight United States | $77k–97k | Agreement / official |
| Rise Air Canada | $68k–89k | Agreement / official |
| Jazz Aviation Canada | $52k–86k | Press · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| Seaborne Airlines US Virgin Islands | $48k–84k | Unofficial |
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