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Captain pay at 187 airlines worldwide runs from $19k to $435k a year gross, with a median of $147k. 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 |
| SWISS International Air Lines Switzerland | $231k–389k | Unofficial |
| JetBlue Airways United States | $293k–323k | Press |
| Southwest Airlines United States | $283k–309k | Agreement / official |
| Riyadh Air Saudi Arabia | $295k | Unofficial |
| Amerijet International United States | $288k | Press |
| 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 |
| Spirit Airlines United States | $243k–281k | Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| Singapore Airlines Singapore | $203k–313k | Unofficial |
| Atlas Air United States | $216k–299k | Press · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| Lufthansa Germany | $183k–312k | Unofficial |
| Lufthansa Cargo Germany | $183k–312k | Unofficial |
| 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 |
| China Southern Airlines China | $228k–252k | Unofficial |
| National Airlines United States | $203k–266k | Unofficial |
| Avelo Airlines United States | $194k–268k | Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| Cargolux Airlines International Luxembourg | $179k–278k | Unofficial · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| Sun Country Airlines United States | $190k–264k | Press |
| Breeze Airways United States | $194k–252k | Agreement / official |
| Chair Airlines Switzerland | $171k–270k | Unofficial |
| easyJet United Kingdom | $204k–233k | Press |
| Martinair (KLM Cargo) Netherlands | $155k–281k | Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| TUI fly Netherlands Netherlands | $165k–271k | Unofficial |
| Kalitta Air United States | $148k–284k | Press |
| TUI Airways United Kingdom | $195k–238k | Unofficial |
| British Airways United Kingdom | $130k–299k | Unofficial |
| Qantas (incl. QantasLink) Australia | $162k–267k | Unofficial |
| Edelweiss Air Switzerland | $163k–265k | Unofficial |
| Frontier Airlines United States | $182k–243k | Unofficial |
| flydubai United Arab Emirates | $212k | Press |
| Virgin Australia Australia | $210k | Agreement / official |
| Condor Germany | $166k–251k | Press |
| Lynden Air Cargo United States | $149k–266k | Unofficial |
| TUI fly Deutschland (TUI fly GmbH) Germany | $164k–251k | Unofficial |
| Aer Lingus Ireland | $140k–268k | Unofficial |
| Challenge Airlines (BE) Belgium | $170k–229k | Agreement / official |
| Air France France | $174k–219k | Unofficial |
| Jet2.com United Kingdom | $196k | Unofficial |
| flynas Saudi Arabia | $192k | Press |
| Norse Atlantic Airways Norway | $192k | Unofficial |
| Titan Airways United Kingdom | $186k–197k | Unofficial |
| Sunclass Airlines Denmark | $152k–217k | Unofficial |
| Buzz (Ryanair Sun) Poland | $183k | Unofficial |
| AeroLogic Germany | $145k–220k | Unofficial |
| Luxair Luxembourg | $101k–261k | Unofficial |
| Discover Airlines Germany | $134k–220k | Unofficial |
| Ryanair DAC Ireland | $162k–189k | Unofficial |
| PSA Airlines United States | $145k–206k | Agreement / official |
| Envoy Air United States | $145k–202k | Agreement / official |
| Etihad Airways United Arab Emirates | $174k | Press |
| Brussels Airlines Belgium | $123k–223k | Unofficial |
| Endeavor Air United States | $141k–203k | Press |
| WestJet Canada | $129k–216k | Unofficial |
| ASL Airlines Belgium Belgium | $129k–215k | Unofficial |
| Virgin Atlantic United Kingdom | $154k–188k | Press |
| Horizon Air United States | $138k–200k | Press |
| Piedmont Airlines United States | $145k–192k | Unofficial |
| Transavia (Netherlands) Netherlands | $145k–191k | Agreement / official |
| Iberia Spain | $112k–223k | Press |
| BA Euroflyer (incl. BA Cityflyer) United Kingdom | $153k–180k | Agreement / official |
| Mesa Airlines United States | $136k–195k | Unofficial |
| SkyWest Airlines United States | $130k–200k | Press |
| Republic Airways United States | $130k–200k | Press |
| Eurowings Germany | $130k–196k | Unofficial |
| Copa Airlines Panama | $125k–200k | Unofficial |
| Widerøe Norway | $132k–191k | Unofficial |
| Kenya Airways Kenya | $139k–185k | Unofficial |
| GoJet Airlines United States | $128k–194k | Press |
| TAP Air Portugal Portugal | $80k–241k | Unofficial |
| Wizz Air Hungary | $121k–201k | Press |
| Scoot Singapore | $125k–196k | Unofficial |
| Flair Airlines Canada | $133k–186k | Unofficial |
| BEOND Maldives | $159k | Unofficial |
| Fly4 Airlines Ireland | $150k–168k | Agreement / official |
| Austrian Airlines Austria | $101k–215k | Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| Air Transat Canada | $158k | Press |
| Emirates United Arab Emirates | $157k | Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| Corendon Dutch Airlines Netherlands | $98k–212k | Unofficial |
| Enter Air Poland | $122k–188k | Unofficial |
| DHL - European Air Transport Leipzig Germany | $135k–172k | Unofficial |
| IndiGo India | $95k–211k | Unofficial |
| TUI fly Belgium Belgium | $97k–203k | Unofficial |
| Turkish Airlines Turkey | $139k–159k | Unofficial |
| Finnair Finland | $112k–184k | Unofficial |
| Royal Jordanian Jordan | $148k | Press |
| Neos Italy | $139k–156k | Unofficial |
| Pegasus Airlines Turkey | $132k–162k | Unofficial |
| Air New Zealand New Zealand | $124k–169k | Unofficial |
| One Air United Kingdom | $117k–174k | Agreement / official |
| ASL Airlines Ireland Ireland | $119k–166k | Unofficial |
| STARLUX Airlines Taiwan | $123k–159k | Unofficial |
| Porter Airlines Canada | $80k–201k | Unofficial |
| Silk Way West Airlines Azerbaijan | $127k–154k | Unofficial |
| Air India India | $90k–190k | Press |
| Icelandair Iceland | $118k–158k | Unofficial |
| Royal Air Maroc Morocco | $134k | Press |
| Malta Air Malta | $94k–173k | Unofficial |
| Lufthansa City Airlines Germany | $118k–147k | Press |
| Air Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire | $120k–144k | Unofficial |
| Empire Airlines United States | $130k–131k | Agreement / official |
| All Nippon Airways Japan | $102k–159k | Unofficial |
| Japan Airlines Japan | $99k–159k | Unofficial |
| CMA CGM Air Cargo France | $104k–152k | Unofficial |
| Aeroméxico Mexico | $95k–160k | Press |
| Avianca Colombia | $95k–160k | Unofficial |
| Air Dolomiti Italy | $102k–151k | Unofficial |
| Thai Airways Thailand | $95k–155k | Unofficial |
| flyadeal Saudi Arabia | $125k | Unofficial |
| Saudia Saudi Arabia | $106k–144k | Unofficial |
| airBaltic Latvia | $108k–140k | Agreement / official |
| Korean Air South Korea | $97k–150k | Press |
| Airnorth Australia | $93k–153k | Agreement / official |
| Wamos Air Spain | $123k | Unofficial |
| FlySafair South Africa | $108k–138k | Press |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle Norway | $103k–141k | Unofficial |
| SAS Scandinavian Airlines | $122k | Agreement / official |
| VietJet Air Vietnam | $96k–144k | Unofficial |
| Corendon Airlines Turkey | $87k–150k | Unofficial |
| SmartLynx Airlines Latvia | $110k–127k | Unofficial |
| Iberia Express Spain | $87k–145k | Unofficial |
| LATAM Airlines Chile | $107k–121k | Press |
| Airblue Pakistan | $114k | Unofficial |
| Volaris Mexico | $85k–140k | Unofficial |
| Malaysia Airlines Malaysia | $89k–136k | Unofficial |
| Lauda Europe Malta | $109k–115k | Unofficial |
| EVA Air Taiwan | $86k–138k | Unofficial |
| ASL Airlines France France | $89k–134k | Unofficial |
| Air Nostrum Spain | $80k–140k | Unofficial |
| Garuda Indonesia Indonesia | $85k–135k | Unofficial |
| Binter Spain | $84k–134k | Unofficial |
| Rex – Regional Express Australia | $91k–126k | Unofficial |
| Croatia Airlines Croatia | $86k–131k | Unofficial |
| Loganair United Kingdom | $97k–120k | Unofficial |
| Air Peace Nigeria | $108k | Unofficial |
| Marabu Airlines Estonia | $108k | Unofficial |
| Avion Express Lithuania | $80k–134k | Unofficial |
| FlyOne Moldova | $80k–134k | Unofficial |
| Privilege Style Spain | $78k–134k | Unofficial |
| Cebu Pacific Philippines | $82k–130k | Unofficial |
| SalamAir Oman | $83k–128k | Unofficial |
| EgyptAir Egypt | $90k–120k | Unofficial |
| Sun PhuQuoc Airways Vietnam | $103k–106k | Press |
| Aurigny Guernsey | $93k–115k | Unofficial |
| Vueling Spain | $78k–128k | Unofficial |
| Cargojet Canada | $103k | Agreement / official |
| SKY Airline Chile | $72k–133k | Unofficial |
| LOT Polish Airlines Poland | $85k–116k | Unofficial |
| West Atlantic UK United Kingdom | $99k | Press |
| Cape Air United States | $89k–107k | Agreement / official |
| AirAsia (Malaysia) Malaysia | $74k–118k | Unofficial |
| Air Seychelles Seychelles | $47k–144k | Unofficial |
| SpiceJet India | $95k | Press |
| Philippine Airlines Philippines | $66k–122k | Unofficial |
| Sundair Germany | $68k–119k | Unofficial |
| Vietnam Airlines Vietnam | $73k–114k | Press |
| Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas Spain | $74k–111k | Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| Air Arabia United Arab Emirates | $90k | Press |
| Volotea Spain | $63k–116k | Unofficial |
| SunExpress Turkey | $80k–96k | Agreement / official |
| Air Serbia Serbia | $80k–94k | Unofficial |
| Heston Airlines Lithuania | $54k–121k | Unofficial |
| Ameriflight United States | $77k–97k | Agreement / official |
| ITA Airways Italy | $83k–87k | Press |
| JetSMART Chile | $42k–121k | Unofficial |
| Rise Air Canada | $68k–89k | Agreement / official |
| Airlink South Africa | $70k–83k | Unofficial |
| Viva Aerobus Mexico | $51k–98k | Unofficial |
| Jazz Aviation Canada | $52k–86k | Press · scale by aircraft on airline page |
| Air India Express India | $65k–72k | Unofficial |
| GOL Linhas Aéreas Brazil | $52k–83k | Press |
| Seaborne Airlines US Virgin Islands | $48k–84k | Unofficial |
| Azul Linhas Aéreas Brazil | $48k–77k | Unofficial |
| Smartwings Czechia | $62k | Unofficial |
| Aegean Airlines Greece | $51k–72k | Unofficial |
| Braathens Regional Airlines Sweden | $59k–64k | Unofficial |
| SKY express Greece | $55k–58k | Unofficial |
| Lion Air Indonesia | $43k–63k | Unofficial |
| TAROM Romania | $29k–37k | Unofficial |
| Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopia | $19k–36k | Unofficial |
Tirana (Albania), Iasi (Romania) or Chisinau (Moldova) · minimum 3,500 hours · permanent · pay: Up to USD 125,300 a year
Phu Quoc (PQC), Hanoi (HAN) or Ho Chi Minh City (SGN), Vietnam · fixed-term