A320 First Officer (type rated)
FCI (Flight Crew International)
A320 · South Asia (base not stated) · minimum 1,000 hours · contract · pay: USD 5,000 a month net
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First officer salary in Asia-Pacific 2026
First officer pay at 27 airlines in Asia-Pacific runs from $19k to $136k a year gross, with a median of $60k. The highest figure in this list is at Virgin Australia.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Virgin Australia Australia | $136k | Agreement / official |
| Cathay Pacific Hong Kong | $123k | Press |
| China Airlines Taiwan | $120k | Unofficial |
| Singapore Airlines Singapore | $86k–133k | Unofficial |
| Qantas (incl. QantasLink) Australia | $74k–126k | Unofficial |
| BEOND Maldives | $81k | Unofficial |
| Airnorth Australia | $63k–93k | Agreement / official |
| Air New Zealand New Zealand | $62k–90k | Unofficial |
| Scoot Singapore | $56k–90k | Unofficial |
| Sun PhuQuoc Airways Vietnam | $60k–73k | Press |
| All Nippon Airways Japan | $48k–76k | Unofficial |
| Korean Air South Korea | $49k–75k | Press |
| Japan Airlines Japan | $46k–76k | Unofficial |
| STARLUX Airlines Taiwan | $46k–74k | Unofficial |
| Thai Airways Thailand | $42k–72k | Unofficial |
| Rex – Regional Express Australia | $49k–63k | Unofficial |
| EVA Air Taiwan | $37k–74k | Unofficial |
| Vietnam Airlines Vietnam | $35k–70k | Press |
| IndiGo India | $34k–68k | Unofficial |
| Cebu Pacific Philippines | $36k–62k | Unofficial |
| Garuda Indonesia Indonesia | $36k–62k | Unofficial |
| Philippine Airlines Philippines | $28k–61k | Unofficial |
| Air India India | $29k–58k | Press |
| Malaysia Airlines Malaysia | $30k–54k | Unofficial |
| AirAsia (Malaysia) Malaysia | $24k–53k | Unofficial |
| Air India Express India | $19k–44k | Unofficial |
| Lion Air Indonesia | $23k–36k | Unofficial |
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