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Leisure and charter airline pilot salary 2026

First officer pay at 20 leisure and charter airlines runs from $37k to $195k a year gross, with a median of $97k. The highest figure in this list is at Edelweiss Air. Captain pay at 21 leisure and charter airlines runs from $62k to $271k a year gross, with a median of $158k. The highest figure in this list is at TUI fly Netherlands.

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	Captain	Source
Chair Airlines Switzerland	–	$171k–270k	Unofficial
TUI fly Netherlands Netherlands	$73k–183k	$165k–271k	Unofficial
TUI Airways United Kingdom	$109k–142k	$195k–238k	Unofficial
Edelweiss Air Switzerland	$102k–195k	$163k–265k	Unofficial
Condor Germany	$91k–152k	$166k–251k	Press
TUI fly Deutschland (TUI fly GmbH) Germany	$87k–158k	$164k–251k	Unofficial
Jet2.com United Kingdom	$114k	$196k	Unofficial
Titan Airways United Kingdom	$99k–120k	$186k–197k	Unofficial
Sunclass Airlines Denmark	$77k–143k	$152k–217k	Unofficial
Discover Airlines Germany	$73k–139k	$134k–220k	Unofficial
Air Transat Canada	$61k	$158k	Press
Corendon Dutch Airlines Netherlands	$57k–120k	$98k–212k	Unofficial
Enter Air Poland	$59k–76k	$122k–188k	Unofficial
TUI fly Belgium Belgium	$77k–148k	$97k–203k	Unofficial
Neos Italy	$50k–95k	$139k–156k	Unofficial
Corendon Airlines Turkey	$48k–93k	$87k–150k	Unofficial
Marabu Airlines Estonia	$57k	$108k	Unofficial
Privilege Style Spain	$39k–78k	$78k–134k	Unofficial
Sundair Germany	$42k–62k	$68k–119k	Unofficial
SunExpress Turkey	$40k–52k	$80k–96k	Agreement / official
Smartwings Czechia	$37k–44k	$62k	Unofficial