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Low-cost airline pilot salary 2026

First officer pay at 40 low-cost airlines runs from $19k to $224k a year gross, with a median of $73k. The highest figure in this list is at JetBlue Airways. Captain pay at 46 low-cost airlines runs from $42k to $323k a year gross, with a median of $129k. The highest figure in this list is at JetBlue Airways.

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
JetBlue Airways United States	$101k–224k	$293k–323k	Press
Southwest Airlines United States	$113k–216k	$283k–309k	Agreement / official
Spirit Airlines United States	$87k–181k	$243k–281k	Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page
Allegiant Air United States	$97k–193k	$203k–288k	Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page
Avelo Airlines United States	$99k–181k	$194k–268k	Agreement / official · scale by aircraft on airline page
Sun Country Airlines United States	$78k–173k	$190k–264k	Press
Breeze Airways United States	$94k–142k	$194k–252k	Agreement / official
easyJet United Kingdom	$99k–123k	$204k–233k	Press
Frontier Airlines United States	$90k–161k	$182k–243k	Unofficial
flydubai United Arab Emirates	$152k	$212k	Press
flynas Saudi Arabia	–	$192k	Press
Norse Atlantic Airways Norway	$121k	$192k	Unofficial
Buzz (Ryanair Sun) Poland	$87k–93k	$183k	Unofficial
Ryanair DAC Ireland	$50k–95k	$162k–189k	Unofficial
Transavia (Netherlands) Netherlands	$73k–189k	$145k–191k	Agreement / official
Eurowings Germany	$80k–207k	$130k–196k	Unofficial
Wizz Air Hungary	$56k–101k	$121k–201k	Press
Scoot Singapore	$56k–90k	$125k–196k	Unofficial
Flair Airlines Canada	$66k–101k	$133k–186k	Unofficial
IndiGo India	$34k–68k	$95k–211k	Unofficial
Pegasus Airlines Turkey	$82k–102k	$132k–162k	Unofficial
Porter Airlines Canada	$50k–104k	$80k–201k	Unofficial
Malta Air Malta	$56k–83k	$94k–173k	Unofficial
flyadeal Saudi Arabia	–	$125k	Unofficial
FlySafair South Africa	–	$108k–138k	Press
Norwegian Air Shuttle Norway	$52k–76k	$103k–141k	Unofficial
VietJet Air Vietnam	–	$96k–144k	Unofficial
Iberia Express Spain	$42k–78k	$87k–145k	Unofficial
Airblue Pakistan	–	$114k	Unofficial
Volaris Mexico	$32k–55k	$85k–140k	Unofficial
Lauda Europe Malta	$38k–57k	$109k–115k	Unofficial
FlyOne Moldova	$40k–80k	$80k–134k	Unofficial
Cebu Pacific Philippines	$36k–62k	$82k–130k	Unofficial
SalamAir Oman	$72k–76k	$83k–128k	Unofficial
Sun PhuQuoc Airways Vietnam	$60k–73k	$103k–106k	Press
Vueling Spain	$45k–78k	$78k–128k	Unofficial
SKY Airline Chile	$24k–66k	$72k–133k	Unofficial
AirAsia (Malaysia) Malaysia	$24k–53k	$74k–118k	Unofficial
SpiceJet India	–	$95k	Press
Air Arabia United Arab Emirates	$66k	$90k	Press
Volotea Spain	–	$63k–116k	Unofficial
JetSMART Chile	$24k–42k	$42k–121k	Unofficial
Viva Aerobus Mexico	$22k–46k	$51k–98k	Unofficial
Jazeera Airways Kuwait	$52k–87k	–	Unofficial
Air India Express India	$19k–44k	$65k–72k	Unofficial
GOL Linhas Aéreas Brazil	$22k–37k	$52k–83k	Press
Lion Air Indonesia	$23k–36k	$43k–63k	Unofficial