How much do Pilots make? | Pilot SALARY in USA | Salary Breakdown

How much does a pilot make?

Well, it depends. Pilots' salaries vary based on a variety of factors. Watch the video to find out how much pilots can make flying for airlines and other industries!

0:00 Intro
0:21 How much can you earn as a commercial pilot?
1:36 How much do major airlines pay?
1:39 How much do United Airlines pay?
4:44 How much does Cargo FedEx airline pay?
5:35 What is upgrade time?
7:04 How much do legacy airlines pay?
8:33 Salaries in Corporate flying
9:02 How much do Netjets airline pay?

Follow us on social media for the latest updates

Contact us:
Call Us: [phone]

Like our content? Don't forget to like this video and subscribe to our YouTube channel so we can keep bringing you more!

OC Flight Lessons(Orange County)
3185 Airway Ave, Unit C2
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Omar Amin (Owner)

Open 7 Days A Week
8 AM – 5 PM PST

*Appointments are highly recommended.

#pilotsalary #airlinepilot #privatepilotlicense #privatepilotlicensecost #privatepilotlicensetraining #privatepilotlicensecheckride #privatepilotlicensemedicalrequirements #howtobecomeapilot #howtobecomeapilotinusa #howtobecomeapilotandsalary #howtobecomeapilotandfees #guidetobecomeapilot #pilottraining

[titanhank]

I have been in the airlines for over 20 years. This is the first video I have ever watched that actually knows what he is talking about. His numbers are spot on. $350-$400k is very typical for topped out major captains.

[donwilson]

I flew for a major carrier for 27 yrs, and this gentleman knows what he is talking about. Spot on as they say. Great info.

[pentameteriamb]

Wow. Airline pilots deserve to be paid well. They always look so cool at the airport. Their uniforms and conduct.

[LockheedFRaptor]

As a CFI/CFII the pay isn’t amazing, but I love what I do and I’m really excited for the future of my career 👍

[sirgalalot]

The most concise, complete and comprehensive video I have ever seen on the topic. You earned a sub.

[dkemffls]

There are plenty of guys at UPS and Fedex made 1 mil $ after picking up open times last year. You can easily make extra 100k If you work on your off days. Currently they are offering a lot of 200-300% for OT ( lets say your hourly pay is 92$ you will get paid 276$ to pick up 300% open time). Working extra 2-3 days on your day off you can make good money. Even regional airlines in USA the first year FO makes 90$ per hour these days.

[rexanddonnaboyd]

Good information considering the short time period. The implication that you can be a wide body captain in three years is a stretch, however. There are several pay rates between new hire and wide body captain that prospective pilots need to consider. I'm retired from a 30 year airline career, after several years of flight instructor/charter/corporate flying. It's an excellent career and though I had a great time at my corporate jobs, I certainly wished I'd gone to the airline sooner in order to have more years as a wide body captain. Seniority is everything! I'm forwarding your video to my grandson, whose thinking of a pilot career...thanks.

[LtColDaddy]

The jist of what you covered is great, but their are a lot of contracts up for negotiation right now, and the mind set among most of us is that we want at least a 40% bump over the term of the contract. With the pilot shortage, it’s turned in to very much a grind that is pretty miserable. However, most flying right now is paying double, and any extra flying is paying triple. We’ll get a hand full at my airline who will end up at the $700-$800k range, and that’s all narrow body.

The key is to settle in to a lifestyle that allows you to invest and save a lot when times are good. Tell all the girls you’re dating that your a hard working baggage handler, not a pilot. It keeps the gold diggers away, and you will end up with a great one like I did.

Live in base! Have a great cash flow side gig, master all the tricks of how to bid for max pay. I made a lot of mistakes and it cost me 5 additional years before landing at an airline due to a long active duty requirement I had to fulfill. An Air National Guard pathway would have been much better. But I did well in avoiding having to go through a regional to land a big job.

I’m only 52 and consider myself retired. It’s technically an unpaid LOA, following a voluntary paid leave during the pandemic. I have babies and I want to be with them every day, and plenty of cash flow to accomplish doing so. Avoid the McMansions and Beemers. I promise you, long term, you will be so happy you did.

[russelllen]

Interesting on when pay starts per flight. I thought it was from wheels up to wheels down, not including taxiing and other delays after leaving the gate. Good to know.

[Jasmin]

Thank you. I’m about to join united Aviate academy and I never knew that’s the amount as CFI. The honesty is much appreciated

[Dolphinvideoproductions]

I understand the thoughts of “it’s a long hard journey to get to be pilot and money”. Young gals and guys maybe don’t want to put in the years. Ok consider your office, pretty cool and days off. Then quit and try working in office job 5 days a week for 40k. Not fun. So you start a business, or work remotely from home. Try finding days off and making 50k plus absolutely no retirement set aside. Seems still long term “career “ eventually better. Don’t be short sighted. It’s a carreer.!

[Redcuptalks]

I’m starting flight school in Summer 2024🙏🏼

[Skybusdriver]

Spot on video with the way airline industry pays, thank for you this!

[jamesrussell]

Awesome video! Thank you a lot for inspiring us and allocating time to create the content!!

[WRic]

Loved the video, wish I was still in my 20's

[xXGETRCKEDxX]

Overall decent information . It’s important to realize you can’t base pay just off pay rates alone . A considerable amount of money is made in the work rules . Also, Southwest is not a Legacy airline .

[jabhitler]

Great and informative 👍. Please more of thus kind..but with more information regarding foreigner pilot job hiring policy and method

[AK-qcix]

One thing I’m finding looking at the airline industry is they like to say how much their 12 year captain and first officers make. But I need to know how much I’m going to be making the first few years so I can plan accordingly with my family.

[douglaspalmer]

Your information is wrong on NetJets. The 52, 60, 76 are not days off a year. From what you said the more days off you have the more money you make. What that actually indicates is how many days you work in a 4 month bid period. So the CC60 is working 60 days in 4 month and that is the same pay as 7 on 7 off with an average of working 15 days a month. The cc52 is averaging working 13 days a month. Less work less money.

[matthewdaniels]

Simply thanks . I'm in operations at UPS trying to get into the cargo planes.