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Pilot Salary in Africa

Q: What is the monthly pilot salary in Africa?

Dividing the regional average by 12 gives roughly $8K a month for captains and $4K for first officers. What actually lands each month moves with block hours flown, and where an annual bonus is paid the regular monthly figure sits lower with a spike in the bonus month.

Q: How does it compare with Japanese airlines?

Captains at the 26 Japanese airlines we list average $116K. Africa at $93K is $23K lower.

4 airlines based in Africa, across 4 countries, compared on captain and first officer averages and ranges. Drill into a country for its own page, or into an airline for its pay breakdown, fleet and pilot reviews.

4 airlines · 4 countries #7 of 7 regions

Captain average

¥1,490万

¥1,050万〜1,950万

First officer average

¥800万

¥550万〜1,100万

vs world average

-40%

world avg ¥2,480万

Top payer

Ethiopian Airlines

captain ¥1,600万

Pilot salary by country in Africa

Sorted by captain average, highest first. Open a country for its airline-by-airline breakdown, how it compares with the world average, and its income-tax status.

#	Country	Airlines	Captain avg	Captain range	F/O avg	Income tax
1	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	¥1,600万	¥1,300万〜1,950万	¥880万	Yes
2	🇪🇬 Egypt	1	¥1,550万	¥1,250万〜1,900万	¥850万	Yes
3	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	¥1,500万	¥1,150万〜1,950万	¥750万	Yes
4	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	¥1,300万	¥1,050万〜1,700万	¥720万	Yes

Pilot salary by airline in Africa (4 airlines)

All 4 airlines, sorted by captain average. Click an airline for its pay breakdown, fleet, hiring requirements and reviews from working pilots.

Airline	Country	Captain avg	Captain range	F/O avg	F/O range
Ethiopian Airlines	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	¥1,600万	¥1,300万〜1,950万	¥880万	¥700万〜1,100万
EgyptAir	🇪🇬 Egypt	¥1,550万	¥1,250万〜1,900万	¥850万	¥650万〜1,050万
Kenya Airways	🇰🇪 Kenya	¥1,500万	¥1,150万〜1,950万	¥750万	¥550万〜1,050万
South African Airways (SAA)	🇿🇦 South Africa	¥1,300万	¥1,050万〜1,700万	¥720万	¥550万〜950万

Where Africa sits worldwide

Captain averages by region. Africa sits at ¥1,490万 against a ¥2,480万 average across all 112 airlines — about 40% below. That is 7th of the 7 regions.

World average

¥2,480万

North America

¥4,110万

The Middle East

¥3,030万

Oceania

¥2,780万

Europe

¥2,560万

Asia

¥2,140万

Latin America

¥2,050万

Africa

¥1,490万

Japan

¥1,850万

Regional figures are the unweighted mean of captain averages for the airlines we list there. Japan has no separate regional hub — see the Japan page. First officers in Africa average ¥800万, against ¥1,400万 across all 112 airlines.

Compare other regions

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North America

14 airlines · 2 countries

¥4,110万

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The Middle East

9 airlines · 7 countries

¥3,030万

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Oceania

4 airlines · 3 countries

¥2,780万

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Europe

25 airlines · 18 countries

¥2,560万

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Asia

26 airlines · 12 countries

¥2,140万

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Latin America

4 airlines · 4 countries

Frequently asked questions

How much do pilots earn in Africa?

Across the 4 Africa airlines on PILOT VALUE, captains average ¥1,490万 (¥1,050万〜1,950万) and first officers average ¥800万 (¥550万〜1,100万). That is about 40% below the ¥2,480万 captain average across all 112 airlines we track, and 7th of the 7 regions we group them into.

Which airline in Africa pays pilots the most?

Of the 4 airlines listed, Ethiopian Airlines pays the most: captains average ¥1,600万 (¥1,300万〜1,950万) and first officers ¥880万 (¥700万〜1,100万).

Which country in Africa pays pilots the most?

Of the 4 countries in Africa that we cover, Ethiopia is highest: captains at its 1 listed airline average ¥1,600万.

What is the monthly pilot salary in Africa?

Dividing the regional average by 12 gives roughly ¥124万 a month for captains and ¥67万 for first officers. What actually lands each month moves with block hours flown, and where an annual bonus is paid the regular monthly figure sits lower with a spike in the bonus month.

How does it compare with Japanese airlines?

Captains at the 26 Japanese airlines we list average ¥1,850万. Africa at ¥1,490万 is ¥360万 lower.

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