Aer Lingus

Aer Lingus captain pay is estimated at about $329K per year, pre-tax. These are our own estimates from public information, not figures the airline publishes.

Aer Lingus first officer pay is estimated at about $126K per year, pre-tax, rising with seniority.

Captain & First Officer — International operations. Dublin-based. Key requirements: License: EASA ATPL (IAA-issued); English: ICAO Level 4 or above (English-native environment); Type Rating: A330/A321 preferred. We have not been able to confirm flight-hour requirements the airline publishes; the airline’s careers page is linked under Jobs above. Opportunities for transfer within the IAG Group (British Airways, Iberia, etc.). Dublin is an English-speaking city, which makes it a straightforward base to settle into.

We do not publish a monthly figure for Aer Lingus. An annual figure divided by twelve is not what lands in a given month — what you are paid moves with the hours you fly.

We estimate annual pay for Aer Lingus captains at about $329K. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure Aer Lingus publishes. These are gross figures, before income tax. The actual figure moves with the aircraft type, years of service and the routes you fly. We estimate annual pay for Aer Lingus first officers at about $126K. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure Aer Lingus publishes. These are gross figures, before income tax. The actual figure moves with the aircraft type, years of service and the routes you fly. Source checked 2026-10-30; yen figures are converted for comparison at the rate held as of 2026-08-22, not a live rate.

Every figure on this page is gross, before income tax. Take-home depends on where you are resident and on your own deductions, so no single percentage applies, and we do not publish one. Airlines based in countries with no personal income tax — the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia — leave more of the same gross figure in your hand.