Airline headquartered in India. Founded 1932. Has a pilot base in Mumbai. Fleet includes the A319, A320ceo and A320neo.
FleetTypes listed by the airline
SourcesAir India “About Air India”Companies House “AIR INDIA LIMITED FC028304”Air India “Fleet June 2026”
$106K
$45K
Our estimate
SourcesThe Times of India, “Past tense, eye on future: Air India hikes pilots’ pay by 8% to 15%”Published 7 August 2026 · checked 30 October 2026Business Standard, “Air India announces salary hike, annual performance bonus for pilots”Published 23 May 2024 · checked 30 October 2026
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Air India “Air India Pilot Career Program: Pilot Recruitment”checked 19 October 2026Air India “Cadet Pilot Programme”checked 19 October 2026Air India “Cadet programme: Course details”checked 19 October 2026
CPL training locationJob ad
The company’s own flying school in Amravati (India) or two partner schools in the United States
Cadet recruitment page · checked 19 October 2026
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Relocation supportJob ad
Help with moving household goods, hotels and school places for children, plus a one-off relocation allowance
Pilot recruitment guide. The amount is not stated · checked 19 October 2026
Staff travel is shown under “Duty & training”. See Duty & training
Terms published by the airline
SourcesAir India “Air India Pilot Career Program: Pilot Recruitment”
Pilots’ answers (items at least three pilots have answered)
Base city
Mumbai
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Answers so far
We estimate captains at Air India at about $106K a year. That is our own estimate, worked out from publicly available information; it is not a figure the airline states. The four pilot vacancies on its own careers site state no amount.
We estimate first officers at about $45K a year. That is our own estimate from publicly available information, not a figure the airline states.
Direct Entry Captain — International (B777/B787/A350). Key requirements: License: ATPL (ICAO); Experience: Widebody captain; English: ICAO Level 4+.
We do not publish a monthly figure for Air India. 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 Air India captains at about $106K. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure Air India publishes. The sources do not say whether the Air India figures on this page are before or after tax. The actual figure moves with the aircraft type, years of service and the routes you fly. We estimate annual pay for Air India first officers at about $45K. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure Air India publishes. The sources do not say whether the Air India figures on this page are before or after 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.
The sources do not say whether the Air India figures on this page are before or after 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.
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