Airline based in Japan. Headquarters: Narita, Chiba. Founded 29 June 1990. Fleet includes the B787-10, B787-8 and B787-9.
FleetTypes listed by the airline
$132K
$85K
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AirJapan “Contract Captain and First Officer Recruitment through crew leasing agency, Residing overseas”checked 19 October 2026
Roster
10 consecutive days off a month, plus 2 days for commuting
Agency recruitment of captains and first officers living abroad
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Commuting
A commuting allowance and tickets the company arranges (economy on other airlines or business on ANA-operated flights)
Agency recruitment of captains and first officers living abroad
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Base city
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AirJapan captain pay is estimated at about $132K per year, pre-tax. These are our own estimates from public information, not figures the airline publishes.
AirJapan first officer pay is estimated at about $85K per year, pre-tax, rising with seniority.
AirJapan Pilot Recruitment — First Officer (F/O) / Captain — B787-experienced or intra-ANA-Group transfer. Key requirements: Eligibility: Holder of an Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL), or an intra-ANA-Group transfer; Base: Narita International Airport (Chiba); English: Aviation English Proficiency certificate Level 4+. Please confirm details on the ANA Group recruitment page or the official AirJapan website.
AirJapan captains, on our estimate, are on $132K, against roughly $179K at ANA and $161K at JAL. All three are pre-tax.
Dividing our estimated annual figures by 12, AirJapan captains earn about $11K a month and first officers about $7.1K. 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.
We estimate AirJapan first officers at $85K and captains at $132K — a step of about $47K, or roughly 1.6×. The actual figure moves with seniority, type rating and the routes you fly.
Every figure on this page is gross, before income tax. We estimate captains at $132K and first officers at $85K pre-tax, and income tax, social insurance and any local levies come out of that. Take-home depends on where you are resident and on your own deductions, so no single percentage applies. 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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