Avianca

Avianca captain pay is estimated at about $107K per year, pre-tax. These are our own estimates from public information, not figures the airline publishes.

Avianca first officer pay is estimated at about $53K per year, pre-tax, rising with seniority.

Captain / First Officer — Domestic and international operations. Bogotá-based. Key requirements: License: ATPL (AEROCIVIL / ICAO-compliant); English: ICAO Level 4 or above. We have not been able to confirm flight-hour requirements the airline publishes; the airline’s careers page is linked under Jobs above. Bogotá is a highland city. The climate is cool and comfortable, and the cost of living is low.

Dividing our estimated annual figures by 12, Avianca captains earn about $8.9K a month and first officers about $4.5K. 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 Avianca first officers at $53K and captains at $107K — a step of about $53K, or roughly 2.0×. 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 $107K and first officers at $53K 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.