Vietnam private FSC. Launch 2019.
Bamboo Airways, launched 2019, is a Vietnam private carrier. Originally backed by FLC Group. Operating from Hanoi and HCMC on domestic and international routes (Japan, Korea, etc.) using A320 family and B787. Foreign pilot recruitment track record.
* Figures are reference values based on public data and industry benchmarks. Verify actual compensation with each airline's official recruitment information.
| Position | Salary Range | Avg / Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Domestic & Int'l |
¥13M–¥24M |
¥18.5M | Pre-tax |
| First Officer Domestic & Int'l |
¥7M–¥14M |
¥10.5M | Seniority-based |
💡 USD/JPY=150. USD contracts for foreign hires.
Modeled from the captain / first-officer ranges above, sliced into standard career stages. Bands marked est. are derived from those ranges (not official); verified bands come from active-pilot data. Management pay is crowd-sourced from verified pilots.
| Career Stage | Years | Annual (pre-tax) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadet / Trainee | ≤2 yrs | ¥3M–¥4.5M | est. |
| First Officer — Junior | 3–5 yrs | ¥7M–¥10.2M | est. |
| First Officer — Mid | 6–10 yrs | ¥9M–¥12M | est. |
| First Officer — Senior | 11–15 yrs | ¥10.9M–¥14M | est. |
| Captain — New | 15–18 yrs | ¥13M–¥18M | est. |
| Captain — Mid | 19–24 yrs | ¥16.1M–¥20.9M | est. |
| Senior Captain | 25+ yrs | ¥19.1M–¥24M | est. |
| Management / Instructor / Examiner | — | Data wanted | crowd-sourced |
Hanoi/HCMC to major domestic airports, Japan (NRT/KIX), Korea, Taiwan.
A320/A321, B787-9. ~30 aircraft.
CAAV Vietnam-approved ATC. Ground → simulator → LIFUS.
Supervised line ops.
OPC/LPC per CAAV.
Based on hours and assessment.
Bamboo Airways employee discount tickets.
Medical coverage.
Per-flight duty pay.
Per Vietnamese labor law.
Hiring status: Foreign pilot hiring track record. Check official site.
| Airline | Captain (range) | First Officer | Income Tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bamboo Airways 🇻🇳 | ¥13M–¥24M | ¥7M–¥14M | Income tax applies |
| ANA 🇯🇵 | ¥22M–¥35M | ¥14M–¥21M | ~33% (Japan) |
| JAL 🇯🇵 | ¥22M–¥35M | ¥14M–¥21M | ~33% (Japan) |
* Salary figures are SSOT reference values (pre-tax unless marked tax-free). ANA / JAL shown as the Japan baseline — ~33% income tax applies in Japan, so after-tax take-home is lower than the headline. Tax-free carriers pay 100% take-home. Verify exact figures with each airline.
Bamboo Airways captain pay averages about ¥18.5M per year (range ¥13M–¥24M), pre-tax. Figures are reference values based on public data and industry benchmarks.
Bamboo Airways first officer pay averages about ¥10.5M per year (range ¥7M–¥14M), pre-tax, rising with seniority — see the Career Ladder above for the year-by-year breakdown.
Pilot Recruitment — Domestic & international.. Key requirements — License: ATPL (ICAO); Type: A320 or B787.
Bamboo Airways captains average ¥18.5M, versus roughly ¥27M at ANA / JAL. Both figures are pre-tax; Japan applies ~33% income tax.
Dividing the annual average by 12, Bamboo Airways captains earn about ¥1.54M a month and first officers about ¥0.88M. 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.
Bamboo Airways first officers average ¥10.5M and captains ¥18.5M — a step of about ¥8M, or roughly 1.8×. The full range runs ¥7M to ¥24M, and where you sit inside it is set by seniority, type rating and the routes you fly. The seniority table on this page breaks the same range into career stages.
Every figure on this page is gross, before income tax. Captains average ¥18.5M and first officers ¥10.5M 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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Pilot salary in Vietnam 3 airlines · captain avg ¥1,850万