Lion Air Group FSC brand. Indonesia-based.
Batik Air is the full-service brand of Indonesia's Lion Air Group. Based in Jakarta, it operates domestic and short-haul international routes using B737 and A320. 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 |
¥5.9M–¥11.8M |
¥8.8M | Pre-tax |
| First Officer Domestic & Int'l |
¥3M–¥5.6M |
¥4.3M | Seniority-based |
💡 USD/JPY=150. Foreign pilots often offered USD contracts.
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 | ¥3M–¥4.2M | est. |
| First Officer — Mid | 6–10 yrs | ¥3.7M–¥4.9M | est. |
| First Officer — Senior | 11–15 yrs | ¥4.4M–¥5.6M | est. |
| Captain — New | 15–18 yrs | ¥5.9M–¥8.6M | est. |
| Captain — Mid | 19–24 yrs | ¥7.6M–¥10.1M | est. |
| Senior Captain | 25+ yrs | ¥9.1M–¥11.8M | est. |
| Management / Instructor / Examiner | — | Data wanted | crowd-sourced |
Jakarta to all major Indonesian cities, Singapore, Malaysia.
B737-800, B737 MAX 8/9, A320/A321
DGCA Indonesia-approved ATC.
Supervised line ops.
OPC/LPC per DGCA.
Hours + assessment.
Batik Air and Lion Group discount tickets.
Medical coverage.
Per-flight duty pay.
Per Indonesian labor law.
Hiring status: Foreign pilot hiring on irregular basis.
| Airline | Captain (range) | First Officer | Income Tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batik Air 🇮🇩 | ¥5.9M–¥11.8M | ¥3M–¥5.6M | 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.
Batik Air captain pay averages about ¥8.8M per year (range ¥5.9M–¥11.8M), pre-tax. Figures are reference values based on public data and industry benchmarks.
Batik Air first officer pay averages about ¥4.3M per year (range ¥3M–¥5.6M), pre-tax, rising with seniority — see the Career Ladder above for the year-by-year breakdown.
Contract Captain — Domestic & international.. Key requirements — License: ATPL (ICAO); English: ICAO Level 4+.
Batik Air captains average ¥8.8M, versus roughly ¥27M at ANA / JAL. Both figures are pre-tax; Japan applies ~33% income tax.
Dividing the annual average by 12, Batik Air captains earn about ¥0.73M a month and first officers about ¥0.36M. 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.
Batik Air first officers average ¥4.3M and captains ¥8.8M — a step of about ¥4.5M, or roughly 2.0×. The full range runs ¥3M to ¥11.8M, 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 ¥8.8M and first officers ¥4.3M 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 Indonesia 2 airlines · captain avg ¥1,190万