flydubai

We estimate flydubai captain pay at about $218K a year. The careers page lists basic salary plus housing and transportation allowances at AED 50,235 a month, and variable flying pay averaging AED 16,310 a month (based on 70 flying hours); the estimate adds the two and multiplies by 12. The fixed part alone is about $164K a year. The UAE has no personal income tax.

We estimate flydubai first officer pay at about $158K a year: AED 37,000 a month in basic salary, housing and transportation allowances, plus flying pay averaging AED 11,410 a month (70 flying hours), times 12. Without flying pay it is about $121K a year.

Every applicant needs an ICAO ATPL, an ICAO Class 1 medical and ELP level 4 or above. Type-rated captains need a B737 endorsed within the last 24 months, 5,000 hours total, 1,500 hours in command of multi-crew aircraft and 1,000 hours in command on the B737. Type-rated first officers need 1,500 MPA hours and 500 hours on the B737. Non-type-rated candidates have separate hour requirements, and there is a three-year training bond.

We do not publish a monthly figure for flydubai. 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 flydubai captains at about $218K. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure flydubai publishes. There is no personal income tax where the airline is based, so this is close to take-home. The actual figure moves with the aircraft type, years of service and the routes you fly. We estimate annual pay for flydubai first officers at about $158K. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure flydubai publishes. There is no personal income tax where the airline is based, so this is close to take-home. The actual figure moves with the aircraft type, years of service and the routes you fly. Source checked 2026-10-31; yen figures are converted for comparison at the rate held as of 2026-08-22, not a live rate.