Iberia

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Madrid
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Iberia Airbus A320neo
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Company

Airline based in Spain. Headquarters: Madrid. Founded 1927. Has a pilot base in Madrid. Fleet includes the A321, A321XLR and A330-200.

Company details2 facts · Fleet · Sources
Founded
1927
Headquarters
Madrid

FleetTypes listed by the airline

  • A321
  • A321XLR
  • A330-200
  • A330-300
  • A350

SourcesIberia “Historical Timeline”Iberia “Invoice request privacy notice”Iberia “Fleet specification”Iberia “Fleet specification”Iberia “Fleet specification”Iberia “Fleet specification”

Pay

Taxed (Spain)

Iberia Captain, estimated annual pay

$174K

Iberia First Officer, estimated annual pay

$87K

Our estimate

Submitted payREAL PAY

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Who it covers, what’s included, and when
Captain
Level-4 short/medium-haul captain at €8,955 a month × 15, plus yearly items, 2.71% profit sharing and pension.As of: 2025 pay tables (published July 2026)
First Officer
Our estimate

SourcesBoletín Oficial del Estado (BOE), “BOE-A-2026-14409 — tablas salariales 2025 del X Convenio colectivo de Iberia LAE y sus tripulantes pilotos”Posted 2 July 2026 · checked 29 October 2026Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE), “BOE-A-2022-23017 — X Convenio colectivo de Iberia LAE y sus tripulantes pilotos”Posted 28 December 2022 · checked 29 October 2026Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE), “BOE-A-2024-25500 — modificación del X Convenio (pilotos de Iberia)”Posted 6 December 2024 · checked 29 October 2026

Destinations & layovers

BaseMadrid View on Google Maps

11 airports

Sourcesbasis · conditions · date
Conditions
  • Airports in official materials from Iberia, on international segments to and from the US flown by Iberia scheduled passenger flights in the US DOT (BTS) July 2026 traffic data, and in other airlines’ materials. Base airports are not included.
  • Destinations confirmed in our research: 11 airports, as of 29 October 2026. This may not be every destination. It does not show which aircraft types or bases fly there, or whether crews lay over.
  • Sorted by region (cities with a photo first), not by popularity or number of flights.
As of
Checked in our research on 29 October 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Iberia captain salary in 2026?

Iberia captain pay is estimated at about $174K per year, pre-tax. These are our own estimates from public information, not figures the airline publishes.

What is the Iberia first officer salary?

Iberia first officer pay is estimated at about $87K per year, pre-tax, rising with seniority.

What are the requirements to become an Iberia pilot?

Captain & First Officer — International operations. Madrid-based. Key requirements: License: EASA ATPL (AESA-issued); 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.

What is the Iberia pilot salary per month?

We do not publish a monthly figure for Iberia. An annual figure divided by twelve is not what lands in a given month — what you are paid moves with the hours you fly.

What is the Iberia pilot pay scale?

We estimate annual pay for Iberia captains at about $174K. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure Iberia publishes. These are gross figures, before income tax. The actual figure moves with the aircraft type, years of service and the routes you fly. We estimate annual pay for Iberia first officers at about $87K. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure Iberia publishes. These are gross figures, before income tax. The actual figure moves with the aircraft type, years of service and the routes you fly. Source checked 2026-10-29; yen figures are converted for comparison at the rate held as of 2026-08-22, not a live rate.

Is the Iberia pilot salary before or after tax?

Every figure on this page is gross, before income tax. Take-home depends on where you are resident and on your own deductions, so no single percentage applies, and we do not publish one. Airlines based in countries with no personal income tax — the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia — leave more of the same gross figure in your hand.