IndiGo

IndiGo captain pay is estimated at about $111K per year, pre-tax. These are our own estimates from public information, not figures the airline publishes.

IndiGo first officer pay is estimated at about $61K per year, pre-tax, rising with seniority.

Captain — A320/A321neo — Foreign direct entry (Direct Entry). Key requirements: License: ATPL (ICAO); Type: A320 type (required); English: ICAO Level 4+; Contract: USD fixed-term or permanent. We have not been able to confirm flight-hour requirements the airline publishes; the airline’s careers page is linked under Jobs above. India DGCA documentation process required.

We do not publish a monthly figure for IndiGo. 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 IndiGo captains at about $111K. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure IndiGo 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 IndiGo first officers at about $61K. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure IndiGo 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 2026-10-30; yen figures are converted for comparison at the rate held as of 2026-08-22, not a live rate.

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 Take-home depends on where you are resident and on your own deductions, so no single percentage applies, and we do not publish one.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.