Airline based in Japan. Headquarters: Kirishima, Kagoshima. Founded 1 July 1983. Has a pilot base at Kagoshima (KOJ). Fleet includes the ATR 42-600 and ATR 72-600.
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$107K
$63K
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Japan Air Commuter “運航乗務員-募集要項”checked 19 October 2026
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Kirishima · Market rent, 1-Bed
$332 a month
LIFULL HOME’S
Where to liveKirishima · KOJ
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
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BaseKagoshima KOJ View on Google Maps
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Osaka Itami
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Matsuyama
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Okinawa Naha
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Japan Air Commuter (JAC) captain pay is estimated at about $107K per year, pre-tax. These are our own estimates from public information, not figures the airline publishes.
Japan Air Commuter (JAC) first officer pay is estimated at about $63K per year, pre-tax, rising with seniority.
Captain / First Officer (ATR 42/72) — Amami and Nansei Islands routes. Kagoshima-based posting. Key requirements: License: ATR type rating, or CPL + instrument rating; Language: Japanese required. English ICAO Level 4 or above; Application: Via the JAL Group careers page. Please confirm hiring information on the JAL Group careers page and the official JAC website.
Japan Air Commuter (JAC) captains, on our estimate, are on $107K, against roughly $179K at ANA and $161K at JAL. All three are pre-tax.
Dividing our estimated annual figures by 12, Japan Air Commuter (JAC) captains earn about $8.9K a month and first officers about $5.2K. 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.
We estimate Japan Air Commuter (JAC) first officers at $63K and captains at $107K — a step of about $44K, or roughly 1.7×. The actual figure moves with seniority, type rating and the routes you fly.
Every figure on this page is gross, before income tax. We estimate captains at $107K and first officers at $63K 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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