Company
Airline based in the USA.
Airline based in the USA.
$272K
$159K
Our estimate
SourcesKalitta Air, “Kalitta Air - Pilots”No publication date given · checked 2 November 2026
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First Officer
+83%over 12 years
Year 1 $105K
Year 12 $192K
Captain
+92%over 12 years
Year 1 $148K
Year 12 $284K
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Year 1
First Officer
$105K
Captain
$148K
Year 2
First Officer
$129K
+$24Kvs. the year before
Captain
$190K
+$42Kvs. the year before
Year 3
First Officer
$149K
+$20Kvs. the year before
Captain
$220K
+$30Kvs. the year before
Year 4
First Officer
$154K
+$5Kvs. the year before
Captain
$226K
+$6.3Kvs. the year before
Year 5
First Officer
$160K
+$6.3Kvs. the year before
Captain
$237K
+$10Kvs. the year before
Year 6
First Officer
$165K
+$5Kvs. the year before
Captain
$243K
+$6.3Kvs. the year before
Year 7
First Officer
$170K
+$4.4Kvs. the year before
Captain
$250K
+$7.5Kvs. the year before
Year 8
First Officer
$175K
+$5Kvs. the year before
Captain
$257K
+$6.9Kvs. the year before
Year 9
First Officer
$179K
+$4.4Kvs. the year before
Captain
$265K
+$7.5Kvs. the year before
Year 10
First Officer
$184K
+$5Kvs. the year before
Captain
$271K
+$6.3Kvs. the year before
Year 11
First Officer
$188K
+$3.8Kvs. the year before
Captain
$278K
+$6.9Kvs. the year before
Year 12
First Officer
$192K
+$3.8Kvs. the year before
Captain
$284K
+$6.3Kvs. the year before
Hourly rate × 75 credit hours a month × 12 months, base pay only. Profit sharing, per diem and company retirement contributions are not included.
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We estimate Kalitta Air captain pay at about $272K a year: a year-12 captain rate of $316 an hour from a whole-dollar reference table (year not confirmed) times 768 hours a year (the 64-hour monthly minimum × 12), plus the 12% 401(k) direct contribution. Per diem and the 150% day-off premium are not included.
We estimate Kalitta Air first officer pay at about $159K a year: a year-6 rate of $184 an hour from the same reference table times 768 hours, plus 12%. The careers page lists first-year pay of $117 an hour with a 64-hour monthly guarantee, paid in full from day one of training.
The careers page asks for an unrestricted FAA multi-engine ATP, 1,500+ hours total time (2,000+ preferred), a Class 1 medical, an FCC radio license and a current US passport. Pilots can live anywhere in the US: the company buys positive-space tickets to and from duty.
We do not publish a monthly figure for Kalitta Air. 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 Kalitta Air captains at about $272K. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure Kalitta Air 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 Kalitta Air first officers at about $159K. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure Kalitta Air 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 2026-11-02; 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.