Airline headquartered in Kenya. Founded 1977. Has a pilot base in Nairobi. Fleet includes the B737-300F, B737-800 and B777-300ER.
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SourcesCompanies House “KENYA AIRWAYS PLC overview”kenya-airways “Official LinkedIn”Kenya Airways “Kenya Airways | Our Aircraft”
$186K
$70K
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SourcesAscendurePro, “How to Become a Commercial Pilot in Kenya (2026 Ultimate Guide): Costs, Top Schools & Salaries”Published 23 February 2026 · checked 30 October 2026
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SourcesKenya Airways PLC “Kenya Airways PLC Sustainability Report 2024”
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Nairobi
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Kenya Airways captain pay is estimated at about $186K per year (the sources do not say whether before or after tax). These are our own estimates from public information, not figures the airline publishes.
Kenya Airways first officer pay is estimated at about $70K per year (the sources do not say whether before or after tax), rising with seniority.
Captain / First Officer — International operations. Nairobi-based. Key requirements: Required License: ATPL (ICAO-compliant); English: ICAO Level 4 or above; Contract: Fixed-term contract, USD-denominated. We have not been able to confirm flight-hour requirements the airline publishes. Nairobi is a business hub for Africa and offers a well-developed living environment.
We do not publish a monthly figure for Kenya Airways. 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 Kenya Airways captains at about $186K. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure Kenya Airways publishes. The sources do not say whether the Kenya Airways figures on this page are before or after tax. The actual figure moves with the aircraft type, years of service and the routes you fly. We estimate annual pay for Kenya Airways first officers at about $70K. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure Kenya Airways publishes. The sources do not say whether the Kenya Airways figures on this page are before or after 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.
The sources do not say whether the Kenya Airways figures on this page are before or after 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.
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