KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

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Amsterdam AMS
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Pay

Taxed (Netherlands)

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Captain, estimated annual pay

$417K

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines First Officer, estimated annual pay

$193K

Our estimate

Submitted payREAL PAY

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Who it covers, what’s included, and when
Captain
Midpoint of top-scale B737 and long-haul captains, incl. 3.2% company pension. Excludes age allowances (+€133,700–€169,400 a year at 52).As of: April 2026 agreement
First Officer
Year 6 (joined at 23): midpoint of B737 and long-haul first officers. Excludes age allowances (+€31,300 a year at 29).As of: April 2026 agreement

SourcesKLM–VNV pilot collective agreement (copy hosted on a third-party site), “CAO voor KLM-vliegers op vleugelvliegtuigen — versie april 2026”April 2026 version · checked 29 October 2026KLM pilots’ pension fund (Pensioenfonds Vliegend Personeel KLM), “Premieverdeling waarbij werkgever en werknemer beide bijdragen”Rates effective 1 January 2026 · checked 29 October 2026

Jobs

Airline’s careers page
Staff travel
Staff tickets (ISA) and hotel and car-rental discountsPilot recruitment guide (employment conditions). Family eligibility and fares are not stated
Cadet accommodation
Rooms can be rented on the Eelde campus (the cost can be included in the training loan)KLM Flight Academy guide. Not free company housing
Training cost repayment (cadets)
Monthly deductions from salary over 10 years after joining, or repayment in one sumKLM Flight Academy costs and financing (2026)
Training locations
Eelde (theory, single-engine and multi-engine) and Schiphol (MCC and type rating)KLM Flight Academy course guide
Sources4

KLM “Cockpit — employment conditions”checked 19 October 2026KLM Flight Academy “Living on the campus”checked 19 October 2026KLM Flight Academy “KLM Flight Academy costs and financing”checked 19 October 2026KLM Flight Academy “KLM Flight Academy course phases”checked 19 October 2026

Destinations & layovers

BaseAmsterdam AMS View on Google Maps

Some destinationsGrouped by region, not by popularity

15 airports

Sourcesbasis · conditions · date
Conditions
  • Airports in official materials from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, on international segments to and from the US flown by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 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: 15 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.
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Checked in our research on 29 October 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines captain salary in 2026?

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines captain pay is estimated at about $417K per year, pre-tax. These are our own estimates from public information, not figures the airline publishes.

What is the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines first officer salary?

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines first officer pay is estimated at about $193K per year, pre-tax, rising with seniority.

What are the requirements to become a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines pilot?

Captain & First Officer — International operations. Amsterdam-based. Key requirements: License: EASA ATPL; English: ICAO Level 4 or above; Type Rating: B777/B787/A330 preferred. We have not been able to confirm flight-hour requirements the airline publishes; the airline’s careers page is linked under Jobs above. Take-home pay may improve where the 30% ruling applies.

What is the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines pilot salary per month?

We do not publish a monthly figure for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. 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 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines pilot pay scale?

We estimate annual pay for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines captains at about $417K. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 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 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines first officers at about $193K. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 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 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 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.