Lufthansa

Lufthansa captain pay is estimated at about $245K per year, pre-tax. These are our own estimates from public information, not figures the airline publishes.

Lufthansa first officer pay is estimated at about $119K per year, pre-tax, rising with seniority.

First Officer (Direct Entry) — Frankfurt / Munich base. Key requirements: License: EASA ATPL or equivalent; We have not been able to confirm flight-hour requirements the airline publishes. Apply via Lufthansa Group careers.

We do not publish a monthly figure for Lufthansa. 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 Lufthansa captains at about $245K. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure Lufthansa 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 Lufthansa first officers at about $119K. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure Lufthansa 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 2026-10-27; 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 Take-home depends on where you are resident and on your own deductions, so no single percentage applies, and we do not publish one.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.