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Airline based in Canada. Founded 2006. Pilot bases include Toronto (YYZ), Toronto Billy Bishop (YTZ) and Ottawa (YOW).
Airline based in Canada. Founded 2006. Pilot bases include Toronto (YYZ), Toronto Billy Bishop (YTZ) and Ottawa (YOW).
$170K
$85K
Our estimate
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First Officer
+72%over 10 years
Year 1 $59K
Year 10 $102K
Captain
+40%over 12 years
Year 1 $141K
Year 12 $198K
Year of serviceTap a year to see the pay
Year 1
First Officer
$59K
Captain
$141K
Year 2
First Officer
$67K
+$8.2Kvs. the year before
Captain
$146K
+$5Kvs. the year before
Year 3
First Officer
$79K
+$12Kvs. the year before
Captain
$150K
+$4.4Kvs. the year before
Year 4
First Officer
$84K
+$5Kvs. the year before
Captain
$155K
+$5Kvs. the year before
Year 5
First Officer
$92K
+$7.5Kvs. the year before
Captain
$160K
+$4.4Kvs. the year before
Year 6
First Officer
$95K
+$3.1Kvs. the year before
Captain
$165K
+$5Kvs. the year before
Year 7
First Officer
$98K
+$2.5Kvs. the year before
Captain
$171K
+$6.3Kvs. the year before
Year 8
First Officer
$99K
+$1.3Kvs. the year before
Captain
$178K
+$6.9Kvs. the year before
Year 9
First Officer
$100K
+$1.3Kvs. the year before
Captain
$184K
+$6.3Kvs. the year before
Year 10
First Officer
$102K
+$1.9Kvs. the year before
Captain
$191K
+$6.9Kvs. the year before
Year 11
Captain
$194K
+$2.5Kvs. the year before
Year 12
Captain
$198K
+$3.8Kvs. the year before
First Officer
+24%over 10 years
Year 1 $49K
Year 10 $61K
Captain
+40%over 15 years
Year 1 $79K
Year 15 $111K
Year of serviceTap a year to see the pay
Year 1
First Officer
$49K
Captain
$79K
Year 2
First Officer
$50K
+$1.3Kvs. the year before
Captain
$82K
+$2.5Kvs. the year before
Year 3
First Officer
$52K
+$1.3Kvs. the year before
Captain
$84K
+$2.5Kvs. the year before
Year 4
First Officer
$53K
+$1.3Kvs. the year before
Captain
$89K
+$5Kvs. the year before
Year 5
First Officer
$55K
+$1.9Kvs. the year before
Captain
$93K
+$3.8Kvs. the year before
Year 6
First Officer
$56K
+$1.3Kvs. the year before
Captain
$96K
+$2.5Kvs. the year before
Year 7
First Officer
$57K
+$1.3Kvs. the year before
Captain
$99K
+$3.1Kvs. the year before
Year 8
First Officer
$59K
+$1.3Kvs. the year before
Captain
$100K
+$1.3Kvs. the year before
Year 9
First Officer
$60K
+$1.3Kvs. the year before
Captain
$102K
+$1.9Kvs. the year before
Year 10
First Officer
$61K
+$1.3Kvs. the year before
Captain
$104K
+$1.9Kvs. the year before
Year 11
Captain
$106K
+$1.9Kvs. the year before
Year 12
Captain
$107K
+$1.3Kvs. the year before
Year 13
Captain
$108K
+$1.3Kvs. the year before
Year 14
Captain
$109K
+$1.3Kvs. the year before
Year 15
Captain
$111K
+$1.3Kvs. 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.
Summarized by PILOT VALUE from public union contracts and company and union materials.
We have not been able to confirm any vacancies published by the airline.
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Pilots’ answers
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Pilots’ answers
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Pilots’ answers
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Paid vacation and personal days
Perks for all employees (pilots’ terms are not stated)
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SourcesPorter Airlines “Life at Porter / Perks and Benefits”
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Central Etobicoke · Average rent by survey zone, paid by current tenants, 1-Bed
CAD 1,874 a month (≈$1.4K)
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), "Rental Market Survey (October 2025)" · October 2025 survey (published December 2025)
Where to liveToronto · YYZ · YTZ
Toronto's west end, southeast of Pearson Airport, where Kipling station marks the western end of subway Line 2.
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
The northwest corner of Mississauga, west of Pearson Airport. Streetsville, on the Credit River, keeps its historic small-town streetscape.
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
A Lake Ontario town southwest of Pearson Airport, with its downtown along Lakeshore Road and a harbor on the waterfront.
3-bedroom home listings (seen 2 November 2026, asking rents, not signed leases): CAD 2,900 a month (2,123 sq ft)
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
A city about 30 km northeast of downtown Toronto, home to many tech firms; Main Street Unionville is a heritage conservation district.
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
Cities and a township in York Region just north of Toronto: Richmond Hill has Lake Wilcox, and King is rolling country with horse farms.
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
RentAverage rent by survey zone, paid by current tenants · per month
1-Bed
2-Bed
3-Bed
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), "Rental Market Survey (October 2025)"October 2025 survey (published December 2025)
Where to liveOttawa · YOW
Just north of Ottawa's airport; South Keys station, next to a shopping center, connects O-Train Line 2 with the Line 4 airport link.
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
The former city of Nepean, west of central Ottawa, including Barrhaven, a suburb of over 100,000 people to the southwest.
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
Neighborhoods just south of downtown Ottawa along the Rideau Canal, with small shops on Bank Street and Lansdowne Park.
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
Ottawa's western suburbs, 22 km from downtown: Kanata, a planned community with a tech cluster on March Road, and neighbouring Stittsville.
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
RentAverage rent by survey zone, paid by current tenants · per month
1-Bed
2-Bed
3-Bed
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), "Rental Market Survey (October 2025)"October 2025 survey (published December 2025)
Where to liveMontréal · YUL
Dorval, where Trudeau Airport covers about 60% of the land, and neighbouring Lachine on Lac Saint-Louis, where the Lachine Canal begins.
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
A residential suburb on the north shore of Lac Saint-Louis, west of Trudeau Airport, where most residents live in single-family homes.
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
A Montréal borough bordering Trudeau Airport and home to Air Canada's head office; Bois-Franc was built on a former airfield.
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
Residential areas northwest of Mount Royal: the Town of Mount Royal, planned as a garden city, and Outremont, with shops on Laurier.
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
RentAverage rent by survey zone, paid by current tenants · per month
1-Bed
2-Bed
3-Bed
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), "Rental Market Survey (October 2025)"October 2025 survey (published December 2025)
Where to liveVancouver · YVR
The city that includes Sea Island, home of YVR. Steveston, on its southwest tip, is an old fishing village with a working harbor.
3-bedroom home listings (seen 2 November 2026, asking rents, not signed leases): CAD 3,550 a month (1,504 sq ft)
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
Residential West Side neighborhoods on the south shore of English Bay, from Kitsilano Beach west to Jericho and Spanish Banks.
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
A residential neighborhood on Vancouver's West Side, north of YVR, with a shopping district along West 41st Avenue.
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
On Burrard Inlet's north shore, linked to downtown Vancouver by the Lions Gate Bridge, with homes rising from the water up the mountainside.
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
Spread across the North Shore mountain slopes above Burrard Inlet, with Deep Cove and Lynn Canyon's suspension bridge close by.
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
RentAverage rent by survey zone, paid by current tenants · per month
1-Bed
2-Bed
3-Bed
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), "Rental Market Survey (October 2025)"October 2025 survey (published December 2025)
BaseYYZ · YTZ · YOW · YUL · YVR View on Google Maps
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Porter Airlines captain pay is estimated at about $170K per year, pre-tax. These are our own estimates from public information, not figures the airline publishes.
Porter Airlines first officer pay is estimated at about $85K per year, pre-tax, rising with seniority.
Captain / First Officer — Domestic and international flying. Toronto-based. Key requirements: Required License: Transport Canada ATPL; English: ICAO Level 4 or above. We have not been able to confirm flight-hour requirements the airline publishes.
Dividing our estimated annual figures by 12, Porter Airlines captains earn about $14K a month and first officers about $7.1K. 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 Porter Airlines first officers at $85K and captains at $170K — a step of about $85K, or roughly 2.0×. 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 $170K and first officers at $85K 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.
