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Airline based in Saudi Arabia. Headquarters: Riyadh. Founded 2023. Has a pilot base in Riyadh.
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- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- Riyadh
SourcesPublic Investment Fund “Riyadh Air”Riyadh Air “Official LinkedIn”
Airline based in Saudi Arabia. Headquarters: Riyadh. Founded 2023. Has a pilot base in Riyadh.
SourcesPublic Investment Fund “Riyadh Air”Riyadh Air “Official LinkedIn”
$271K
$189K
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Riyadh Air “Direct Entry Captain B787 / ID2024-1123”checked 19 October 2026
Captain roster
Full time, or a lifestyle roster for those who meet the conditions
Vacancy for experienced B787 captains (Riyadh base)
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Base city
Riyadh
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Riyadh Air captain pay is estimated at about $271K per year, 100% tax-free (no personal income tax). These are our own estimates from public information, not figures the airline publishes.
Riyadh Air first officer pay is estimated at about $189K per year, 100% tax-free (no personal income tax), rising with seniority.
Yes — there is no personal income tax in the home country, so pilots keep 100% of gross pay.
First Officer — Boeing 787-9 — Widebody international First Officer. Key requirements: License: Valid ICAO ATPL; Medical: Class 1, unrestricted; English: ICAO Level 5+. Recent 12-month flying must meet minimum currency thresholds. The airline’s vacancy for experienced B787 captains asks for 6,000+ hours on multi-crew, multi-engine aircraft (2,000 as widebody PIC) and 150 hours PIC in the last 12 months. See the original posting on Latest Pilot Jobs for full details.
Dividing our estimated annual figures by 12, Riyadh Air captains earn about $23K a month and first officers about $16K. 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 Riyadh Air first officers at $189K and captains at $271K — a step of about $82K, or roughly 1.4×. The actual figure moves with seniority, type rating and the routes you fly.