Airline headquartered in Sweden. Founded 1946. Pilot bases include Stockholm (ARN), Copenhagen (CPH) and Oslo (OSL). Fleet includes the A330, A350 and A321LR.
FleetTypes listed by the airline
SourcesSAS “History milestones”SAS “Conditions of Carriage”SAS “Fleet and Operation”
$167K
$86K
Our estimate
SourcesReady For Take-Off Book, “SAS Scandinavian Airlines | Pilot Pay, Rosters & Benefits”Published 27 March 2026 · checked 30 October 2026
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SAS “Pilot FAQ / Employment and Conditions”checked 19 October 2026SAS “Direct Entry Captain E195 TR/NTR all bases”checked 19 October 2026SAS “Direct Entry Captain A320 in Copenhagen & Stockholm”checked 29 October 2026
Training bond
36 months (the company pays for training after you join)
Pilot FAQs. Repayment amounts and waivers are not stated
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Annual leave
42 calendar days a year
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SourcesSAS “Pilot FAQ / Employment and Conditions”SAS “Career & Life as a SAS Pilot”
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Stockholm · Average rent from an estate-agency survey, 1-Bed
SEK 23,350 a month (≈$2.5K)
ISRP/OECD and Eurostat
Where to liveStockholm · ARN
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
RentAverage rent from an estate-agency survey · per month
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ISRP/OECD and Eurostat
Where to liveHillingdon, London · LHR
RentAverage private rent · per month
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
Where to liveBergen · BGO
RentAverage rent of rented dwellings · per month
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
BaseARN · CPH · OSL · LHR · BGO View on Google Maps
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Seoul Incheon
Seoul Incheon
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SAS Scandinavian Airlines captain pay is estimated at about $167K per year, pre-tax. These are our own estimates from public information, not figures the airline publishes.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines first officer pay is estimated at about $86K per year, pre-tax, rising with seniority.
Captain / First Officer — International operations. Copenhagen / Stockholm base. Key requirements: License: EASA ATPL (recognized by national CAAs); English: ICAO Level 4 or above; Type Rating: A350 / A330 / A321 preferred. We have not been able to confirm flight-hour requirements the airline publishes; the airline’s careers page is linked under Jobs above. Hiring resumed after the 2022–2024 restructuring process. Terms and conditions may fluctuate depending on union negotiations.
We do not publish a monthly figure for SAS Scandinavian 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.
We estimate annual pay for SAS Scandinavian Airlines captains at about $167K. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure SAS Scandinavian 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 SAS Scandinavian Airlines first officers at about $86K. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure SAS Scandinavian 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 2026-10-30; 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.
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