Singapore Airlines Group LCC. Medium and long-haul routes.
Scoot is the LCC subsidiary of the Singapore Airlines Group. Operating medium and long-haul routes across East Asia, SE Asia, Australia, and Europe using B787 and A320 family. Singapore-based, benefiting from relatively low tax rates. Proven record of hiring foreign pilots.
* Figures are reference values based on public data and industry benchmarks. Verify actual compensation with each airline's official recruitment information.
| Position | Salary Range | Avg / Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain B787 long-haul / A320 short-haul |
¥19M–¥29M |
¥23.5M | Pre-tax |
| First Officer International |
¥8.5M–¥14.5M |
¥11.5M | Seniority-based |
💡 SGD/JPY≈112. Singapore income tax max 24% (low). Note: Singapore living costs are high.
Modeled from the captain / first-officer ranges above, sliced into standard career stages. Bands marked est. are derived from those ranges (not official); verified bands come from active-pilot data. Management pay is crowd-sourced from verified pilots.
| Career Stage | Years | Annual (pre-tax) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadet / Trainee | ≤2 yrs | ¥3M–¥4.5M | est. |
| First Officer — Junior | 3–5 yrs | ¥8.5M–¥11.2M | est. |
| First Officer — Mid | 6–10 yrs | ¥10.2M–¥12.8M | est. |
| First Officer — Senior | 11–15 yrs | ¥11.8M–¥14.5M | est. |
| Captain — New | 15–18 yrs | ¥19M–¥23.5M | est. |
| Captain — Mid | 19–24 yrs | ¥21.8M–¥26.2M | est. |
| Senior Captain | 25+ yrs | ¥24.5M–¥29M | est. |
| Management / Instructor / Examiner | — | Data wanted | crowd-sourced |
SIN to Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, Australia, Europe (Berlin). 70+ cities.
B787-8/9 (long-haul), A320/A321neo (short/medium)
Scoot / SIA Group ATC. Ground → simulator → LIFUS.
Singapore Airlines Group safety and training standards applied. High-quality training culture.
OPC/LPC 1–2x per year per CAAS (Singapore).
Vacancy + seniority based.
SQ and Scoot employee discount tickets.
Asia's financial hub. Multicultural, English-speaking environment.
Comprehensive medical coverage (Singapore high-standard healthcare).
Singapore income tax max 24% — lower than Japan.
Hiring status: Regular foreign pilot hiring. Demand for both B787 and A320 type-rated pilots.
| Airline | Captain (range) | First Officer | Income Tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoot 🇸🇬 | ¥19M–¥29M | ¥8.5M–¥14.5M | Income tax applies |
| ANA 🇯🇵 | ¥22M–¥35M | ¥14M–¥21M | ~33% (Japan) |
| JAL 🇯🇵 | ¥22M–¥35M | ¥14M–¥21M | ~33% (Japan) |
* Salary figures are SSOT reference values (pre-tax unless marked tax-free). ANA / JAL shown as the Japan baseline — ~33% income tax applies in Japan, so after-tax take-home is lower than the headline. Tax-free carriers pay 100% take-home. Verify exact figures with each airline.
Scoot captain pay averages about ¥23.5M per year (range ¥19M–¥29M), pre-tax. Figures are reference values based on public data and industry benchmarks.
Scoot first officer pay averages about ¥11.5M per year (range ¥8.5M–¥14.5M), pre-tax, rising with seniority — see the Career Ladder above for the year-by-year breakdown.
Captain — B787 — Long-haul international.. Key requirements — License: ATPL (ICAO); B787 Type: Preferred or willing to obtain; Experience: Widebody captain experience.
Scoot captains average ¥23.5M, versus roughly ¥27M at ANA / JAL. Both figures are pre-tax; Japan applies ~33% income tax.
Dividing the annual average by 12, Scoot captains earn about ¥1.96M a month and first officers about ¥0.96M. 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.
Scoot first officers average ¥11.5M and captains ¥23.5M — a step of about ¥12M, or roughly 2.0×. The full range runs ¥8.5M to ¥29M, and where you sit inside it is set by seniority, type rating and the routes you fly. The seniority table on this page breaks the same range into career stages.
Every figure on this page is gross, before income tax. Captains average ¥23.5M and first officers ¥11.5M 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.
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