Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines captains earn about $252K a year on our estimate. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure Singapore Airlines publishes. These are gross figures, before income tax. Actual amounts taken from payslips submitted by pilots are in REAL PAY.

Singapore Airlines first officers earn about $116K a year on our estimate. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure Singapore Airlines publishes. These are gross figures, before income tax.

Direct Entry Captain / First Officer — Singapore-based international operations. Key requirements: The airline’s contract vacancies ask captains for at least 7,000 hours total, including 3,000 hours PIC on international commercial jets and 1,500 hours PIC on the A350 or A380, and two years as captain on type; first officers for at least 1,500 hours as first officer (3,000 preferred), including 1,500 hours on the A350 or A380, and two years on type; both ask for ICAO English Level 5 or above. Singapore Employment Pass sponsored by SIA. Check SIA official careers for current openings.

We do not publish a monthly figure for Singapore Airlines.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 Singapore Airlines captains at about $252K. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure Singapore Airlines publishes. The sources do not say whether the Singapore Airlines figures on this page are before or after tax. The actual figure moves with the aircraft type, years of service and the routes you fly. We estimate annual pay for Singapore Airlines first officers at about $116K. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure Singapore Airlines publishes. The sources do not say whether the Singapore Airlines figures on this page are before or after tax. The actual figure moves with the aircraft type, years of service and the routes you fly. Source checked 2026-10-29; yen figures are converted for comparison at the rate held as of 2026-08-22, not a live rate.

The sources do not say whether the Singapore Airlines figures on this page are before or after 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 Take-home depends on where you are resident and on your own deductions, so no single percentage applies, and we do not publish one.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.