Vietnam's largest LCC. Rapid growth. A320-family only.
VietJet Air, founded 2011, is Vietnam's first private LCC and largest passenger carrier. Hubbing at Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, it rapidly expanded across SE Asia, East Asia, and South Asia. A320-family only. Fast growth drives consistent foreign captain demand.
* 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 Domestic & international |
¥12M–¥23M |
¥18M | Pre-tax |
| First Officer Domestic & International |
¥6M–¥13.5M |
¥9.5M | Seniority-based |
💡 USD/JPY=150. Foreign captain USD contracts confirmed. Vietnam income tax applies.
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 | ¥6M–¥9.4M | est. |
| First Officer — Mid | 6–10 yrs | ¥8.1M–¥11.4M | est. |
| First Officer — Senior | 11–15 yrs | ¥10.1M–¥13.5M | est. |
| Captain — New | 15–18 yrs | ¥12M–¥17M | est. |
| Captain — Mid | 19–24 yrs | ¥15.1M–¥19.9M | est. |
| Senior Captain | 25+ yrs | ¥18.1M–¥23M | est. |
| Management / Instructor / Examiner | — | Data wanted | crowd-sourced |
HCMC/Hanoi to SE Asia, Japan (NRT/KIX), Korea, Taiwan, India.
A320/A321neo. ~90 aircraft (large orders outstanding).
CAAV Vietnam-approved ATC. Ground → simulator → LIFUS.
Supervised line ops post-type rating.
OPC/LPC per CAAV.
A320 hours required. Rapid growth may accelerate some upgrades.
VietJet employee discount tickets.
Basic medical coverage.
Per-flight duty or productivity pay.
Per Vietnamese labor law.
Hiring status: Actively hiring foreign captains with A320 type (A320 type required).
Vietnam DGCA license conversion required.
| Airline | Captain (range) | First Officer | Income Tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| VietJet Air 🇻🇳 | ¥12M–¥23M | ¥6M–¥13.5M | 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.
VietJet Air captain pay averages about ¥18M per year (range ¥12M–¥23M), pre-tax. Figures are reference values based on public data and industry benchmarks.
VietJet Air first officer pay averages about ¥9.5M per year (range ¥6M–¥13.5M), pre-tax, rising with seniority — see the Career Ladder above for the year-by-year breakdown.
Contract Captain — A320/A321 — Foreign direct entry.. Key requirements — License: ATPL (ICAO); Type: A320 type (required); English: ICAO Level 4+; Contract: USD fixed-term. Vietnam DGCA license conversion required.
VietJet Air captains average ¥18M, versus roughly ¥27M at ANA / JAL. Both figures are pre-tax; Japan applies ~33% income tax.
Dividing the annual average by 12, VietJet Air captains earn about ¥1.5M a month and first officers about ¥0.79M. 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.
VietJet Air first officers average ¥9.5M and captains ¥18M — a step of about ¥8.5M, or roughly 1.9×. The full range runs ¥6M to ¥23M, 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 ¥18M and first officers ¥9.5M 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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