Airline based in Vietnam. Headquarters: Hanoi. Founded 1995. Fleet includes the A320neo, A321 and A350.
FleetTypes listed by the airline
SourcesVietnam Airlines “Annual Report 2025”Vietnam Airlines “Fleet Information | Fly with Vietnam Airlines”
$120K
$66K
Our estimate
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We have not been able to confirm any vacancies published by the airline.
Published by the airline
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Pilots’ answers
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Pilots’ answers
Terms published by the airline
Pilots’ answers
We have not been able to confirm any terms published by the airline
Pilots’ answers
Staff travel
The company’s ID tickets, plus travel on other SkyTeam airlines
2019 company article (the new pilot pay scheme)
Staff travel is shown under “Duty & training”. See Duty & training
Terms published by the airline
SourcesVietnam Airlines JSC “Báo cáo thường niên2025”
Pilots’ answers (items at least three pilots have answered)
Base city
Not confirmed
We have not been able to confirm rent sources
5 airports
JapanNGO
Nagoya Chubu
Nagoya Chubu
Hotels & tips
TaiwanTPE
Taipei Taoyuan
Taipei Taoyuan
Hotels & tips
TaiwanKHH
Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung
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Answers so far
Vietnam Airlines captain pay is estimated at about $120K per year, pre-tax. These are our own estimates from public information, not figures the airline publishes.
Vietnam Airlines first officer pay is estimated at about $66K per year, pre-tax, rising with seniority.
Contract Captain — Foreign pilot direct hire. Key requirements: License: ATPL (ICAO); Experience: Widebody captain; Contract: USD fixed-term.
Dividing our estimated annual figures by 12, Vietnam Airlines captains earn about $9.9K a month and first officers about $5.5K. 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 Vietnam Airlines first officers at $66K and captains at $120K — a step of about $53K, or roughly 1.8×. The actual figure moves with seniority, type rating and the routes you fly.
Every figure on this page is gross, before income tax. We estimate captains at $120K and first officers at $66K 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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