Airline based in Canada. Headquarters: Calgary. Founded 1996. Pilot bases include Calgary (YYC), Edmonton (YEG) and Vancouver (YVR). Fleet includes the B737-700, B737-800 and B737 MAX 8.
FleetTypes listed by the airline
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$245K
$129K
Our estimate
Sourcesavcentral.ca, “WestJet Pilot Salary 2026: FO $81K, Captain up to $321K”Updated 22 April 2026 · checked 30 October 2026WestJet (WestJet Careers), “Pilot careers”No publication date given · checked 30 October 2026Reuters (Yahoo Finance Canada), “WestJet, pilots in tentative deal for 24% hourly raise over 4 years, document shows”27 May 2023 · checked 3 November 2026
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First Officer
+141%over 11 years
Year 1 $58K
Year 11 $140K
Captain
+19%over 12 years
Year 1 $195K
Year 12 $232K
Year of serviceTap a year to see the pay
Year 1
First Officer
$58K
Captain
$195K
Year 2
First Officer
$69K
+$11Kvs. the year before
Captain
$197K
+$1.9Kvs. the year before
Year 3
First Officer
$81K
+$11Kvs. the year before
Captain
$199K
+$1.9Kvs. the year before
Year 4
First Officer
$87K
+$6.3Kvs. the year before
Captain
$201K
+$1.9Kvs. the year before
Year 5
First Officer
$120K
+$33Kvs. the year before
Captain
$203K
+$1.9Kvs. the year before
Year 6
First Officer
$124K
+$4.4Kvs. the year before
Captain
$204K
+$1.9Kvs. the year before
Year 7
First Officer
$129K
+$5Kvs. the year before
Captain
$209K
+$5Kvs. the year before
Year 8
First Officer
$133K
+$4.4Kvs. the year before
Captain
$214K
+$4.4Kvs. the year before
Year 9
First Officer
$138K
+$4.4Kvs. the year before
Captain
$218K
+$4.4Kvs. the year before
Year 10
First Officer
$139K
+$1.3Kvs. the year before
Captain
$223K
+$4.4Kvs. the year before
Year 11
First Officer
$140K
+$629vs. the year before
Captain
$227K
+$4.4Kvs. the year before
Year 12
Captain
$232K
+$4.4Kvs. the year before
First Officer
+92%over 10 years
Year 1 $58K
Year 10 $111K
Captain
+40%over 12 years
Year 1 $142K
Year 12 $199K
Year of serviceTap a year to see the pay
Year 1
First Officer
$58K
Captain
$142K
Year 2
First Officer
$63K
+$5Kvs. the year before
Captain
$147K
+$4.4Kvs. the year before
Year 3
First Officer
$81K
+$18Kvs. the year before
Captain
$152K
+$5Kvs. the year before
Year 4
First Officer
$86K
+$5.7Kvs. the year before
Captain
$156K
+$4.4Kvs. the year before
Year 5
First Officer
$99K
+$13Kvs. the year before
Captain
$161K
+$5Kvs. the year before
Year 6
First Officer
$103K
+$4.4Kvs. the year before
Captain
$166K
+$5Kvs. the year before
Year 7
First Officer
$107K
+$3.8Kvs. the year before
Captain
$172K
+$6.3Kvs. the year before
Year 8
First Officer
$108K
+$1.3Kvs. the year before
Captain
$179K
+$6.9Kvs. the year before
Year 9
First Officer
$110K
+$1.9Kvs. the year before
Captain
$186K
+$6.9Kvs. the year before
Year 10
First Officer
$111K
+$1.3Kvs. the year before
Captain
$193K
+$6.3Kvs. the year before
Year 11
Captain
$196K
+$3.1Kvs. the year before
Year 12
Captain
$199K
+$3.8Kvs. the year before
Hourly rate × 75 credit hours a month × 12 months, base pay only. Profit sharing, per diem and company retirement contributions are not included.
Summarized by PILOT VALUE from public union contracts and company and union materials.
We have not been able to confirm any vacancies published by the airline.
Duty days per month
Up to 16 duty days on a regular line and 18 on a reserve line
Pilot recruitment page (WestJet mainline)
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Pilots’ answers
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Pilots’ answers
We have not been able to confirm any terms published by the airline
Pilots’ answers
Pension
The company contributes 10% of eligible earnings (with a 1% employee contribution)
Pilot recruitment page (WestJet mainline pilots)
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Staff travel is shown under “Duty & training”. See Duty & training
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Northeast Calgary · Average rent by survey zone, paid by current tenants, 1-Bed
CAD 1,501 a month (≈$1.1K)
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), "Rental Market Survey (October 2025)" · October 2025 survey (published December 2025)
Where to liveCalgary · YYC
Calgary's northeast quadrant around YYC; Saddle Ridge, east of the airport, is a newer suburb at the end of a CTrain line.
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Residential northwest Calgary, home to Nose Hill Park, a natural park of over 11 km² that protects native grassland.
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Residential southwest Calgary around the Glenmore Reservoir, circled by a 16 km pathway, with Heritage Park Historical Village on its shore.
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Communities near Calgary: Airdrie to the north on Highway 2, and Cochrane, 18 km west of the city in the Bow River valley.
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RentAverage rent by survey zone, paid by current tenants · per month
1-Bed
2-Bed
3-Bed
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), "Rental Market Survey (October 2025)"October 2025 survey (published December 2025)
Where to liveEdmonton · YEG
A city across Highway 2 from Edmonton International Airport, 33 km south of Edmonton, with Telford Lake on its east side.
3-bedroom home listings (seen 2 November 2026, asking rents, not signed leases): CAD 2,295 a month
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Residential southwest Edmonton, north of the airport, beside the North Saskatchewan River valley parks, including Terwillegar Park.
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A city on Edmonton's northwest edge along the Sturgeon River, first settled as a Métis community.
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East of Edmonton, reaching toward Elk Island National Park; about 73% of residents live in the suburban community of Sherwood Park.
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RentAverage rent by survey zone, paid by current tenants · per month
1-Bed
2-Bed
3-Bed
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), "Rental Market Survey (October 2025)"October 2025 survey (published December 2025)
Where to liveVancouver · YVR
The city that includes Sea Island, home of YVR. Steveston, on its southwest tip, is an old fishing village with a working harbor.
3-bedroom home listings (seen 2 November 2026, asking rents, not signed leases): CAD 3,550 a month (1,504 sq ft)
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
Residential West Side neighborhoods on the south shore of English Bay, from Kitsilano Beach west to Jericho and Spanish Banks.
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A residential neighborhood on Vancouver's West Side, north of YVR, with a shopping district along West 41st Avenue.
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On Burrard Inlet's north shore, linked to downtown Vancouver by the Lions Gate Bridge, with homes rising from the water up the mountainside.
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Spread across the North Shore mountain slopes above Burrard Inlet, with Deep Cove and Lynn Canyon's suspension bridge close by.
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RentAverage rent by survey zone, paid by current tenants · per month
1-Bed
2-Bed
3-Bed
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), "Rental Market Survey (October 2025)"October 2025 survey (published December 2025)
Where to liveWinnipeg · YWG
Winnipeg's west end around the airport, with residential streets along Portage Avenue dating from the early 1900s and parks like Bruce Park.
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Around Assiniboine Park on the south bank of the Assiniboine River in southwest Winnipeg, with a zoo, gardens and the Assiniboine Forest.
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
A southwest Winnipeg community home to the University of Manitoba's main campus, with Pembina Highway running through it.
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A residential area in south Winnipeg between the Red and Seine rivers, home to St. Vital Park on the Red River.
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RentAverage rent by survey zone, paid by current tenants · per month
1-Bed
2-Bed
3-Bed
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), "Rental Market Survey (October 2025)"October 2025 survey (published December 2025)
Where to liveToronto · YYZ
Toronto's west end, southeast of Pearson Airport, where Kipling station marks the western end of subway Line 2.
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The northwest corner of Mississauga, west of Pearson Airport. Streetsville, on the Credit River, keeps its historic small-town streetscape.
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A Lake Ontario town southwest of Pearson Airport, with its downtown along Lakeshore Road and a harbor on the waterfront.
3-bedroom home listings (seen 2 November 2026, asking rents, not signed leases): CAD 2,900 a month (2,123 sq ft)
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
A city about 30 km northeast of downtown Toronto, home to many tech firms; Main Street Unionville is a heritage conservation district.
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Cities and a township in York Region just north of Toronto: Richmond Hill has Lake Wilcox, and King is rolling country with horse farms.
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RentAverage rent by survey zone, paid by current tenants · per month
1-Bed
2-Bed
3-Bed
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), "Rental Market Survey (October 2025)"October 2025 survey (published December 2025)
Where to liveMontréal · YUL
Dorval, where Trudeau Airport covers about 60% of the land, and neighbouring Lachine on Lac Saint-Louis, where the Lachine Canal begins.
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A residential suburb on the north shore of Lac Saint-Louis, west of Trudeau Airport, where most residents live in single-family homes.
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A Montréal borough bordering Trudeau Airport and home to Air Canada's head office; Bois-Franc was built on a former airfield.
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Residential areas northwest of Mount Royal: the Town of Mount Royal, planned as a garden city, and Outremont, with shops on Laurier.
Getting to the airportBetween the station and the airport
RentAverage rent by survey zone, paid by current tenants · per month
1-Bed
2-Bed
3-Bed
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), "Rental Market Survey (October 2025)"October 2025 survey (published December 2025)
Summarized by PILOT VALUE from public union contracts and company and union materials.
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WestJet Airlines captain pay is estimated at about $245K per year, pre-tax. These are our own estimates from public information, not figures the airline publishes.
WestJet Airlines first officer pay is estimated at about $129K per year, pre-tax, rising with seniority.
Captain / First Officer — Domestic and international flying. Calgary-based. Key requirements: License Required: Transport Canada ATPL; English: ICAO Level 4 or above. We have not been able to confirm flight-hour requirements the airline publishes. Calgary's cost of living is lower than on the east coast.
We do not publish a monthly figure for WestJet 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 WestJet Airlines captains at about $245K. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure WestJet 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 WestJet Airlines first officers at about $129K. That is our own estimate from public information, not a figure WestJet 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 2026-11-03; yen figures are converted for comparison at the rate held as of 2026-08-22, not a live rate.
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