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Pilot Salary in Australia
2 airlines based in Australia, compared on captain and first officer averages and ranges. Civil aviation authority: CASA.
Pilot salary by airline in Australia
Sorted by captain average, highest first. Click an airline for its pay breakdown, fleet, hiring requirements and reviews from working pilots.
| Airline | Captain avg | Captain range | F/O avg | F/O range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas | ¥3,700万 | ¥3,120万〜5,400万 | ¥2,100万 | ¥1,660万〜3,120万 |
| Jetstar Airways (Jetstar) | ¥2,400万 | ¥1,900万〜3,100万 | ¥1,350万 | ¥950万〜1,750万 |
Where Australia sits worldwide
Captain averages side by side. Australia sits at ¥3,050万 against a ¥2,480万 average across all 112 airlines — about 23% above. That places it 10th of the 51 countries covered.
Country figures are the unweighted mean of captain averages for the airlines we list there. World first officer average: ¥1,400万 across 112 airlines.
Compare other countries
To see the whole region at once, go to pilot salary in Oceania — 4 airlines across 3 countries, captains averaging ¥2,780万.
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