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Pilot Salary in Chile

LATAM Airlines, based in Chile, with captain and first officer averages and ranges. Civil aviation authority: DGAC.

1 airline #34 of 51 countries
Captain average
$120K
$75K〜$170K
First officer average
$60K
$35K〜$94K
vs world average
-23%
world avg $156K
Top payer
LATAM Airlines
captain $120K

Pilot salary by airline in Chile

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
LATAM Airlines $120K $75K〜$170K $60K $35K〜$94K

Where Chile sits worldwide

Captain averages side by side. Chile sits at $120K against a $156K average across all 112 airlines — about 23% below. That places it 34th of the 51 countries covered.

World average
$156K
Japan
$116K
🇨🇱 Chile
$120K
🇺🇸 United States
$276K
🇨🇭 Switzerland
$258K
🇳🇱 Netherlands
$249K

Country figures are the unweighted mean of captain averages for the airlines we list there. World first officer average: $88K across 112 airlines.

Compare other countries

To see the whole region at once, go to pilot salary in Latin America — 4 airlines across 4 countries, captains averaging $129K.

🇲🇽
Mexico
1 airline
$145K
🇵🇦
Panama
1 airline
$145K
🇨🇴
Colombia
1 airline
$107K
🇯🇵
Japan
26 airlines
$116K
🇹🇭
Thailand
1 airline
$116K
🇻🇳
Vietnam
3 airlines
$116K

Frequently asked questions

How much do pilots earn in Chile?
At LATAM Airlines, the only airline we list in Chile, captains average $120K ($75K〜$170K) and first officers average $60K ($35K〜$94K). That is about 23% below the $156K captain average across all 112 airlines we track.
Which airline in Chile pays pilots the most?
LATAM Airlines is the only airline we list in Chile: captains average $120K ($75K〜$170K) and first officers $60K.
How does Chile rank worldwide for pilot pay?
Ranked by captain average across the 51 countries we cover, Chile is number 34. The world average is $156K; Chile sits at $120K.
How does it compare with Japanese airlines?
Captains at the 26 Japanese airlines we list average $116K. Chile at $120K is $3.1K higher.

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