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Pilot Salary in Japan

26 airlines based in Japan, compared on our captain and first officer estimates and ranges. Civil aviation authority: JCAB.

26 airlines #31 of 52 countries
Captain estimate
$153K
$63K〜$220K
First officer estimate
$91K
$38K〜$132K
vs world estimate
-43%
world estimate avg $270K
Top payer
All Nippon Airways (ANA)
captain $179K

Pilot salary by airline in Japan

Airlines whose sources we have checked come first, each figure shown with who it applies to, what it includes and when it was published. The rest are sorted by captain average, highest first. Click an airline for its pay breakdown, fleet, hiring requirements and reviews from working pilots.

Airlines whose sources we have checked (10)

“Official posting” means the airline’s own published figure, “job posting” a recruitment agency’s advert, “past ad” a vacancy that has since closed, and “modelled example” a figure we can reproduce from a published document and its formula. “Estimated” is our own estimate from public information, not a figure the airline publishes.

Airline Position Annual figure we publish
All Nippon Airways (ANA) Captain $179K (Estimated)
First officer $98K (Estimated)
Japan Airlines (JAL) Captain $161K (Estimated)
First officer $102K (Estimated)
Jetstar Japan Captain $161K (Estimated)
First officer $95K (Estimated)
ZIPAIR Tokyo Captain $157K (Estimated)
First officer $94K (Estimated)
Peach Aviation Captain $148K (Estimated)
First officer $88K (Estimated)
ANA Wings Captain $145K (Estimated)
First officer $82K (Estimated)
J-Air (J-AIR) Captain $126K (Estimated)
First officer $85K (Estimated)
Skymark Airlines Captain $120K (Estimated)
First officer $80K (Estimated)
Fuji Dream Airlines (FDA) Captain $106K (Estimated)
First officer $53K (Estimated)
Oriental Air Bridge (ORC) Captain $94K (Estimated)
First officer $65K (Estimated)

Other airlines we list (16)

For these 16 the figures are our own estimates with a range, worked out from publicly available information.

Airline Captain est. Captain range F/O est. F/O range
AirJapan $132K $120K〜$151K $85K $72K〜$98K
Solaseed Air $126K $113K〜$145K $79K $66K〜$88K
Spring Japan $126K $107K〜$157K $72K $57K〜$88K
Japan Transocean Air (JTA) $126K $113K〜$145K $82K $69K〜$94K
AIRDO (AIR DO) $123K $110K〜$142K $75K $63K〜$88K
StarFlyer (Star Flyer) $123K $104K〜$138K $72K $57K〜$85K
Hokkaido Air System (HAC) $107K $94K〜$120K $63K $53K〜$75K
IBEX Airlines $107K $94K〜$120K $66K $57K〜$79K
Japan Air Commuter (JAC) $107K $94K〜$120K $63K $53K〜$75K
Ryukyu Air Commuter (RAC) $107K $94K〜$120K $63K $53K〜$75K
Amakusa Airlines (AMX) $88K $75K〜$101K $53K $44K〜$63K
Toki Air $88K $75K〜$107K $50K $41K〜$60K
Daiichi Aviation (Daiichi Air) $82K $69K〜$94K $50K $41K〜$60K
Shin Chuo Airlines (Shin Nichi Aviation) $79K $63K〜$94K $47K $41K〜$57K
Shin Nihon Airlines $75K $63K〜$88K $47K $38K〜$57K
Toho Air Service $75K $63K〜$94K $47K $38K〜$57K

Where Japan sits worldwide

Captain estimates side by side. Japan sits at $153K against a $270K world average — about 43% below. That places it 31st of the 52 countries we give an average for.

World average
$270K
🇯🇵 Japan
$153K
🇺🇸 United States
$417K
🇳🇱 Netherlands
$417K
🇫🇷 France
$323K

Country figures are the mean of our captain estimates for the airlines we list there. First officers: $154K worldwide. These are our own estimates from public information, not figures the airlines publish. Where an airline has published a figure itself, we show that separately on its own page.

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Frequently asked questions

How much do pilots earn in Japan?
Across the 26 airlines we list in Japan, our captain estimate averages $153K ($63K〜$220K) and first officers average $91K ($38K〜$132K). That is about 43% below the $270K world captain average.
Which airline in Japan pays pilots the most?
Of the 26 airlines listed, All Nippon Airways (ANA) pays the most: our captain estimate is $179K ($138K〜$220K) and first officers $98K.
How does Japan rank worldwide for pilot pay?
Ranked by captain average across the 52 countries we publish an estimate for, Japan is number 31. The world captain average is $270K; Japan sits at $153K.