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Pilot Salary in Turkey
Turkish Airlines, based in Turkey, with captain and first officer averages and ranges. Civil aviation authority: SHGM.
Pilot salary by airline in Turkey
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkish Airlines | $157K | $126K〜$189K | $88K | $72K〜$113K |
Where Turkey sits worldwide
Captain averages side by side. Turkey sits at $157K against a $156K average across all 112 airlines — about 1% above. That places it 22th of the 51 countries covered.
Country figures are the unweighted mean of captain averages for the airlines we list there. World first officer average: $88K across 112 airlines.
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To see the whole region at once, go to pilot salary in Europe — 25 airlines across 18 countries, captains averaging $161K.
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