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Pilot Salary in Oceania

Q: What is the monthly pilot salary in Oceania?

Dividing the regional average by 12 gives roughly $15K a month for captains and $8K for first officers. What actually lands each month moves with block hours flown, and where an annual bonus is paid the regular monthly figure sits lower with a spike in the bonus month.

Q: How does it compare with Japanese airlines?

Captains at the 26 Japanese airlines we list average $116K. Oceania at $174K is $58K higher.

4 airlines based in Oceania, across 3 countries, compared on captain and first officer averages and ranges. Drill into a country for its own page, or into an airline for its pay breakdown, fleet and pilot reviews.

4 airlines · 3 countries #3 of 7 regions

Captain average

¥2,780万

¥1,400万〜5,400万

First officer average

¥1,560万

¥800万〜3,120万

vs world average

+12%

world avg ¥2,480万

Top payer

Qantas

captain ¥3,700万

Pilot salary by country in Oceania

Sorted by captain average, highest first. Open a country for its airline-by-airline breakdown, how it compares with the world average, and its income-tax status.

#	Country	Airlines	Captain avg	Captain range	F/O avg	Income tax
1	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	¥3,300万	¥2,500万〜4,000万	¥1,750万	Yes
2	🇦🇺 Australia	2	¥3,050万	¥1,900万〜5,400万	¥1,730万	Yes
3	🇫🇯 Fiji	1	¥1,700万	¥1,400万〜2,400万	¥1,050万	Yes

Pilot salary by airline in Oceania (4 airlines)

All 4 airlines, sorted by captain average. Click an airline for its pay breakdown, fleet, hiring requirements and reviews from working pilots.

Airline	Country	Captain avg	Captain range	F/O avg	F/O range
Qantas	🇦🇺 Australia	¥3,700万	¥3,120万〜5,400万	¥2,100万	¥1,660万〜3,120万
Air New Zealand	🇳🇿 New Zealand	¥3,300万	¥2,500万〜4,000万	¥1,750万	¥1,150万〜2,300万
Jetstar Airways (Jetstar)	🇦🇺 Australia	¥2,400万	¥1,900万〜3,100万	¥1,350万	¥950万〜1,750万
Fiji Airways	🇫🇯 Fiji	¥1,700万	¥1,400万〜2,400万	¥1,050万	¥800万〜1,600万

Where Oceania sits worldwide

Captain averages by region. Oceania sits at ¥2,780万 against a ¥2,480万 average across all 112 airlines — about 12% above. That is 3rd of the 7 regions.

World average

¥2,480万

North America

¥4,110万

The Middle East

¥3,030万

Oceania

¥2,780万

Europe

¥2,560万

Asia

¥2,140万

Latin America

¥2,050万

Africa

¥1,490万

Japan

¥1,850万

Regional figures are the unweighted mean of captain averages for the airlines we list there. Japan has no separate regional hub — see the Japan page. First officers in Oceania average ¥1,560万, against ¥1,400万 across all 112 airlines.

Compare other regions

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North America

14 airlines · 2 countries

¥4,110万

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The Middle East

9 airlines · 7 countries

¥3,030万

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Europe

25 airlines · 18 countries

¥2,560万

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Asia

26 airlines · 12 countries

¥2,140万

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Latin America

4 airlines · 4 countries

¥2,050万

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Africa

4 airlines · 4 countries

Frequently asked questions

How much do pilots earn in Oceania?

Across the 4 Oceania airlines on PILOT VALUE, captains average ¥2,780万 (¥1,400万〜5,400万) and first officers average ¥1,560万 (¥800万〜3,120万). That is about 12% above the ¥2,480万 captain average across all 112 airlines we track, and 3rd of the 7 regions we group them into.

Which airline in Oceania pays pilots the most?

Of the 4 airlines listed, Qantas pays the most: captains average ¥3,700万 (¥3,120万〜5,400万) and first officers ¥2,100万 (¥1,660万〜3,120万).

Which country in Oceania pays pilots the most?

Of the 3 countries in Oceania that we cover, New Zealand is highest: captains at its 1 listed airline average ¥3,300万.

What is the monthly pilot salary in Oceania?

Dividing the regional average by 12 gives roughly ¥232万 a month for captains and ¥130万 for first officers. What actually lands each month moves with block hours flown, and where an annual bonus is paid the regular monthly figure sits lower with a spike in the bonus month.

How does it compare with Japanese airlines?

Captains at the 26 Japanese airlines we list average ¥1,850万. Oceania at ¥2,780万 is ¥930万 higher.

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