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Complete Overview of Corporate Pilot Pay

Working as a corporate pilot can be an exciting and lucrative career. In this article, we will provide a complete overview of corporate pilot pay, specifically focusing on the compensation for corporate jet pilots. Whether you are an aspiring pilot or a seasoned professional in the aviation industry, understanding industry trends in corporate pilot pay is crucial for making informed career decisions.

Most salaries are set by aircraft flown – with larger and more capable airplanes typically having higher salaries. The following information includes pay for the different types of corporate jet operations, which include working directly for a corporation or private individual, working as a charter pilot, or working for a corporate jet fractional company.

Corporate Pilot Annual Salary

This segment covers those pilots that work directly for a corporation or private individual. Figures provide are based on an annual survey conducted in 2023 by Pro Pilot Magazine

Corporate Pilot Annual Salary – Captain

Airplane TypeAverageLowHigh
Heavy / International Jets
Airbus ACJ318/319175,000157,000218,000
Boeing 737/BBJ174,000158,000212,000
Challenger 600/601147,000124,000179,000
Challenger 604/605166,000130,000214,000
Challenger 650172,000137,000230,000
Falcon 7X/8X177,000142,000219,000
Falcon 900/900EX169,000124,000213,000
Global Express/5000/6000194,000147,000249,000
Global 7500200,000151,000252,000
Gulfstream IV/G450178,000134,000221,000
Gulfstream V/G550194,000148,000241,000
Gulfstream G500/G600199,000152,000248,000
Gulfstream G650203,000158,000254,000
Large Jets
Falcon 2000/2000EX/LX160,000120,000204,000
Gulfstream III134,000111,000169,000
Super-Midsize Jets
Challenger 300/350146,000118,000179,000
Citation Latitude149,000122,000178,000
Citation Longitude143,000115,000172,000
Citation X150,000123,000179,000
Embraer Legacy 600131,000107,000159,000
Embraer Legacy 450/500147,000121,000174,000
Embraer Praetor 500/600146,000117,000181,000
Falcon 50/50EX136,000110,000169,000
Gulfstream Galaxy/ G200/G280144,000114,000179,000
Midsize Jets
Citation Excel/XLS115,00097,000147,000
Citation Sovereign136,000109,000151,000
Falcon 20/200103,00088,000130,000
Gulfstream Astra/G100/G150126,000102,000149,000
Hawker 800/800XP/1000124,000101,000152,000
Hawker 850/850XP/900/900XP129,000107,000153,000
Learjet 35/3694,00084,000117,000
Learjet 40/40XR/45/45XR116,00097,000138,000
Learjet 55/60/60XR121,000103,000140,000
Learjet 70/75125,000110,000144,000
Light Jets
Beechjet 400/Hawker 400XP102,00089,000123,000
Cirrus Vision Jet86,00077,000106,000
CitationJet/CJ1/CJ2/M293,00082,000111,000
Citation II/SII/Bravo/CJ3/CJ4102,00084,000130,000
Citation V/Ultra/Encore109,00088,000136,000
Citation Mustang85,00077,000104,000
Embraer Phenom 10089,00081,000109,000
Embraer Phenom 30098,00085,000122,000
HondaJet HA42089,00081,000109,000
Premier 196,00081,000113,000
Pilatus PC-24102,00084,000131,000

Corporate Pilot Annual Salary – First Officer

Airplane TypeAverageLowHigh
Heavy / International Jets
Airbus ACJ318/319108,00096,000121,000
Boeing 737/BBJ111,00099,000120,000
Challenger 600/60196,00087,000111,000
Challenger 604/605108,000100,000118,000
Challenger 650114,000107,000125,000
Falcon 7X/8X112,000102,000124,000
Falcon 900/900EX110,00099,000120,000
Global Express/5000/6000117,000102,000130,000
Global 7500130,000115,000140,000
Gulfstream IV/G450114,000100,000125,000
Gulfstream V/G550120,000104,000136,000
Gulfstream G500/G600121,000107,000137,000
Gulfstream G650124,000110,000140,000
Large Jets
Falcon 2000/2000EX/LX104,00090,000118,000
Gulfstream III98,00082,000110,000
Super-Midsize Jets
Challenger 300/35098,00082,000109,000
Citation Latitude101,00083,000112,000
Citation Longitude94,00078,000107,000
Citation X103,00087,000116,000
Embraer Legacy 60088,00075,000105,000
Embraer Legacy 450/50097,00076,000109,000
Embraer Praetor 500/60098,00081,000112,000
Falcon 50/50EX95,00076,000106,000
Gulstream Galaxy/G200/G28088,00072,000107,000
Midsize Jets
Citation Excel/XLS74,00066,00087,000
Citation Sovereign86,00072,000104,000
Falcon 20/20068,00055,00081,000
Gulfstream Astra/G100/G15072,00063,00090,000
Hawker 800/800XP/100080,00070,000100,000
Hawker 850/850XP/900/900XP86,00075,000106,000
Learjet 35/3664,00054,00075,000
Learjet 40/40XR/45/45XR77,00063,00088,000
Learjet 55/60/60XR82,00072,00098,000
Learjet 70/7585,00074,000101,000
Light Jets
Beechjet 400/Hawker 400XP63,00057,00075,000
CitationJet/CJ1/CJ2/M261,00051,00070,000
Citation II/SII/Bravo/CJ3/CJ466,00061,00075,000
Citation V/Ultra/Encore68,00063,00076,000

Charter Pilot Annual Salary

This segment covers those pilots that work for charter operations. Charter planes are made available to the public on a fee per flight basis and are generally operated under Part 135 of the Federal Code of Regulations. Part 135 operators work under stricter and more complex rules than general aviation, and pilots have to attend more rigourous and thorough training and checking.

Figures provide are based on an annual survey conducted in 2023 by Pro Pilot Magazine

Charter Pilot Annual Salary – Captain

Airplane TypeAverageLowHigh
Heavy / International Jets
Airbus ACJ318/319175,000143,000195,000
Boeing 737/BBJ177,000145,000197,000
Challenger 600/601124,000116,000155,000
Challenger 604/605144,000127,000172,000
Falcon 7X179,000143,000198,000
Falcon 900/900EX150,000132,000174,000
Global Express/5000/6000171,000136,000190,000
Gulfstream IV/G450161,000133,000187,000
Gulfstream V/G550176,000139,000194,000
Gulfstream G500/G600185,000144,000207,000
Gulfstream G650190,000150,000212,000
Large Jets
Falcon 2000/2000EX/LX146,000121,000167,000
Gulfstream III134,000113,000152,000
Super-Midsize Jets
Challenger 300/350138,000109,000162,000
Citation Longitude130,000105,000163,000
Citation X119,000111,000153,000
Embraer Legacy 600117,000108,000136,000
Falcon 50117,000105,000136,000
Gulfstream Galaxy/ G200/G280122,000103,000142,000
Midsize Jets
Citation Excel/XLS102,00087,000122,000
Citation Sovereign112,00099,000131,000
Falcon 20/200103,00088,000130,000
Gulfstream Astra/G100/G150109,00094,000131,000
Hawker 800/800XP/1000112,00094,000132,000
Hawker 850/850XP/900/900XP120,000100,000140,000
Learjet 35/3690,00078,000109,000
Learjet 40/40XR/45/45XR100,00087,000117,000
Learjet 55/60109,00096,000132,000
Learjet 75115,00097,000138,000
Light Jets
Beechjet 400/Hawker 400XP96,00080,000117,000
Cirrus Vision Jet84,00073,000103,000
CitationJet/CJ1/CJ285,00076,000104,000
Citation Bravo/CJ3/CJ495,00078,000109,000
Citation V/Ultra/Encore97,00076,000117,000
Embraer Phenom 10082,00072,00098,000
Embraer Phenom 30088,00075,000109,000

Charter Pilot Annual Salary – First Officer

Airplane TypeAverageLowHigh
Heavy / International Jets
Airbus ACJ318/319107,00083,000133,000
Boeing 737/BBJ105,00081,000132,000
Challenger 600/60193,00076,000109,000
Challenger 604/60598,00079,000116,000
Falcon 7X109,00089,000134,000
Falcon 900/900EX104,00081,000125,000
Global Express/5000/6000106,00083,000127,000
Gulfstream IV/G450102,00075,000112,000
Gulfstream V/G550108,00082,000119,000
Gulfstream G500/G600114,00089,000125,000
Gulfstream G650119,00096,000135,000
Large Jets
Falcon 2000/2000EX/LX102,00081,000120,000
Gulfstream III80,00070,000101,000
Super-Midsize Jets
Challenger 300/35080,00069,000105,000
Citation X81,00072,000104,000
Embraer Legacy 60073,00065,00090,000
Falcon 5074,00066,00089,000
Gulfstream Galaxy/ G200/G28073,00067,00093,000
Midsize Jets
Citation Excel/XLS74,00062,00096,000
Citation Sovereign75,00066,00098,000
Gulfstream Astra/G100/G15072,00061,00090,000
Hawker 800/800XP/100073,00061,00094,000
Hawker 850/850XP/900/900XP75,00063,00096,000
Learjet 35/3663,00053,00075,000
Learjet 40/40XR/45/45XR65,00055,00079,000
Learjet 55/6070,00061,00088,000
Learjet 7576,00067,00097,000
Light Jets
Beechjet 400/Hawker 400XP62,00054,00072,000
CitationJet/CJ1/CJ260,00051,00070,000
Citation Bravo/CJ3/CJ463,00056,00072,000
Citation V/Ultra/Encore66,00058,00076,000

Fractional Pilot Annual Salary

Cessna Corporate Jet that is included in pilot pay charts

Fractional operators allow corporations or private individuals to own a share in an airplane – and make planes in that fleet type available on an as-needed basis to the owner. The fraction level an owner has determines the amount of hours available to them for flying.

Fractional aircraft companies are among the largest corporate jet operators. Most pilot jobs with fractional companies provide set schedules for pilots with set days off each month.

As with Charter operations, Fractional Operators fly under Part 135 of the Federal Code of Regulations. Part 135 operators work under stricter and more complex rules than general aviation, and pilots have to attend more rigourous and thorough training and checking.

Some fractional operators pay pilots based on the airplane they fly. Others pay corporate pilots based on their schedule rather than airplane type.

NetJets Notes

  • Compensation is based on type of schedule flown.
  • Schedule bidding takes place every 4 months. Schedule indicates how many total working days there will be in a trimester
  • CC52 schedule is 52 total days worked (avg of 13 per month)
  • CC60 schedule is 60 total days worked (avg of 15 per month)
  • CC72 schedule is 72 total days worked (avg of 18 per month)
  • CC76 schedule is 76 total days worked (avg of 19 per month)
  • 7/7 indicates a more traditional schedule of rotating 7 days of work and 7 days off
  • 8/6 indicates a more traditional schedule of rotating 8 days of work and 6 days off
  • NetJets is unionized and is represented by NJASAP (NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots)

FlexJet Notes

  • Compensation shown is a daily rate
  • Company states that pilots average 195 days of pay accrual per year. They have 13 total schedule bid periods in a year, with an average of 15.5 days scheduled to work in each bid period

Airshare Notes

  • Pilot schedules are on a 8/6 rotation. Rotating 8 days of work and 6 days off

PlaneSense Notes

  • Pilot schedules are on a 7/7 rotation. Rotating 7 days of work and 7 days off

Airshare Pilot Annual Salary

YEARPhenom First OfficerPhenom CaptainPhenom Captain / Challenger First OfficerChallenger CaptainChallenger Captain / Phenom Captain
170,000130,000135,000140,000145,000
272,000133,000138,000144,000149,000
374,000136,000141,000148,000153,000
476,000139,000144,000152,000157,000
578,000142,000147,000156,000161,000
680,000145,000150,000160,000165,000
782,000148,000153,000164,000169,000
884,000151,000156,000168,000173,000
986,000154,000159,000172,000177,000
1088,000157,000162,000176,000181,000
1190,000160,000165,000180,000185,000
1292,000163,000168,000184,000189,000
1394,000166,000171,000188,000193,000
1496,000169,000174,000192,000197,000
1598,000172,000177,000196,000201,000
16100,000175,000180,000200,000205,000
17102,000178,000183,000204,000209,000
18104,000181,000186,000208,000213,000
19106,000184,000189,000212,000217,000
20108,000187,000192,000216,000221,000
21110,000190,000195,000220,000225,000
22112,000193,000198,000224,000229,000
23114,000196,000201,000228,000233,000
24116,000199,000204,000232,000237,000
25118,000202,000207,000236,000241,000
26120,000205,000210,000240,000245,000
27122,000208,000213,000244,000249,000
28124,000211,000216,000248,000253,000
29126,000214,000219,000252,000257,000
30128,000217,000222,000256,000261,000

NetJets Pilot Annual Salary – Captain

YEAR7/7 Schedule8/6 ScheduleCC52 ScheduleCC60 ScheduleCC72 ScheduleCC76 Schedule
1115,332133,785109,565115,332140,000149,932
2122,953142,625116,805122,953150,003159,839
3132,342153,518125,725132,342161,457172,045
4139,715162,069132,729139,715170,453181,629
5147,497171,097140,122147,497179,947191,746
6152,659177,085145,027152,659186,244198,457
7158,002183,283150,103158,002192,763205,403
8163,533189,698155,356163,533199,510212,592
9169,255196,336160,793169,255206,492220,032
10175,182203,210166,423175,182213,722227,736
11181,310210,319172,245181,310221,199235,703
12187,656217,681178,273187,656228,941243,953
13194,226225,303184,515194,226236,956252,494
14201,021233,185190,970201,021245,245261,327
15209,065242,515198,612209,065255,059271,784
16217,427252,216206,556217,427265,261282,655
17226,123262,302214,817226,123275,870293,960

NetJets Pilot Annual Salary – First Officer

YEAR7/7 Schedule8/6 ScheduleCC52 ScheduleCC60 ScheduleCC72 ScheduleCC76 Schedule
168,71979,71465,28368,71983,83789,335
274,35386,24970,63574,35390,71196,659
381,23196,11377,17081,23199,103105,601
487,035102,98082,68487,035106,183113,146
593,257108,17888,59493,257113,773121,233
697,965113,63993,06697,965119,517127,354
7102,906119,37197,761102,906125,545133,778
8108,102125,398102,697108,102131,885140,532
9113,558131,727107,880113,558138,540147,625
10119,105138,162113,150119,105145,308154,836
11123,340143,075117,173123,340150,475160,342
12127,785148,230121,396127,785155,898166,121
13132,257153,419125,644132,257161,353171,935
14136,887158,788130,042136,887167,002177,953
15142,364165,142135,245142,364173,684185,073
16148,058171,746140,655148,058180,631192,476
17153,980178,616146,281153,980187,855200,174

Planesense Pilot Annual Salary

YEARPC-12 CaptainPC-24 CaptainPC-24 First Officer
165,000105,00042,500
270,000110,00045,000
375,000115,00045,000
480,000120,00045,000
585,000125,00045,000
690,000130,00045,000
795,000135,00045,000
8100,000140,00045,000
9105,000145,00045,000
10110,000150,00045,000
11112,750155,00045,000
12115,569160,00045,000
13118,458165,00045,000
14121,419170,00045,000
15124,455175,10045,000
16127,566180,35345,000
17130,755184,48145,000
18134,024190,01645,000

FlexJet Pilot Daily Rate

YEARPhenom 300 - CaptainChallenger 350 - CaptainChallenger 300 - CaptainFirst Officer
1650741766513
2670765766528
3690790766544
4710816755561
5732842755577
6754869733577
7776898721577
8799927711577
9823957698577
10848988670577
118741020650577
129001053631577
139271080618577
149551123602577
159831160574577
1610131197548577
1710431236506577
1810741276497577

Greg started his professional pilot journey in 2002 after graduating from Embry Riddle. Since that time he has accumulated over 8,000 hours working as a pilot. Greg’s professional experience includes flight instructing, animal tracking, backcountry flying, forest firefighting, passenger charter, part 135 cargo, flying for a regional airline, a national low cost airline, a legacy airline, and also working as a manager in charge of Part 135 and Part 121 training programs.

Greg Thomson