Corporate Jet Pilot Salary Study (2019)
Corporate pilot salaries have increased approximately 4% since last year.
As aging pilots retire and others migrate to the major airline field due to higher pay, corporate flight departments are offering higher salaries and improving benefit packages.
Captain operating under Part 91
| Average (USD) | Low (USD) | High (USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus ACJ 318/319 | 151,000 | 136,000 | 191,000 |
| Boeing 737/BBJ | 151,000 | 137,000 | 183,000 |
| Boeing 727 | 135,000 | 113,000 | 157,000 |
| Gulfstream VI/G650 | 170,000 | 132,000 | 214,000 |
| Gulfstream V/G550 | 155,000 | 115,000 | 166,000 |
| Gulfstream IV/G450 | 151,000 | 114,000 | 190,000 |
| Gulfstream III | 117,000 | 96,000 | 147,000 |
| Gulfstream Galaxy/G200/G280 | 123,000 | 96,000 | 149,000 |
| Gulfstream Astra/G100/G150 | 108,000 | 87,000 | 127,000 |
| Bombardier Global 7500 | 171,000 | 128,000 | 217,000 |
| Bombardier Global Express/5000/6000 | 165,000 | 124,000 | 213,000 |
| Bombardier Challenger 604/605 | 142,000 | 111,000 | 183,000 |
| Bombardier Challenger 600/601 | 127,000 | 106,000 | 153,000 |
| Bombardier Challenger 300/350 | 124,000 | 100,000 | 149,000 |
| Dassault Falcon 7X/8X | 150,000 | 114,000 | 189,000 |
| Dassault Falcon 900/900EX | 144,000 | 106,000 | 184,000 |
| Dassault Falcon 2000/2000EX/LX | 135,000 | 104,000 | 175,000 |
| Dassault Falcon 50/50EX | 116,000 | 93,000 | 145,000 |
| Dassault Falcon 20/200 | 90,000 | 75,000 | 113,000 |
| Embraer Legacy 600/650 | 112,000 | 92,000 | 138,000 |
| Embraer Legacy 500/450 | 124,000 | 102,000 | 150,000 |
| Embraer Phenom 300 | 82,000 | 72,000 | 105,000 |
| Embraer Phenom 100 | 77,000 | 67,000 | 105,000 |
| Cessna Citation Latitude | 126,000 | 102,000 | 151,000 |
| Cessna Citation X | 129,000 | 106,000 | 153,000 |
| Cessna Citation Sovereign | 115,000 | 94,000 | 129,000 |
| Cessna Citation Excel/XLS | 98,000 | 83,000 | 124,000 |
| Cessna Citation V/Ultra/Encore | 92,000 | 76,000 | 113,000 |
| Cessna Citation II/SII/Bravo/CJ3/CJ4 | 87,000 | 72,000 | 111,000 |
| Cessna CitationJet/CJ1/CJ2/M2 | 79,000 | 69,000 | 94,000 |
| Cessna Citation Mustang | 73,000 | 65,000 | 90,000 |
| Hawker 850/850XP/900/900XP | 110,000 | 92,000 | 132,000 |
| Hawker 800/800XP/1000 | 107,000 | 86,000 | 130,000 |
| Hawker 400/400XP | 86,000 | 76,000 | 106,000 |
| Hawker 200/Premier I | 79,000 | 68,000 | 95,000 |
| Learjet 70/75 | 107,000 | 93,000 | 121,000 |
| Learjet 55/60/60XR | 103,000 | 88,000 | 118,000 |
| Learjet 40/40XR/45/45XR | 100,000 | 86,000 | 116,000 |
| Learjet 35/36 | 82,000 | 72,000 | 101,000 |
First Officer/Co-pilot operating under Part 91
| Average (USD) | Low (USD) | High (USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus ACJ 318/319 | 94,000 | 82,000 | 104,000 |
| Boeing 737/BBJ | 96,000 | 84,000 | 104,000 |
| Boeing 727 | 84,000 | 73,000 | 97,000 |
| Gulfstream VI/G650 | 104,000 | 92,000 | 116,000 |
| Gulfstream V/G550 | 102,000 | 89,000 | 115,000 |
| Gulfstream IV/G450 | 98,000 | 85,000 | 109,000 |
| Gulfstream III | 84,000 | 70,000 | 95,000 |
| Gulfstream Galaxy/G200/G280 | 75,000 | 61,000 | 90,000 |
| Gulfstream Astra/G100/G150 | 62,000 | 54,000 | 77,000 |
| Bombardier Global 7500 | 110,000 | 98,000 | 120,000 |
| Bombardier Global Express/5000/6000 | 101,000 | 87,000 | 111,000 |
| Bombardier Challenger 604/605 | 93,000 | 85,000 | 111,000 |
| Bombardier Challenger 600/601 | 82,000 | 74,000 | 95,000 |
| Bombardier Challenger 300/350 | 83,000 | 69,000 | 94,000 |
| Dassault Falcon 7X/8X | 96,000 | 86,000 | 106,000 |
| Dassault Falcon 900/900EX | 95,000 | 84,000 | 104,000 |
| Dassault Falcon 2000/2000EX/LX | 89,000 | 77,000 | 100,000 |
| Dassault Falcon 50/50EX | 81,000 | 64,000 | 91,000 |
| Dassault Falcon 20/200 | 57,000 | 47,000 | 69,000 |
| Embraer Legacy 600/650 | 75,000 | 64,000 | 90,000 |
| Embraer Legacy 500/450 | 82,000 | 65,000 | 93,000 |
| Cessna Citation Latitude | 86,000 | 71,000 | 96,000 |
| Cessna Citation X | 88,000 | 75,000 | 99,000 |
| Cessna Citation Sovereign | 73,000 | 61,000 | 88,000 |
| Cessna Citation Excel/XLS | 63,000 | 55,000 | 75,000 |
| Cessna Citation V/Ultra/Encore | 57,000 | 52,000 | 65,000 |
| Cessna Citation II/SII/Bravo/CJ3/CJ4 | 54,000 | 50,000 | 62,000 |
| Cessna CitationJet/CJ1/CJ2/M2 | 51,000 | 43,000 | 59,000 |
| Hawker 850/850XP/900/900XP | 74,000 | 65,000 | 91,000 |
| Hawker 800/800XP/1000 | 68,000 | 60,000 | 86,000 |
| Hawker 400/400XP | 54,000 | 49,000 | 63,000 |
| Learjet 70/75 | 73,000 | 62,000 | 85,000 |
| Learjet 55/60/60XR | 69,000 | 61,000 | 82,000 |
| Learjet 40/40XR/45/45XR | 65,000 | 53,000 | 74,000 |
| Learjet 35/36 | 54,000 | 46,000 | 64,000 |
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[Source: Professional Pilot Magazine June 2019]