Salary Benchmarks

Aviation salaries worldwide

Median, low, and high salary ranges for every aviation role tracked on CosmoQuick Aviation. Drill into a role for city-level benchmarks.

Role	Low	Median	High
Chief Operating Officer	$277k	$385k	$539k
Airport Director	$205k	$285k	$399k
Chief Pilot	$176k	$245k	$343k
Captain	$140k	$195k	$273k
Business Aviation Manager	$140k	$195k	$273k
Private Jet Pilot	$126k	$175k	$245k
Airline Operations Manager	$126k	$175k	$245k
Flight Safety Manager	$112k	$155k	$217k
Flight Test Engineer	$104k	$145k	$203k
Cargo Pilot	$99.4k	$138k	$193k
Airline Pilot	$97.2k	$135k	$189k
Charter Operations Manager	$97.2k	$135k	$189k
Aerodynamics Engineer	$90.0k	$125k	$175k
Pilot	$82.8k	$115k	$161k
Inflight Manager	$82.8k	$115k	$161k
Airport Operations Manager	$82.8k	$115k	$161k
Cargo Operations Manager	$82.8k	$115k	$161k
Aerospace Engineer	$82.8k	$115k	$161k
Aircraft Design Engineer	$82.8k	$115k	$161k
Systems Engineer	$82.8k	$115k	$161k
Quality Assurance Manager	$82.8k	$115k	$161k
Air Traffic Controller	$82.8k	$115k	$161k
Airspace Planner	$82.8k	$115k	$161k
Aviation HR Manager	$82.8k	$115k	$161k
Base Maintenance Engineer	$75.6k	$105k	$147k
Charter Pilot	$73.4k	$102k	$143k
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer	$70.6k	$98.0k	$137k
Line Maintenance Engineer	$70.6k	$98.0k	$137k
First Officer	$66.2k	$92.0k	$129k
Regulatory Compliance Specialist	$66.2k	$92.0k	$129k
Commercial Pilot	$56.2k	$78.0k	$109k
Airport Duty Manager	$56.2k	$78.0k	$109k
Aviation Safety Officer	$56.2k	$78.0k	$109k
Flight Instructor	$51.8k	$72.0k	$101k
Flight Dispatcher	$51.8k	$72.0k	$101k
Avionics Technician	$51.8k	$72.0k	$101k
Aviation Recruiter	$51.8k	$72.0k	$101k
Cabin Supervisor	$44.6k	$62.0k	$86.8k
Aircraft Technician	$44.6k	$62.0k	$86.8k
Flight Coordinator	$44.6k	$62.0k	$86.8k
Air Freight Specialist	$41.8k	$58.0k	$81.2k
Aircraft Mechanic	$41.8k	$58.0k	$81.2k
Senior Cabin Crew	$37.4k	$52.0k	$72.8k
Airport Operations Officer	$37.4k	$52.0k	$72.8k
Ramp Supervisor	$37.4k	$52.0k	$72.8k
Cargo Supervisor	$37.4k	$52.0k	$72.8k
Aviation Logistics Coordinator	$37.4k	$52.0k	$72.8k
Ground Operations Executive	$31.7k	$44.0k	$61.6k
Gate Agent	$25.9k	$36.0k	$50.4k
Ramp Agent	$24.5k	$34.0k	$47.6k
Passenger Service Agent	$24.5k	$34.0k	$47.6k
Cargo Agent	$24.5k	$34.0k	$47.6k
Cabin Crew	$23.0k	$32.0k	$44.8k
Flight Attendant	$23.0k	$32.0k	$44.8k

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