2026 Pilot Salary Survey

Comprehensive salary data for business aviation pilots across all aircraft types and positions. Updated annually with real-world compensation insights.

Average Salary

$202,499

Across all positions

Year-over-Year

+4.2%

Salary increase

Survey Responses

2,847

Pilots surveyed

Aircraft Types

68+

Models covered

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Aircraft

Captain

HEAVY INTL. JETS
Airbus ACJ318/319	$231,900 - $332,600
Boeing 737/BBJ	$237,700 - $365,000
Falcon 7X / 8X	$240,500 - $332,800
Falcon 900EX EASy	$239,600 - $287,400
Falcon 900 / 900EX	$192,500 - $230,200
Global Express BD700/XRS	$229,900 - $264,400
Global 5000 / 5500	$240,400 - $287,500
Global 6000 / 6500	$241,500 - $310,200
Global 7500	$306,100 - $385,900
Global 8000	$306,100 - $390,300
Gulfstream G650	$277,000 - $367,300
Gulfstream 500/600	$280,200 - $364,500
Gulfstream 700/800	$330,400 - $420,400
Embraer Lineage	$264,100 - $307,100

LARGE JETS
Challenger 600/601	$196,400 - $235,400
Challenger 604/605	$245,900 - $276,900
Challenger 650	$252,200 - $299,500
Falcon 2000 Classic	$231,600 - $256,000
Falcon 2000EX EASy II	$240,600 - $304,000
Gulfstream II/Ill	$186,100 - $204,000
Gulfstream IV/IVSP	$235,000 - $292,800
Gulfstream 300/400	$257,000 - $295,700
Gulfstream 450	$276,900 - $367,800
Gulfstream 550	$288,300 - $371,700
Citation Latitude	$162,200 - $189,800

LIGHT JETS
Beech jet 400/Hawker 400XP	$126,400 - $162,700
CitationJet/CJl/CJ2	$141,000 - $167,900
Citation ll/Sll/BravoICJ3/CJ4	$136,100 - $172,700
Citation V/Ultra/Encore	$138,500 - $161,400
Citation Mustang/M2	$130,500 - $175,400
Embraer Phenom 100	$125,400 - $152,200
Embraer Phenom 300	$140,100 - $168,500
Premier I/1A	$129,400 - $167,400
Eclipse 500/550	$116,100 - $143,700
Cirrus SF50	$86,200 - $115,000
Pilatus PC24	$137,200 - $172,800
Hondajet	$116,100 - $154,000

MIDSIZE JETS
Citation III/VI/VII	$135,600 - $167,000
Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+	$141,200 - $188,800
Citation 680 Sovereign/680+	$168,700 - $203,400
Falcon 20/200	$125,000 - $172,400
Gulfstream Astra/G100/G150	$136,600 - $177,400
Hawker 600/700/800	$131,100 - $171,200
Hawker 750/800XP/850XP/900XP	$176,800 - $214,700
Learjet 31/31A	$135,600 - $147,600
Learjet 35/36	$111,600 - $172,800
Learjet 40/40XRI45/45XR	$170,400 - $193,600
Learjet55/60/60XR	$165,200 - $179,600
Learjet 70/75	$174,900 - $218,900

SUPERMIDSIZE JETS
Challenger 3500	$195,400 - $279,000
Challenger 300/350	$193,300 - $276,900
Citation X/X+	$163,600 - $191,800
Embraer Legacy 450-500	$177,400 - $235,600
Embraer Legacy 600/650	$216,500 - $239,900
Gulfstream 200	$144,700 - $184,500
Gulfstream 280	$190,000 - $267,000
Hawker 4000	$140,600 - $167,000
Falcon 50/50EX	$144,700 - $181,300

TURBO-PROP
King Air 90/100	$69,000 - $103,500
King Air 200/250	$80,500 - $115,000
King Air 300/350	$92,000 - $126,400
Pilatus PC-12	$137,700 - $177,000
Piper I/II/II	$113,800 - $144,800
Piper 400LS	$116,100 - $148,300
Piper Meridian	$123,000 - $149,400
TBM700	$90,500 - $120,800
TBM850	$96,400 - $134,300
TBM900-960	$109,500 - $138,200

Aircraft	First Officer	Captain	Senior Captain	Chief Pilot	Aviation Manager	Contract Daily
HEAVY INTL. JETS
Airbus ACJ318/319	$130,800 - $212,200	$231,900 - $332,600	$250,200 - $340,300	$268,000 - $403,600	$272,100 - $453,500	$2,000 - $2,700
Boeing 737/BBJ	$141,200 - $187,600	$237,700 - $365,000	$250,200 - $371,600	$268,000 - $398,100	$266,300 - $453,500	$2,100 - $2,600
Falcon 7X / 8X	$152,300 - $183,800	$240,500 - $332,800	$241,400 - $358,400	$258,600 - $384,000	$278,000 - $441,800	$2,400 - $3,100
Falcon 900EX EASy	$148,200 - $166,400	$239,600 - $287,400	$244,300 - $303,100	$253,000 - $365,200	$292,600 - $427,200	$1,900 - $2,100
Falcon 900 / 900EX	$141,400 - $158,100	$192,500 - $230,200	$216,600 - $287,400	$224,600 - $322,600	$282,100 - $411,900	$1,700 - $2,100
Global Express BD700/XRS	$144,500 - $165,300	$229,900 - $264,400	$250,800 - $288,400	$271,700 - $312,500	$294,700 - $430,200	$1,900 - $2,400
Global 5000 / 5500	$144,800 - $166,800	$240,400 - $287,500	$235,500 - $343,800	$244,000 - $356,100	$295,500 - $446,200	$1,800 - $2,100
Global 6000 / 6500	$146,900 - $167,100	$241,500 - $310,200	$252,400 - $324,300	$263,400 - $338,400	$297,600 - $449,400	$2,100 - $2,900
Global 7500	$162,300 - $207,600	$306,100 - $385,900	$320,100 - $403,500	$361,800 - $456,100	$391,900 - $509,400	$3,100 - $4,200
Global 8000	$166,600 - $210,000	$306,100 - $390,300	$320,100 - $408,100	$334,000 - $425,800	$396,100 - $510,500	$3,100 - $4,200
Gulfstream G650	$167,200 - $210,500	$277,000 - $367,300	$270,700 - $391,900	$280,300 - $422,800	$329,200 - $461,600	$2,600 - $3,100
Gulfstream 500/600	$183,500 - $231,200	$280,200 - $364,500	$285,300 - $402,600	$295,500 - $425,800	$306,100 - $496,400	$2,800 - $3,600
Gulfstream 700/800	$187,700 - $241,100	$330,400 - $420,400	$345,400 - $434,500	$360,500 - $458,700	$350,700 - $489,900	$3,100 - $3,700
Embraer Lineage	$167,100 - $192,700	$264,100 - $307,100	$276,100 - $321,100	$300,100 - $349,000	$287,100 - $433,500	$2,200 - $3,000
LARGE JETS
Challenger 600/601	$120,200 - $143,100	$196,400 - $235,400	$174,200 - $261,200	$215,900 - $289,200	$217,700 - $372,900	$1,600 - $2,100
Challenger 604/605	$131,700 - $146,200	$245,900 - $276,900	$255,700 - $292,600	$259,800 - $339,900	$229,900 - $378,800	$1,600 - $2,100
Challenger 650	$135,100 - $148,900	$252,200 - $299,500	$262,300 - $304,700	$259,800 - $345,500	$239,100 - $394,000	$1,900 - $2,400
Falcon 2000 Classic	$123,600 - $150,500	$231,600 - $256,000	$222,700 - $268,000	$201,300 - $277,600	$194,700 - $294,400	$1,500 - $1,800
Falcon 2000EX EASy II	$145,000 - $172,400	$240,600 - $304,000	$263,100 - $347,400	$279,400 - $347,500	$211,600 - $320,000	$1,900 - $2,300
Gulfstream II/Ill	$124,000 - $155,300	$186,100 - $204,000	$193,600 - $239,800	$200,300 - $252,400	$197,000 - $275,800	$2,000 - $3,000
Gulfstream IV/IVSP	$131,400 - $167,500	$235,000 - $292,800	$262,100 - $304,100	$278,000 - $314,200	$282,700 - $329,400	$2,000 - $2,500
Gulfstream 300/400	$135,700 - $164,700	$257,000 - $295,700	$268,000 - $305,500	$280,000 - $314,800	$283,500 - $330,700	$1,600 - $1,900
Gulfstream 450	$145,200 - $173,500	$276,900 - $367,800	$337,200 - $378,800	$310,600 - $387,500	$314,000 - $397,600	$1,600 - $2,100
Gulfstream 550	$147,100 - $179,600	$288,300 - $371,700	$357,300 - $387,200	$340,100 - $402,400	$344,900 - $427,500	$1,600 - $2,100
Citation Latitude	$114,600 - $137,000	$162,200 - $189,800	$174,300 - $204,500	$181,300 - $236,100	$228,200 - $319,200	$1,600 - $1,700
LIGHT JETS
Beech jet 400/Hawker 400XP	$104,500 - $124,400	$126,400 - $162,700	$132,200 - $155,000	$143,600 - $165,800	$125,000 - $180,300	$800 - $1,100
CitationJet/CJl/CJ2	$76,300 - $122,800	$141,000 - $167,900	$127,400 - $164,600	$144,200 - $176,100	$115,400 - $169,400	$900 - $1,400
Citation ll/Sll/BravoICJ3/CJ4	$81,500 - $123,300	$136,100 - $172,700	$129,800 - $161,000	$147,600 - $183,500	$129,800 - $185,100	$900 - $1,400
Citation V/Ultra/Encore	$104,200 - $123,300	$138,500 - $161,400	$132,800 - $161,000	$148,400 - $186,300	$122,600 - $191,100	$900 - $1,300
Citation Mustang/M2	$113,900 - $112,500	$130,500 - $175,400	$122,600 - $145,400	$151,100 - $181,500	$154,400 - $188,000	$900 - $1,400
Embraer Phenom 100	$105,300 - $124,000	$125,400 - $152,200	$125,000 - $162,200	$145,400 - $160,400	$114,200 - $169,400	$900 - $1,600
Embraer Phenom 300	$105,300 - $125,900	$140,100 - $168,500	$126,200 - $162,200	$145,400 - $180,100	$125,000 - $189,700	$1,000 - $1,800
Premier I/1A	$81,500 - $125,000	$129,400 - $167,400	$119,000 - $143,600	$142,400 - $173,400	$116,600 - $188,300	$800 - $1,100
Eclipse 500/550	$105,500 - $130,600	$116,100 - $143,700	$1,219,000 - $150,900	$109,700 - $154,500	$113,500 - $166,200	-
Cirrus SF50	$78,400 - $104,500	$86,200 - $115,000	$90,500 - $120,700	$111,300 - $154,700	$114,500 - $167,700	-
Pilatus PC24	$109,700 - $142,100	$137,200 - $172,800	$144,000 - $181,500	$146,700 - $183,500	$158,400 - $192,800	$1,600 - $2,200
Hondajet	$105,500 - $140,000	$116,100 - $154,000	$121,900 - $161,700	$131,500 - $162,200	$136,500 - $172,100	-
MIDSIZE JETS
Citation III/VI/VII	$99,100 - $125,900	$135,600 - $167,000	$147,100 - $192,000	$149,400 - $189,700	$155,200 - $215,000	$800 - $1,300
Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+	$99,100 - $125,900	$141,200 - $188,800	$163,000 - $216,900	$164,900 - $223,200	$154,200 - $225,700	$1,600 - $1,900
Citation 680 Sovereign/680+	$104,500 - $136,300	$168,700 - $203,400	$173,700 - $230,100	$176,200 - $235,600	$205,700 - $232,000	$1,500 - $1,700
Falcon 20/200	$110,500 - $124,900	$125,000 - $172,400	$156,800 - $206,900	$159,300 - $194,000	$130,400 - $188,100	$1,000 - $1,400
Gulfstream Astra/G100/G150	$110,500 - $124,900	$136,600 - $177,400	$166,800 - $219,500	$150,500 - $199,200	$153,000 - $239,500	$1,100 - $1,700
Hawker 600/700/800	$75,600 - $93,500	$131,100 - $171,200	$153,600 - $198,100	$145,200 - $177,900	$189,400 - $225,700	$1,000 - $1,400
Hawker 750/800XP/850XP/900XP	$81,500 - $119,000	$176,800 - $214,700	$174,300 - $232,000	$150,500 - $228,900	$156,800 - $252,100	$1,200 - $1,400
Learjet 31/31A	$95,400 - $120,900	$135,600 - $147,600	$142,400 - $154,900	$145,800 - $158,400	$148,100 - $205,200	$900 - $1,100
Learjet 35/36	$85,400 - $111,900	$111,600 - $172,800	$150,500 - $198,100	$142,300 - $179,400	$131,700 - $177,400	$800 - $1,000
Learjet 40/40XRI45/45XR	$93,500 - $132,500	$170,400 - $193,600	$171,800 - $215,100	$159,900 - $203,800	$150,100 - $227,000	$900 - $1,300
Learjet55/60/60XR	$74,200 - $124,400	$165,200 - $179,600	$168,000 - $209,400	$158,000 - $191,700	$150,500 - $214,800	$900 - $1,100
Learjet 70/75	$94,300 - $129,100	$174,900 - $218,900	$171,800 - $215,100	$174,900 - $229,700	$186,200 - $252,700	$1,200 - $1,400
SUPERMIDSIZE JETS
Challenger 3500	$131,300 - $148,100	$195,400 - $279,000	$201,700 - $285,300	$194,300 - $244,300	$197,300 - $291,100	$1,800 - $2,200
Challenger 300/350	$134,800 - $151,700	$193,300 - $276,900	$198,600 - $282,200	$196,000 - $246,800	$199,000 - $271,200	$1,600 - $1,800
Citation X/X+	$112,900 - $135,200	$163,600 - $191,800	$171,800 - $201,300	$168,000 - $228,200	$184,300 - $265,800	$1,500 - $1,800
Embraer Legacy 450-500	$125,300 - $144,900	$177,400 - $235,600	$186,300 - $247,400	$187,900 - $233,600	$194,000 - $252,100	$1,300 - $1,700
Embraer Legacy 600/650	$127,000 - $147,700	$216,500 - $239,900	$227,300 - $251,900	$189,800 - $238,100	$194,800 - $286,100	$1,300 - $1,800
Gulfstream 200	$93,000 - $123,800	$144,700 - $184,500	$152,000 - $193,700	$158,700 - $216,800	$168,400 - $238,400	$1,700 - $2,200
Gulfstream 280	$140,000 - $185,000	$190,000 - $267,000	$235,000 - $284,000	$230,000 - $290,000	$215,000 - $265,000	$2,200 - $2,500
Hawker 4000	$124,000 - $134,800	$140,600 - $167,000	$147,600 - $175,300	$168,500 - $184,400	$170,200 - $256,500	$1,300 - $1,800
Falcon 50/50EX	$93,500 - $122,800	$144,700 - $181,300	$152,000 - $190,400	$169,600 - $226,900	$171,600 - $256,500	$1,600 - $1,800
TURBO-PROP
King Air 90/100	$65,800 - $98,800	$69,000 - $103,500	$73,400 - $110,000	$75,200 - $86,200	$76,500 - $114,700	$700 - $900
King Air 200/250	$76,800 - $109,700	$80,500 - $115,000	$85,600 - $122,300	$87,800 - $136,100	$89,200 - $127,500	$800 - $1,300
King Air 300/350	$87,800 - $120,700	$92,000 - $126,400	$97,800 - $134,500	$100,300 - $152,200	$102,000 - $140,200	$1,000 - $1,500
Pilatus PC-12	$131,500 - $169,000	$137,700 - $177,000	$146,500 - $188,300	$147,700 - $189,900	$149,000 - $191,500	$900 - $1,400
Piper I/II/II	$108,600 - $138,300	$113,800 - $144,800	$121,000 - $154,100	$122,100 - $155,400	$123,100 - $156,700	-
Piper 400LS	$110,800 - $141,500	$116,100 - $148,300	$123,500 - $157,700	$124,500 - $159,100	$125,600 - $160,400	-
Piper Meridian	$117,400 - $142,600	$123,000 - $149,400	$130,800 - $158,900	$134,200 - $163,000	$136,400 - $165,700	-
TBM700	$86,400 - $115,300	$90,500 - $120,800	$96,200 - $128,500	$98,700 - $131,800	$100,300 - $134,000	-
TBM850	$92,000 - $128,200	$96,400 - $134,300	$102,500 - $142,900	$105,100 - $146,500	$106,900 - $149,000	-
TBM900-960	$104,500 - $131,900	$109,500 - $138,200	$116,500 - $147,000	$117,500 - $148,300	$118,400 - $149,500	-

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Last updated: November 2025 • Data collected from 2,847 pilots • All responses are anonymous