SALARIES

Canadian Pilot Salary Database

Primary-source compensation data for 12 Canadian airlines and operators. Captain and First Officer pay rates by aircraft type and year of service. Data drawn from collective agreements and published company pay schedules.

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All Carriers

Carrier CA Top $/hr FO Top $/hr Union
Air Canada CAR 705 · CYYZ · CYUL · CYVR $425/hr$382K/yr $276/hr$248K/yr ALPA
Air Inuit CAR 705 $126K/yr $66K/yr ALPA
Air Transat CAR 705 $337/hr$303K/yr $218/hr$196K/yr ALPA
AirSprint CAR 704 $253K/yr $121K/yr Non-union
Calm Air CAR 705 $137/hr$131K/yr $85/hr$81K/yr ALPA
Flair Airlines CAR 705 $289/hr$260K/yr $157/hr$141K/yr ALPA
Jazz Aviation CAR 705 $180/hr$167K/yr $109/hr$102K/yr ALPA
Pacific Coastal Airlines CAR 705 $113/hr$109K/yr $56/hr$54K/yr Non-union
PAL Airlines CAR 705 $147/hr$141K/yr $81/hr$77K/yr ALPA
Porter Airlines CAR 705 · CYTZ · CYOW · CYYZ $302/hr$281K/yr $156/hr$145K/yr ALPA
WestJet CAR 705 · CYYC · CYVR · CYYZ $345/hr$321K/yr $209/hr$194K/yr ALPA
WestJet Encore CAR 705 · CYYC $156/hr$140K/yr $85/hr$77K/yr ALPA
Source: Collective Agreements & Public Pay Schedules · Updated APR 2026

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