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Jazz Aviation · pay

Jazz Aviation (CAR 705) is a Canadian air operator based in Halifax NS. Current fleet: DHC-8-400, CRJ. Captain pay tops out at $179.51/hr on the CRJ-900 at year 18. First Officers start at $68.93/hr in year 1. Pilots are represented by ALPA; current data reflects the 2023 ALPA Collective Agreement (ratified Spring 2023).

Data · Updated APR 2026
2023 ALPA Collective Agreement (ratified Spring 2023)
callsign: JAZZ
FO Top
$109 $102K /hr /yr
CRJ-900
FO Start
$69 $64K /hr /yr
Year 1
Captain Top
$180 $167K /hr /yr
CRJ-900 · Year 18
Captain Start
$115 $107K /hr /yr
Year 1

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Pay Scales

Jazz Fleet Pool
Covers: CRJ-900 · Q400
77.5h monthly guarantee · 2 ranks

First Officer

Year Hourly Annual
Year 1 $68.93 $64,105
Year 2 $70.64 $65,695
Year 3 $72.42 $67,351
Year 4 $74.22 $69,025
Year 5 $76.08 $70,754
Year 6 $80.58 $74,939
Year 7 $96.71 $89,940
Year 8 $99.13 $92,191
Year 9 $101.61 $94,497
Year 10 $104.16 $96,869
Year 11 $106.76 $99,287
Year 12 $109.42 $101,761

Captain

Year Hourly Annual
Year 1 $114.85 $106,811
Year 2 $118.46 $110,168
Year 3 $121.71 $113,190
Year 4 $125.24 $116,473
Year 5 $130.88 $121,718
Year 6 $138.09 $128,424
Year 7 $141.54 $131,632
Year 8 $145.10 $134,943
Year 9 $148.73 $138,319
Year 10 $152.44 $141,769
Year 11 $154.95 $144,104
Year 12 $158.83 $147,712
Year 13 $161.42 $150,121
Year 14 $165.43 $153,850
Year 15 $169.59 $157,719
Year 16 $172.36 $160,295
Year 17 $175.13 $162,871
Year 18 $179.51 $166,944
Annual figures estimated: hourly × 77.5h × 12. Actual pay varies with credit hours flown.

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Source: 2023 ALPA Collective Agreement (ratified Spring 2023) · Updated APR 2026

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