Alaska Airlines Pilot Pay 2026: Rates by Aircraft and Seat
A first-year Alaska Airlines first officer on the B737 earns US$119.92 per credit hour, about US$100,733 a year at the guarantee of 70 credit hours a month. By year five that is US$222.11 per credit hour on the B737, about US$186,572 a year. A tenth-year captain on the B737 earns US$356.13 per credit hour, about US$299,149 a year. The scale tops out at US$361.29 per credit hour for a B737 captain, about US$303,484 a year.
Source Alaska Airlines / ALPA collective bargaining agreement
Pay scale covers September 1, 2022 to September 1, 2024
Rates below in force since September 1, 2024
Next scheduled increase none in the current agreement
Pay at typical career points
Seniority decides both the seat and the aircraft, so each point is paired with equipment a pilot could realistically hold by then: a first officer on a narrowbody in the early years, a narrowbody captain seat around year 10, and a widebody captain seat around year 25. A scale does not always define a step for every year. Where the year shown has no step of its own, the last step a pilot would have reached is used, and the year actually used is given in the table.
| Career point | Aircraft | Year used | Hourly | Annual at guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1: First Officer | B737 | 1 | US$119.92 | US$100,733 |
| Year 5: First Officer | B737 | 5 | US$222.11 | US$186,572 |
| Year 10: Captain | B737 | 10 | US$356.13 | US$299,149 |
| Year 25: Captain | B737 | 12 (top of scale) | US$361.29 | US$303,484 |
Top of scale by aircraft
The agreement sets a rate for every aircraft category it covers. That can include types the carrier does not currently operate, so a rate here is the scale for that type rather than proof it is flown.
| Aircraft | Captain | First Officer |
|---|---|---|
| B737 | US$361.29 | US$249.76 |
Full scale by year of service
Rates in USD per credit hour. Year of service is the pilot's year on the seniority list. Where a year is marked no step, the agreement defines no rate for that seat in that year and pay stays at the last step reached.
B737
| Year | Captain | First Officer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$332.91 | US$119.92 |
| 2 | US$335.49 | US$177.91 |
| 3 | US$338.07 | US$205.72 |
| 4 | US$340.65 | US$213.83 |
| 5 | US$343.23 | US$222.11 |
| 6 | US$345.81 | US$228.35 |
| 7 | US$348.39 | US$234.37 |
| 8 | US$350.97 | US$239.65 |
| 9 | US$353.55 | US$241.94 |
| 10 | US$356.13 | US$245.67 |
| 11 | US$358.71 | US$247.69 |
| 12 | US$361.29 | US$249.76 |
Monthly guarantee
Alaska Airlines guarantees 70 credit hours a month. Lineholders are guaranteed 70 hours. Reserve pilots are guaranteed 75 hours on long call and 84 on short call. Annual figures on this page multiply the rate by that guarantee, which is a floor rather than typical earnings, and exclude per diems, premiums and overtime.
Use the pay calculator to model take-home pay, or compare carriers on the pilot pay index.