United Airlines Pilot Pay 2026: Rates by Aircraft and Seat
A first-year United Airlines first officer on the 737-800 earns US$109.42 per credit hour, about US$91,913 a year at the guarantee of 70 credit hours a month. By year five that is US$205.63 per credit hour on the 737-800, about US$172,729 a year. A tenth-year captain on the 737-800 earns US$333.43 per credit hour, about US$280,081 a year. The scale tops out at US$593.09 per credit hour for an A380 captain, about US$498,196 a year.
Source United Pilot Agreement (UPA) 23.1
Pay scale covers October 1, 2023 to October 1, 2023
Rates below in force since October 1, 2023
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
737-800
1
US$109.42
US$91,913
Year 5: First Officer
737-800
4 (last step in scale)
US$205.63
US$172,729
Year 10: Captain
737-800
10
US$333.43
US$280,081
Year 25: Captain
A380
12 (top of scale)
US$593.09
US$498,196
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
A380
US$593.09
US$405.08
A350
US$421.72
US$288.07
A330
US$421.72
US$288.07
Boeing 777
US$421.72
US$288.07
Boeing 787
US$421.72
US$288.07
767-400
US$421.72
US$288.07
767-200/300
US$353.00
US$241.10
757-300
US$353.00
US$241.10
757-200
US$353.00
US$241.10
A321neo/A321XLR
US$353.00
US$241.10
A321
US$340.26
US$232.40
737-Max10
US$340.26
US$232.40
737-Max9
US$340.26
US$232.40
737-900
US$340.26
US$232.40
737-Max8
US$338.48
US$231.19
737-800
US$338.48
US$231.19
A320/A320neo
US$338.48
US$231.19
A319/A319neo
US$338.48
US$231.19
737-500/700
US$338.48
US$231.19
737-Max7
US$338.48
US$231.19
A220-300
US$326.62
US$223.09
A220-100
US$313.25
US$213.95
EMB195/E190
US$255.73
US$174.68
CRJ900
US$217.56
US$148.57
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.
A380
United Airlines A380 pilot hourly pay by seat and year of service
Year
Captain
First Officer
1
US$544.20
US$109.42
2
US$548.58
no step
3
US$553.08
US$351.85
4
US$557.53
US$360.25
5
US$562.03
no step
6
US$566.44
US$388.34
7
US$570.92
US$392.54
8
US$575.32
no step
9
US$579.78
US$405.08
10
US$584.14
no step
11
US$588.61
no step
12
US$593.09
no step
A350
United Airlines A350 pilot hourly pay by seat and year of service
Year
Captain
First Officer
1
US$386.95
US$109.42
2
US$390.09
no step
3
US$393.28
US$250.16
4
US$396.45
US$256.13
5
US$399.64
no step
6
US$402.77
US$276.11
7
US$405.94
US$279.12
8
US$409.07
no step
9
US$412.24
US$288.07
10
US$415.39
no step
11
US$418.54
no step
12
US$421.72
no step
A330
United Airlines A330 pilot hourly pay by seat and year of service
Year
Captain
First Officer
1
US$386.95
US$109.42
2
US$390.09
no step
3
US$393.28
US$250.16
4
US$396.45
US$256.13
5
US$399.64
no step
6
US$402.77
US$276.11
7
US$405.94
US$279.12
8
US$409.07
no step
9
US$412.24
US$288.07
10
US$415.39
no step
11
US$418.54
no step
12
US$421.72
no step
Boeing 777
United Airlines Boeing 777 pilot hourly pay by seat and year of service
Year
Captain
First Officer
1
US$386.95
US$109.42
2
US$390.09
no step
3
US$393.28
US$250.16
4
US$396.45
US$256.13
5
US$399.64
no step
6
US$402.77
US$276.11
7
US$405.94
US$279.12
8
US$409.07
no step
9
US$412.24
US$288.07
10
US$415.39
no step
11
US$418.54
no step
12
US$421.72
no step
Boeing 787
United Airlines Boeing 787 pilot hourly pay by seat and year of service
Year
Captain
First Officer
1
US$386.95
US$109.42
2
US$390.09
no step
3
US$393.28
US$250.16
4
US$396.45
US$256.13
5
US$399.64
no step
6
US$402.77
US$276.11
7
US$405.94
US$279.12
8
US$409.07
no step
9
US$412.24
US$288.07
10
US$415.39
no step
11
US$418.54
no step
12
US$421.72
no step
767-400
United Airlines 767-400 pilot hourly pay by seat and year of service
Year
Captain
First Officer
1
US$386.95
US$109.42
2
US$390.09
no step
3
US$393.28
US$250.16
4
US$396.45
US$256.13
5
US$399.64
no step
6
US$402.77
US$276.11
7
US$405.94
US$279.12
8
US$409.07
no step
9
US$412.24
US$288.07
10
US$415.39
no step
11
US$418.54
no step
12
US$421.72
no step
767-200/300
United Airlines 767-200/300 pilot hourly pay by seat and year of service
Year
Captain
First Officer
1
US$320.94
US$109.42
2
US$323.66
no step
3
US$326.29
US$207.57
4
US$328.94
US$212.65
5
US$331.73
no step
6
US$334.32
US$229.23
7
US$336.79
US$231.55
8
US$339.58
no step
9
US$342.00
US$241.10
10
US$345.67
no step
11
US$349.39
no step
12
US$353.00
no step
757-300
United Airlines 757-300 pilot hourly pay by seat and year of service
Year
Captain
First Officer
1
US$320.94
US$109.42
2
US$323.66
no step
3
US$326.29
US$207.57
4
US$328.94
US$212.65
5
US$331.73
no step
6
US$334.32
US$229.23
7
US$336.79
US$231.55
8
US$339.58
no step
9
US$342.00
US$241.10
10
US$345.67
no step
11
US$349.39
no step
12
US$353.00
no step
757-200
United Airlines 757-200 pilot hourly pay by seat and year of service
Year
Captain
First Officer
1
US$320.94
US$109.42
2
US$323.66
no step
3
US$326.29
US$207.57
4
US$328.94
US$212.65
5
US$331.73
no step
6
US$334.32
US$229.23
7
US$336.79
US$231.55
8
US$339.58
no step
9
US$342.00
US$241.10
10
US$345.67
no step
11
US$349.39
no step
12
US$353.00
no step
A321neo/A321XLR
United Airlines A321neo/A321XLR pilot hourly pay by seat and year of service
Year
Captain
First Officer
1
US$320.94
US$109.42
2
US$323.66
no step
3
US$326.29
US$207.57
4
US$328.94
US$212.65
5
US$331.73
no step
6
US$334.32
US$229.23
7
US$336.79
US$231.55
8
US$339.58
no step
9
US$342.00
US$241.10
10
US$345.67
no step
11
US$349.39
no step
12
US$353.00
no step
A321
United Airlines A321 pilot hourly pay by seat and year of service
Year
Captain
First Officer
1
US$312.12
US$109.42
2
US$314.57
no step
3
US$317.04
US$201.67
4
US$319.61
US$206.51
5
US$322.21
no step
6
US$324.79
US$222.72
7
US$327.34
US$225.11
8
US$329.91
no step
9
US$332.53
US$232.40
10
US$335.01
no step
11
US$337.63
no step
12
US$340.26
no step
737-Max10
United Airlines 737-Max10 pilot hourly pay by seat and year of service
Year
Captain
First Officer
1
US$312.12
US$109.42
2
US$314.57
no step
3
US$317.04
US$201.67
4
US$319.61
US$206.51
5
US$322.21
no step
6
US$324.79
US$222.72
7
US$327.34
US$225.11
8
US$329.91
no step
9
US$332.53
US$232.40
10
US$335.01
no step
11
US$337.63
no step
12
US$340.26
no step
737-Max9
United Airlines 737-Max9 pilot hourly pay by seat and year of service
Year
Captain
First Officer
1
US$312.12
US$109.42
2
US$314.57
no step
3
US$317.04
US$201.67
4
US$319.61
US$206.51
5
US$322.21
no step
6
US$324.79
US$222.72
7
US$327.34
US$225.11
8
US$329.91
no step
9
US$332.53
US$232.40
10
US$335.01
no step
11
US$337.63
no step
12
US$340.26
no step
737-900
United Airlines 737-900 pilot hourly pay by seat and year of service
Year
Captain
First Officer
1
US$312.12
US$109.42
2
US$314.57
no step
3
US$317.04
US$201.67
4
US$319.61
US$206.51
5
US$322.21
no step
6
US$324.79
US$222.72
7
US$327.34
US$225.11
8
US$329.91
no step
9
US$332.53
US$232.40
10
US$335.01
no step
11
US$337.63
no step
12
US$340.26
no step
737-Max8
United Airlines 737-Max8 pilot hourly pay by seat and year of service
Year
Captain
First Officer
1
US$310.77
US$109.42
2
US$313.19
no step
3
US$315.65
US$200.80
4
US$318.21
US$205.63
5
US$320.78
no step
6
US$323.30
US$221.65
7
US$325.82
US$224.02
8
US$328.36
no step
9
US$330.93
US$231.19
10
US$333.43
no step
11
US$336.00
no step
12
US$338.48
no step
737-800
United Airlines 737-800 pilot hourly pay by seat and year of service
Year
Captain
First Officer
1
US$310.77
US$109.42
2
US$313.19
no step
3
US$315.65
US$200.80
4
US$318.21
US$205.63
5
US$320.78
no step
6
US$323.30
US$221.65
7
US$325.82
US$224.02
8
US$328.36
no step
9
US$330.93
US$231.19
10
US$333.43
no step
11
US$336.00
no step
12
US$338.48
no step
A320/A320neo
United Airlines A320/A320neo pilot hourly pay by seat and year of service
Year
Captain
First Officer
1
US$310.77
US$109.42
2
US$313.19
no step
3
US$315.65
US$200.80
4
US$318.21
US$205.63
5
US$320.78
no step
6
US$323.30
US$221.65
7
US$325.82
US$224.02
8
US$328.36
no step
9
US$330.93
US$231.19
10
US$333.43
no step
11
US$336.00
no step
12
US$338.48
no step
A319/A319neo
United Airlines A319/A319neo pilot hourly pay by seat and year of service
Year
Captain
First Officer
1
US$310.77
US$109.42
2
US$313.19
no step
3
US$315.65
US$200.80
4
US$318.21
US$205.63
5
US$320.78
no step
6
US$323.30
US$221.65
7
US$325.82
US$224.02
8
US$328.36
no step
9
US$330.93
US$231.19
10
US$333.43
no step
11
US$336.00
no step
12
US$338.48
no step
737-500/700
United Airlines 737-500/700 pilot hourly pay by seat and year of service
Year
Captain
First Officer
1
US$310.77
US$109.42
2
US$313.19
no step
3
US$315.65
US$200.80
4
US$318.21
US$205.63
5
US$320.78
no step
6
US$323.30
US$221.65
7
US$325.82
US$224.02
8
US$328.36
no step
9
US$330.93
US$231.19
10
US$333.43
no step
11
US$336.00
no step
12
US$338.48
no step
737-Max7
United Airlines 737-Max7 pilot hourly pay by seat and year of service
Year
Captain
First Officer
1
US$310.77
US$109.42
2
US$313.19
no step
3
US$315.65
US$200.80
4
US$318.21
US$205.63
5
US$320.78
no step
6
US$323.30
US$221.65
7
US$325.82
US$224.02
8
US$328.36
no step
9
US$330.93
US$231.19
10
US$333.43
no step
11
US$336.00
no step
12
US$338.48
no step
A220-300
United Airlines A220-300 pilot hourly pay by seat and year of service
Year
Captain
First Officer
1
US$299.48
US$109.42
2
US$301.95
no step
3
US$304.38
US$193.62
4
US$306.85
US$198.28
5
US$309.33
no step
6
US$311.83
US$213.80
7
US$314.28
US$216.11
8
US$316.74
no step
9
US$319.18
US$223.09
10
US$321.65
no step
11
US$324.15
no step
12
US$326.62
no step
A220-100
United Airlines A220-100 pilot hourly pay by seat and year of service
Year
Captain
First Officer
1
US$287.21
US$109.42
2
US$289.60
no step
3
US$291.92
US$185.68
4
US$294.29
US$190.15
5
US$296.67
no step
6
US$299.06
US$205.04
7
US$301.40
US$207.25
8
US$303.77
no step
9
US$306.11
US$213.95
10
US$308.48
no step
11
US$310.88
no step
12
US$313.25
no step
EMB195/E190
United Airlines EMB195/E190 pilot hourly pay by seat and year of service
Year
Captain
First Officer
1
US$234.74
US$109.42
2
US$236.49
no step
3
US$238.47
US$151.69
4
US$240.41
US$155.31
5
US$242.27
no step
6
US$244.22
US$167.43
7
US$246.10
US$169.23
8
US$248.02
no step
9
US$249.98
US$174.68
10
US$251.88
no step
11
US$253.85
no step
12
US$255.73
no step
CRJ900
United Airlines CRJ900 pilot hourly pay by seat and year of service
Year
Captain
First Officer
1
US$199.74
US$109.42
2
US$201.22
no step
3
US$202.91
US$129.04
4
US$204.54
US$132.11
5
US$206.09
no step
6
US$207.75
US$142.44
7
US$209.37
US$143.96
8
US$211.02
no step
9
US$212.65
US$148.57
10
US$214.31
no step
11
US$215.96
no step
12
US$217.56
no step
Monthly guarantee
United Airlines guarantees 70 credit hours a month. Lineholders are guaranteed 70 hours. Reserve pilots accrue roughly 4 hours and 17 minutes for each day worked. 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.