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What is a typical salary of a captain pilot in India?

In India airline captains are among the highest paid professionals with salary ranges influenced by airline type (low cost vs full service) aircraft type (narrow body vs widebody/international) seniority and additional perks like allowances and bonuses.

1. Annual Salary Estimates by Airline:

  • IndiGo: INR 30–55 lakh

  • Air India: INR 40–65 lakh (training captains or international routes may earn INR 60 lakh to over INR 1 crore)

  • Vistara: INR 35–60 lakh (wide-body/instructor captains INR 70–90 lakh+)

  • SpiceJet: INR 25–45 lakh (senior captains up to INR 60 lakh)

  • Akasa Air: INR 30–50 lakh (instructors up to INR 75 lakh).

2. Monthly & Annual Outlook across India :

  • Monthly pay range: INR 6 lakh to INR 15 lakh

  • Annual range: INR 72 lakh to INR 1.8 crore with those flying international or holding senior roles earning significantly more.

3. Salary Figures from Pilots Academy:

  • Captains typically earn INR 5.5 to INR 12 lakh monthly (i.e. INR 66 lakh to INR 1.44 crore annually) especially wide body pilots with added allowances on international routes.

4. Comprehensive Ranges Across Airlines :

  • Captains: INR 5–8 lakh/month (INR 60–96 lakh/year)

  • Senior captains: INR 8–10+ lakh/month (INR 1 crore+)

5. General Average Estimates :

  • Captains: INR 5–7 lakh/month (INR 60–84 lakh/year)

  • Senior captains: INR 7.5–10+ lakh/month (INR 90 lakh to INR 1.2 crore/year).

6. Survey Based Figures:

  • Air India: INR 65–105 lakh/year; top 10% earn over INR 99 lakh top 1% above INR 105 lakh.

  • IndiGo (InterGlobe): INR 87–120 lakh/year top performers above INR 120 lakh.

  • SpiceJet: INR 63–100 lakh/year top tiers above INR 100 lakh

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