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US mainline pilot pay has moved more in three years than the previous twenty. What the 2026 scales actually are, where sources contradict each other, and how it reads from the Gulf.
Rank-by-rank pilot pay across Cathay, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, JAL, ANA and IndiGo in 2026, with each range flagged for provenance, plus where the sources contradict each other.
Monthly cash at Emirates and Qatar Airways is near parity for widebody captains, but upgrade speed, provident fund versus statutory gratuity and profit share decide who earns more over a career.
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Verified 2026 pay bands for Ryanair, easyJet, Wizz Air, BA and Lufthansa pilots, plus what UK tax, pensions, sector pay and type-rating bonds do to the headline gross figure.
