A Look At The Salaries Of Commercial Widebody Captains At Major US Airlines

In the United States, the largest single driver of a pilot’s pay is seniority, and as a rule, only senior pilots fly widebody aircraft. A typical pilot’s progression in career starts out with smaller aircraft, moving onto larger aircraft. The pilot may become a Captain of a regional aircraft, but go back down to First Officer on a narrowbody. They may then become a narrowbody Captain, before going back down again to First Officer on a widebody.