{"id":387311,"date":"2026-03-16T00:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T14:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/how-much-narrowbody-pilots-make-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T00:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T14:00:17","slug":"how-much-do-narrowbody-pilots-make-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=387311","title":{"rendered":"How Much Do Narrowbody Pilots Make In 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pilot remuneration is extremely complicated, with a large number of factors driving the pay<\/a><\/span>. These include which airlines the pilot flies for, the years of experience the pilot<\/a><\/span> has, where in the world (and even where in the US) the pilot is based, what bonuses and allowances are included, and much more. The type of aircraft is also a factor, though it is just one. As a rule, pilots flying widebody aircraft are paid more than those flying narrowbody or regional aircraft, but there are other factors to consider driving this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Narrowbody pilots are mostly paid on their seniority and are typically paid more than regional pilots but less than widebody pilots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[429,396,476,581],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-387311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-airbus-a320","category-aircraft","category-airlines","category-spirit-airlines"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t