Ryanair pilot salary: how much do they get paid in 2023?
RYANAIR is one of the largest airlines in the world, operating extensive services across Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa.
Here we look at how much the low-cost Irish airline's pilots earn and their starting salary.
How much do Ryanair pilots get paid and what is the starting salary?
A second officer at Ryanair can expect to start on £44,500 annually, according to ThePilotGuys.com.
A junior first officer takes home around £59,500 per year.
The starting rate per annum for a first officer is £63,000.
And a captain earns roughly £123,000 in yearly pay.
Which UK airline pays pilots the most?
According to LoveTheMaldives.com, Virgin Atlantic is the UK airline which pays its pilots the most, with an average salary of £75,202.
In second place is British Airways, which pays pilots £73.550 per year on average.
And Jet2 comes in third, annually paying its pilots an average of £68,970.
How do I become a Ryanair pilot?
According to the airline’s website, the minimum requirements to fly for Ryanair are:
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- You must have the unrestricted right to live and work in the EU and/or UK
- You cannot be over the age of 65
- You must have a valid EASA (CPL) Frozen ATPL (Air Transport Pilots License)
- You must hold a valid EU (Part-MED) issued Class One medical certificate.
- You need a valid multi-engine instrument rating
- A certificate of satisfactory completion of Advanced Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (AUPRT) in accordance with FCL.745.A is required.
- You must have a certificate of satisfactory completion of multi-crew co-operation (MCC) in accordance with AMC1 FCL.735.A.
- Those applicants holding a Certificate of Completion in APS MCC-Training in accordance with AMC2 FCL.735 will be given preference during initial selection and be at a distinct advantage in the interview and assessment process.
- Must have a flight school report written in English. The document must be signed by the flight school’s head of training — this requirement applies to both Integrated and Modular students.
- Cadets who have conducted a modular course must have 100 hours as Pilot-in-Command (PIC), or 70 hours as PIC if completed during a course of integrated flying training.
- The minimum required English language proficiency level is operational level — Level 4 (written proficiency is required at Operational level).
Candidates who are selected are required to do an online pre-assessment test provided by AON before being shortlisted to the next stage of the selection process, which includes:
- A pre-simulator briefing
- A company presentation
- Simulator assessment in a B737-800 simulator, including 45 minutes as both Pilot Flying (PF) and Pilot Monitoring (PM) — basic handling skills, crew resource management and flight management will be assessed
- An English language test
- A Technical assessment – technical knowledge on aircraft types will be assessed
- A personnel interview to asses suitability
- Successfully candidates will be offered a place on a type-rating course at East Midlands Training Centre
- Within 7 working of the selection day, applicants will be contacted by phone or e-mail with assessment results — positive or negative.
Ryanair's type-rating course summary is as follows:
Phase 1: A six-day introduction course
Phase 2: ground training
- Computer-based training on systems and equipment
- Instructor support for CBT
- Stand-up instruction on performance, weight and balance
- Fixed-base simulator sessions
- Flight management system sessions
- Standard operating procedure training
- Pre-examination
- Written theoretical knowledge examination including results and evaluation
Phase 3: simulator training
- 12 Fixed Base Sim sessions
- 7 Full Flight Sim sessions
- 1 crew skills test session per crew
- 1 preliminary simulator circuit training of 1 hour per trainee
- MAX Differences Training
Phase 4: Base and Line Training
- Following successful completion of the training qualification course, circuits will be flown on a Ryanair B737-800
- Line training takes place from one of Ryanair's many bases, with the number of sectors required to complete it varying with the experience level of the pilot.