IndiGo Airlines Pilot Salary in 2025

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GURUGRAM- Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo Airlines (6E) is the country’s largest airline by fleet size and market share. It flies to over 120 destinations around the world and provides superb connectivity to its customers within India and around the world. Often commended for its consistent on-time performance, IndiGo has become an ever-present entity at Indian airports.

To aid its smooth functionality and to maximize the revenue of its 395 aircraft, IndiGo has hired over 5,000 pilots from all over India. The airline also has a robust cadet pilot program, which is famous among hundreds of aspiring pilots in India. With that said, here is everything you need to know about how much salary IndiGo pays to its pilots and what other benefits they enjoy.

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IndiGo Airlines Pilot Salary

Due to its low-cost nature as well as short-haul travel, IndiGo does not employ second officers. This means all pilots flying for the airline are first officers or captains.

IndiGo First Officer Salary

First officers at IndiGo are generally individuals from the airline’s own cadet program or are hired personnel from 6E’s rivals with relatively lesser experience in the cockpit. They are responsible for communication while flying as well as assisting the pilot in safely transporting passengers.

First officers are compensated with a salary between ₹1.5 lakhs to ₹2.5 lakhs per month. This ranges between ₹18 lakh and ₹30 lakh annually (US$ 21,000 to US$35,000) and is calculated on the basis of each individual’s experience as well as any potential negotiation factors.

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IndiGo Captain Salary

Captains at IndiGo are responsible for flying the aircraft as well as for the safety of the passengers and cabin crew. They also make important decisions on matters such as navigation and generally have several more years of experience as compared to their junior colleagues, and first officers.

Senior captains, on the other hand, are a level above the captains and have over a decade of experience. Apart from pursuing a captain’s job, fleet management as well as training first officers to become commanders could also be a part of their job profile.

Captains at IndiGo are compensated with a salary in the range of ₹5 lakhs to ₹10 lakhs per month, which falls in the range of ₹60 lakhs and ₹1.20 crores each year (US$ 70,000 to US$140,000) and is commensurate to the pilot’s experience and seniority.

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Benefits to IndiGo pilots

Apart from industry-leading salaries within India, IndiGo offers some attractive benefits to its pilots as well. Some of these are as below.

1. BONUSES – IndiGo rewards its pilots with bonuses depending on performance apart from having a profit-sharing pool for all its employees. The parameters for bonuses range from the development of seniority within the airline to hours spent mentoring first officers.
2. COMPENSATED TRAVEL – With the help of a mobile app exclusively for its pilots, IndiGo provides unlimited free travel to them and their families in India and overseas. There is a Staff Leisure Policy at IndiGo which specifically looks after such benefits.
3. FAMILY CAREER PATHWAYS – Families of existing pilots are offered a priority pathway to becoming aviators at IndiGo. Those who graduate from 6E’s cadet programs are assured an induction within the airline, thus ensuring that the company culture also has a personal touch.
4. TRAINING PROGRAMS – IndiGo provides various training and development programs to its pilots. These include flying courses to keep them in touch with the latest happenings in the industry, as well as non-flying courses to open alternative pathways upon the conclusion of their piloting careers.
5. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) – IndiGo ensures that it plays its part as an industry-leading name by following a robust CSR plan. As part of this, employees also get the opportunity to do charity to groups that align with their beliefs.
6. DAYCARE – IndiGo is the only airline in India to provide daycare facilities to cabin crew at each one of its hubs.
7. HEALTH AND WELLBEING – IndiGo provides numerous health and well-being benefits like insurance schemes, free counseling, and tools to maximize work-life balance.

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What aircraft do IndiGo pilots fly?

IndiGo has India’s largest fleet of aircraft and flies a mix of narrow and widebody planes manufactured by Airbus and Boeing on lease. 6E’s fleet includes in total over 430 aircraft they are as follows:

• Airbus A320-200- 45
• Airbus A320neo- 200
• Airbus A321- 131
• ATR 72-600- 45
• Boeing 737- 12
• Boeing 777- 2

IndiGo has the following airplanes on order:

• Airbus A320neo – 254
• Airbus A321neo – 596
• Airbus A321XLR – 69
• Airbus A350-900 – 30
• ATR 72-600 – 5

Additionally, IndiGo CarGo flies three Airbus A321-200/P2F planes and has one more of the variant on order.

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How to become a pilot at IndiGo?

IndiGo requires its first officers to meet the following requirements.

• Minimum co-pilot flight time on ATR 42/72: 100 hours. No minimum requirements for the Airbus A320 family.
• Maximum age: 55 years and 45 years in the case of Airbus A320 family.
• Pilots must have current DGCA CPL, FRTO, RTR, and Class 1 Medical, valid ratings.
• Hours required – Line released on ATR or Airbus A320 family.
• Accident and incident-free records at the time of application.

IndiGo requires its captains to meet the following requirements.

• Total flying experience 3000 hours including 1000 hours on Multi Engine aircraft and/or line released as PIC on the Airbus A320 family.
• Max age: 63 years as of the date of application. 62 years in the case of the Airbus A320 family.
• Pilots must have current DGCA CPL, FRTO, RTR, and Class 1 Medical, valid ratings.
• No accident / incident-free record at the time of application.
• Minimum Total Flight Time: 2500 hours including.
• Min total pilot in command time of 500 hours on turboprop/jet aircraft with MTOW 5700 kgs and above or 3000hrs and line released as PIC on Airbus A320 family.

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