In South Africa, the average monthly salary for a pilot is roughly 57,700 ZAR. The lowest salary is 28,300 ZAR, and the highest is 90,000 ZAR (highest).
Comparison of Pilot Salaries by Years of Experience
The average monthly salary for a pilot with less than two years of experience is 33,500 ZAR.
A person with between two and five years of experience can expect to make 43,100 ZAR a month, which is 29% more than someone with less than two years of experience.
Moving forward, someone with a level of experience between five and ten years earns 59,500 ZAR per month, which is 38% higher than someone with a degree of experience between two and five years.
Additionally, Pilots with ten to fifteen years of experience earn 73,700 ZAR per month, which is 24% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.
The projected salary for someone with a degree of experience between fifteen and twenty years is 78,900 ZAR per month, which is 7% more than for someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
The salary for workers with more than twenty years of experience in their field is 84,200 ZAR per month, which is 7% more than the salary for workers with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
Pilot Pay By Education Comparison
The typical monthly wage for a Pilot with a Certificate or Diploma is 43,100 ZAR.
While the pay of someone with a bachelor’s degree is 57,900 ZAR per month, it is 34% higher than the wage of someone with a certificate or diploma.
The average pay for a master’s degree holder is 88,800 ZAR per month, 53% more than that of a bachelor’s degree holder.
In South Africa, how long does it take to become a pilot?
A Commercial Pilot License (CPL) in South Africa will typically take 1 to 2 years to complete (in some extreme cases 3 years). whereas obtaining a Private Pilot License will take only a few weeks to a few months (PPL).
Is it worth it to pay to become a pilot?
For many students, being a pilot is worthwhile. Over the next ten years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a 5% increase in the need for airline and commercial pilots. This is a faster rate of growth than the overall average for jobs.
Is becoming a pilot stressful?
Due to the workload, obligations, and need to ensure the safety of the many passengers they fly throughout the world, being an airline pilot can be a very stressful job. Chronic stress can have a bad effect on one’s health, ability to perform at work, and cognitive abilities.
