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Pilots' Detailed Payscale- please state whether payscale is before or after tax (pension, per diems and brief payscale are listed further down the page)
Effective from:	2024	Listed pay rates are: (yearly, hourly etc)	Monthly
Currency:	Euros (click here to use the currency converter)	Guaranteed hours: (if applicable)	74,5 BH
Addtional notes:	The 16,3% Shift allowance are almost netto, so it basically means approx 26-28% brutto. The BH (Block Hours) on Shorthaul are factored, meaning the 74,5 BH overtime threshold are already reached at approx 63-66 effective flown BH. On longhaul 74,5 BH are effective 74,5 BH.

Fleet

SFO

CPT

A330/340/350

747/777/A380

Rank

ALL

Year

12.268,72

13.333,00

+ 996,72

21.163,87

12.091,32

12.889,53

21.163,87

11.913,92

12.446,06

21.163,87

11.736,52

12.002,59

21.163,87

11.559,12

same as SR

21.048,96

11.381,72

20.528,02

11.204,32

20.007,08

11.026,92

19.486,14

10.849,52

18.965,20

10.672,12

18.444,26

10.494,72

17.923,32

10.317,32

17.402,38

10.139,92

16.881,44

9.962,52

16.360,50

9.413,26

15.839,56

8.864,00

15.318,62

8.314,74

14.797,68

7.765,48

14.276,74

7.216,22

13.755,80

6.666,96

13.234,86

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Brief Payscale (please state whether before or after tax) (please ignore if the detailed payscale above is up to date)		last update
Capt top	The 16,3% Schichtzulage are netto, so it means approx 26-28% brutto on top (22.222€ + 6.200€=28.422€)	20/Jan/26
Capt base	18.528,90 EUR + 16.3% + extra above 74,5 Blockhours	20/Jan/26
FO top	13.896.60 EUR + 16.3% + extra above 74,5 Blockhours	20/Jan/26
FO base	The 16,3% Schichtzulage are netto, so it means approx 26-28% brutto (7.000€+1.960€= 8.960,00 €)	20/Jan/26
SO top
SO base	N/A	13/Mar/18
FE top
FE base
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Additional Duty Pay / Per Diems for Lufthansa German Airlines Pilot Jobs		last update
Capt	SR: 51,60 EUR LR: 60,00 EUR	4/Apr/23
FO	SR: 50,40 EUR LR: 57,60 EUR	4/Apr/23
SO
FE
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Pension Details for Lufthansa German Airlines Pilot Jobs		last update

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Conditions for Lufthansa German Airlines Pilot Jobs		last update
Roster	Minimum 10 days OFF per month, usually 14-16 Day OFF per month. 35days min per quarter	20/Jan/26
Leave	42 days
Staff travel	Yes
Discounted holidays	Yes
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Lufthansa German Airlines Pilot Jobs Situation	last update
Current Situation:
No hiring at the moment.	24/Feb/25
Outlook:
No hiring planned.	24/Feb/25
Overall Hiring Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):
Neutral	24/Feb/25
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Lufthansa German Airlines Pilot Jobs Entry Requirements (including preferred pilot schools)	last update
Captain
No DEC. Internal upgrade time around 15-20years.	30/May/17

FO
Currently hiring only EFA cadets of which some are flying at other group airlines. EFA candidates preferred.	2/Jul/25

SO
not needed, there are no cruise relief pilots in LH.	2/Apr/14

FE


Scholorship
Classic Bremen Flightschool closed. Check European Flight Academy.	2/Jul/25
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Recruitment Process for Lufthansa German Airlines Pilot Jobs	last update
Hiring new students only for LH Group. Apply at European Flight Academy (EFA). "Take off promise": If there is no job offer inside LH Group within 2 years after completing CPL/frozen ATPL at EFA, half of the training costs are refunded. There is no guarantee to receive a job offer from LHG. First, complete self-paid DLR cert in HAM. If passed, apply. EFA will pay for Group Qualification at Interpersonal in HAM (if passed, the costs for the assessment are included in the training costs). Then self-paid C1 medical. If all is passed, study at EFA. 1 year theory in Bremen, 6 months SEP in Goodyear, 2 months MEP in Rostock, then job matching inside LH Group. Then type rating on A320. Complete costs 120K€, housing in US included. Practice aptitude and psychometric tests here.	16/Feb/26
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Fleet	last update
Current:
A319 (23), A320 (53), A320neo (30), A321 (57), A321neo (17), A330-300 (11), A340-300 (17), A340-600 (10), A350-900 (21), A380-800 (4), B747-400 (8), B747-8 (19), B787-900 (5)	14/Oct/23

Orders:
Option for 14 more B777-9 cancelled due to lower growth expectations and investments	13/Nov/19
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Lufthansa German Airlines Pilot Jobs Recruitment Contact		last update
Preferred method of application:
Recruitment for Lufthansa Flight School or Direct-Entry positions is done by Lufthansa Pilot Recruitment.		22/Sep/12

Name:
Paul Hutchings		6/Jun/16

Job Title:


Address:
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Pilot Recruitment, BRE NT/S-F, Postfach 286136, D-28361 Bremen, Germany		2/Apr/14

Tel:	+49 421 5592 804	22/Sep/12
Fax:	+49 421 5592 863	22/Sep/12
Email:	career@lft.dlh.de (To find out whether your email application has been read use VisualCV)	22/Sep/12

Website:		22/Sep/12
http://www.lufthansa-pilot.de/
Pilot vacancies webpage:		11/Oct/12
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Online application form link:

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Bases For Lufthansa German Airlines Pilot Jobs (including restrictions for recent pilot school graduates)		last update
FRA, MUC (click to look-up airport codes)		16/Oct/23
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