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Payscale (please state whether
before or after tax)
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ignore if the detailed payscale
above is up to date) |
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| Capt
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$364,000 |
20/Jun/25 |
| Capt
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$334,000 |
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| FO
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$255,000 |
20/Jun/25 |
| FO
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$133,000 |
20/Jun/25 |
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| Additional
Duty Pay / Per Diems for Southwest Airlines
Pilot Jobs |
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| Capt |
CONUS $2.90
OCONUS: $3.45
Per diem rates increase 2.5% each January 1. |
20/Jun/25
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| FO |
CONUS $2.90
OCONUS: $3.45
Per diem rates increase 2.5% each January 1. |
20/Jun/25
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| Pension
Details for Southwest Airlines
Pilot Jobs |
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401K Matching: No
A/B Fund:
B fund: 17% through Dec 31, 2025
18% from January 1, 2026
MBCBP: Effective date Percent of Pilot's retirement eligible wages contributed to MCBCP 1/1/2024: 1% 1/1/2026: 2%
Other:
12.2% profit sharing |
20/Jun/25
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| Conditions
for Southwest Airlines Pilot
Jobs |
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Southwest Airlines
Pilot Jobs Situation
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update
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| Current
Situation: |
Not hiring
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20/Jun/25
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| Outlook: |
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Scheduled pay increases
January 1,2025 4%
January 1,2026 4%
January 1,2027 4%
January 1, 2028 3.25%
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20/Jun/25 |
| Overall
Hiring Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve): |
| Neutral |
20/Jun/25
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| Southwest Airlines
Pilot Jobs Entry Requirements
(including preferred
pilot schools) |
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| Captain |
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To become a Captain (CPT) at Southwest, you also need to be at least 23 years old and hold the same FAA certificates and medical requirements as a FO, but you should have around 2,500 total flight hours or 1,500 hours in turbine aircraft, including 1,000 hours as Pilot in Command (PIC). PIC time means being the official aircraft commander. Like FOs, Captains must be authorized to work in the U.S., proficient in English, physically able, and pass drug screenings. Both positions often come through Southwest’s Destination 225° Program, which provides a pathway from zero experience to airline pilot in about four years. |
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To become a First Officer (FO) at Southwest Airlines, you must be at least 23 years old and hold a U.S. FAA Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certificate with "Airplane Multiengine Land" ratings and an "English Proficient" limitation, along with a First Class Medical Certificate and FCC Radiotelephone Operator Permit. Preferred flight experience includes 500 hours in a fixed-wing turbine aircraft or completion of the Destination 225° program, with active flying in two of the last five years. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S., able to communicate fluently in English, able to lift 40 lbs., and pass FAA drug tests.
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| Recruitment
Process for Southwest Airlines
Pilot Jobs |
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Practice aptitude and psychometric tests here. |
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| Fleet |
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737-700: 385
737-8: 227
737-800: 207 |
20/Jun/25
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36x 737-700 in 2006 |
24/Aug/05
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| Southwest Airlines
Pilot Jobs Recruitment Contact |
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(To find out whether your email application has been read use VisualCV) |
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| Website: |
30/Dec/04 |
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www.southwest.com |
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| Pilot
vacancies webpage: |
30/Dec/04 |
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www.southwest.com/careers/pilots.html |
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application form link: |
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| Bases
For Southwest Airlines Pilot
Jobs (including
restrictions for recent pilot
school graduates) |
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update
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BWI, DAL, HOU, MCO, MDW, OAK, PHX
(click
to look-up airport codes) |
24/Aug/05 |
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