Regional Airline First Officer Pay in 2026: Year-One Rates Compared

Year-one hourly rates

• Endeavor Air (Delta Connection): $106.66/hr first-year rate, 75-hour monthly guarantee, per diem $2.25/hr (Endeavor Air)
• Envoy Air (American Eagle): $99.00/hr year 1, rising to $161.25 in year 2 (Envoy Air)
• PSA Airlines (American Eagle): $102.00/hr year 1, rising to $120.75 by year 4, with a 75-hour monthly guarantee; rates effective Jun 15, 2026 (PSA Airlines pay scale)
• SkyWest: $92.73/hr year-1 FO; 75 hours a month after IOE (SkyWest)
• Horizon Air (Alaska Air Group): $92.72/hr year 1 and year-for-year pay match for prior Part 121 time (Horizon Air compensation)

Republic Airways said in a careers post published Jun 4, 2025 that first officers start at $91.81/hr (Republic Airways careers blog). We left it off the chart because it is not a 2026 figure.

Compare the airlines in our directory

Bases, minimums and pay for each carrier, checked against the airline's own pages: Endeavor Air, PSA Airlines, Envoy Air, SkyWest, Horizon Air and Republic Airways. PSA and Envoy both have crew bases or headquarters at DFW; see pilot jobs in Texas.

Turning hourly into annual (estimate)

Hourly rate × 75 hours × 12 months gives an estimated base of about $95,994 (Endeavor), $91,800 (PSA), $89,100 (Envoy), $83,457 (SkyWest) and $83,448 (Horizon). Actual pay depends on credit hours, per diem, premiums, overtime and bonuses, so check each airline's current offer.

How regionals compare with the majors

The majors start higher: United publishes $125.52/hr for year-1 FOs. See airline pilot pay. To run your own numbers (rate × guarantee × 12, plus per diem), use our pilot pay calculator. Most regional FO seats still require an ATP or R-ATP—check where you stand with our hours-to-ATP tracker. Horizon’s pilots, in talks for nearly four years, are on our pilot contract tracker.