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First-year FO pay
$99.96/hr (B767/B737 FO, Year 1)
DOS+4 column, i.e. from Sept 2025 (4 years after the Sept 10, 2021 signing). B777 FO Year 1: $114.37; B747 FO Year 1: $131.68.
Source type: Teamsters Local 2750-hosted CBA (draft rev. 3)
Source: https://wp.iap2750.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CBA-DRAFT-REV-3-eff-1_1_22.pdf · last checked 2026-10-18
Top captain pay
$332.68/hr · Year 12 B747 captain (DOS+4)
Source type: Teamsters Local 2750-hosted CBA (draft rev. 3)
Source: https://wp.iap2750.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CBA-DRAFT-REV-3-eff-1_1_22.pdf · last checked 2026-10-18
Union & contract
Teamsters · signed Sept 10, 2021 · amendable Sept 10, 2026
Source: https://wp.iap2750.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CBA-DRAFT-REV-3-eff-1_1_22.pdf · last checked 2026-10-18
Hiring status
Hiring: 75% of each new-hire class reserved for ex-Spirit pilots
Per ALPA's Spirit pilot resource list (updated Aug 27, 2026).
Source: https://spa.alpa.org/Portals/35/soft-landing-opportunities.pdf · last checked 2026-10-18
Minimums to apply
Unverified. We couldn't confirm a reliable source for this yet.
Last searched 2026-10-18
Retirement / 401(k)
401(k) match of 80% of pilot contributions, up to 10% of gross pay (DOS+4)
A third-party site reports a different (16%) company contribution from Jan 1, 2026; we couldn't confirm that from a primary source.
Source: https://wp.iap2750.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CBA-DRAFT-REV-3-eff-1_1_22.pdf · last checked 2026-10-18
Profit sharing
Unverified. We couldn't confirm a reliable source for this yet.
Last searched 2026-10-18
Fleet
Pay tables cover B747, B777, B767 and B737
Source: https://wp.iap2750.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CBA-DRAFT-REV-3-eff-1_1_22.pdf · last checked 2026-10-18
Full pay scale
Draft copy: these rates come from a copy of the contract that the Teamsters Local 2750 site labels "draft rev. 3". We haven't found the final signed version yet, so final figures could differ. Hourly rates (USD) by years of service, Captain and First Officer, by aircraft type. The contract publishes one column per contract year (DOS = date of signing, Sept 10, 2021).
Effective: Date of signing + 4 years (from Sept 2025, our reading of the contract's DOS column headings)
| Yr 1 | $253.55 | $247.11 | $240.67 | $192.47 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr 2 | $259.89 | $253.29 | $246.69 | $197.28 |
| Yr 3 | $266.38 | $259.62 | $252.85 | $202.21 |
| Yr 4 | $273.04 | $266.11 | $259.17 | $207.27 |
| Yr 5 | $279.87 | $272.76 | $265.65 | $212.45 |
| Yr 6 | $286.87 | $279.58 | $272.29 | $217.76 |
| Yr 7 | $294.04 | $286.57 | $279.10 | $223.20 |
| Yr 8 | $301.39 | $293.73 | $286.08 | $228.78 |
| Yr 9 | $308.92 | $301.08 | $293.23 | $234.50 |
| Yr 10 | $316.65 | $308.60 | $300.56 | $240.37 |
| Yr 11 | $324.56 | $316.32 | $308.08 | $246.38 |
| Yr 12 | $332.68 | $324.23 | $315.78 | $252.54 |
| Yr 1 | $131.68 | $114.37 | $99.96 | $99.96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr 2 | $145.45 | $145.46 | $138.36 | $118.73 |
| Yr 3 | $181.14 | $176.54 | $171.94 | $137.50 |
| Yr 4 | $185.67 | $180.95 | $176.24 | $140.94 |
| Yr 5 | $190.31 | $185.48 | $180.64 | $144.47 |
| Yr 6 | $195.07 | $190.11 | $185.16 | $148.08 |
| Yr 7 | $199.95 | $194.87 | $189.79 | $151.78 |
| Yr 8 | $204.95 | $199.74 | $194.53 | $155.57 |
| Yr 9 | $210.07 | $204.73 | $199.40 | $159.46 |
| Yr 10 | $215.32 | $209.85 | $204.38 | $163.45 |
| Yr 11 | $220.70 | $215.10 | $209.49 | $167.54 |
| Yr 12 | $226.22 | $220.47 | $214.73 | $171.72 |
Effective: Date of signing + 3 years (from Sept 2024)
| Yr 1 | $246.16 | $239.91 | $233.66 | $186.86 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr 2 | $252.32 | $245.91 | $239.50 | $191.53 |
| Yr 3 | $258.63 | $252.06 | $245.49 | $196.32 |
| Yr 4 | $265.09 | $258.36 | $251.62 | $201.23 |
| Yr 5 | $271.72 | $264.82 | $257.92 | $206.26 |
| Yr 6 | $278.51 | $271.44 | $264.36 | $211.42 |
| Yr 7 | $285.47 | $278.22 | $270.97 | $216.70 |
| Yr 8 | $292.61 | $285.18 | $277.75 | $222.12 |
| Yr 9 | $299.93 | $292.31 | $284.69 | $227.67 |
| Yr 10 | $307.42 | $299.62 | $291.81 | $233.37 |
| Yr 11 | $315.11 | $307.11 | $299.10 | $239.20 |
| Yr 12 | $322.99 | $314.78 | $306.58 | $245.18 |
| Yr 1 | $127.85 | $111.04 | $97.05 | $97.05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr 2 | $141.21 | $141.22 | $134.33 | $115.27 |
| Yr 3 | $175.87 | $171.40 | $166.93 | $133.50 |
| Yr 4 | $180.26 | $175.68 | $171.10 | $136.84 |
| Yr 5 | $184.77 | $180.08 | $175.38 | $140.26 |
| Yr 6 | $189.39 | $184.58 | $179.77 | $143.76 |
| Yr 7 | $194.12 | $189.19 | $184.26 | $147.36 |
| Yr 8 | $198.98 | $193.92 | $188.87 | $151.04 |
| Yr 9 | $203.95 | $198.77 | $193.59 | $154.82 |
| Yr 10 | $209.05 | $203.74 | $198.43 | $158.69 |
| Yr 11 | $214.28 | $208.83 | $203.39 | $162.66 |
| Yr 12 | $219.63 | $214.05 | $208.47 | $166.72 |
Effective: Date of signing + 2 years (from Sept 2023)
| Yr 1 | $238.99 | $232.92 | $226.85 | $181.42 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr 2 | $244.97 | $238.75 | $232.52 | $185.96 |
| Yr 3 | $251.09 | $244.72 | $238.34 | $190.60 |
| Yr 4 | $257.37 | $250.83 | $244.30 | $195.37 |
| Yr 5 | $263.80 | $257.10 | $250.40 | $200.25 |
| Yr 6 | $270.40 | $263.53 | $256.66 | $205.26 |
| Yr 7 | $277.16 | $270.12 | $263.08 | $210.39 |
| Yr 8 | $284.09 | $276.87 | $269.66 | $215.65 |
| Yr 9 | $291.19 | $283.79 | $276.40 | $221.04 |
| Yr 10 | $298.47 | $290.89 | $283.31 | $226.57 |
| Yr 11 | $305.93 | $298.16 | $290.39 | $232.23 |
| Yr 12 | $313.58 | $305.62 | $297.65 | $238.04 |
| Yr 1 | $124.13 | $107.81 | $94.22 | $94.22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr 2 | $137.10 | $137.11 | $130.42 | $111.91 |
| Yr 3 | $170.74 | $166.41 | $162.07 | $129.61 |
| Yr 4 | $175.01 | $170.57 | $166.12 | $132.85 |
| Yr 5 | $179.39 | $174.83 | $170.27 | $136.17 |
| Yr 6 | $183.87 | $179.20 | $174.53 | $139.58 |
| Yr 7 | $188.47 | $183.68 | $178.89 | $143.07 |
| Yr 8 | $193.18 | $188.27 | $183.37 | $146.64 |
| Yr 9 | $198.01 | $192.98 | $187.95 | $150.31 |
| Yr 10 | $202.96 | $197.80 | $192.65 | $154.07 |
| Yr 11 | $208.03 | $202.75 | $197.47 | $157.92 |
| Yr 12 | $213.23 | $207.82 | $202.40 | $161.87 |
Effective: Date of signing + 1 year (from Sept 2022)
| Yr 1 | $232.03 | $226.14 | $220.25 | $176.14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr 2 | $237.83 | $231.79 | $225.75 | $180.54 |
| Yr 3 | $243.78 | $237.59 | $231.40 | $185.05 |
| Yr 4 | $249.87 | $243.53 | $237.18 | $189.68 |
| Yr 5 | $256.12 | $249.62 | $243.11 | $194.42 |
| Yr 6 | $262.52 | $255.86 | $249.19 | $199.28 |
| Yr 7 | $269.09 | $262.25 | $255.42 | $204.26 |
| Yr 8 | $275.81 | $268.81 | $261.80 | $209.37 |
| Yr 9 | $282.71 | $275.53 | $268.35 | $214.60 |
| Yr 10 | $289.78 | $282.42 | $275.06 | $219.97 |
| Yr 11 | $297.02 | $289.48 | $281.93 | $225.47 |
| Yr 12 | $304.45 | $296.71 | $288.98 | $231.11 |
| Yr 1 | $120.51 | $104.67 | $91.47 | $91.47 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr 2 | $133.11 | $133.11 | $126.62 | $108.66 |
| Yr 3 | $165.77 | $161.56 | $157.35 | $125.84 |
| Yr 4 | $169.91 | $165.60 | $161.28 | $128.98 |
| Yr 5 | $174.16 | $169.74 | $165.31 | $132.21 |
| Yr 6 | $178.52 | $173.98 | $169.45 | $135.51 |
| Yr 7 | $182.98 | $178.33 | $173.68 | $138.90 |
| Yr 8 | $187.55 | $182.79 | $178.03 | $142.37 |
| Yr 9 | $192.24 | $187.36 | $182.48 | $145.93 |
| Yr 10 | $197.05 | $192.04 | $187.04 | $149.58 |
| Yr 11 | $201.97 | $196.84 | $191.71 | $153.32 |
| Yr 12 | $207.02 | $201.77 | $196.51 | $157.15 |
Effective: Date of signing, Sept 10, 2021
| Yr 1 | $225.27 | $219.55 | $213.83 | $171.01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr 2 | $230.91 | $225.04 | $219.18 | $175.28 |
| Yr 3 | $236.68 | $230.67 | $224.66 | $179.66 |
| Yr 4 | $242.60 | $236.43 | $230.27 | $184.15 |
| Yr 5 | $248.66 | $242.35 | $236.03 | $188.76 |
| Yr 6 | $254.88 | $248.40 | $241.93 | $193.48 |
| Yr 7 | $261.25 | $254.61 | $247.98 | $198.31 |
| Yr 8 | $267.78 | $260.98 | $254.18 | $203.27 |
| Yr 9 | $274.48 | $267.50 | $260.53 | $208.35 |
| Yr 10 | $281.34 | $274.19 | $267.05 | $213.56 |
| Yr 11 | $288.37 | $281.05 | $273.72 | $218.90 |
| Yr 12 | $295.58 | $288.07 | $280.56 | $224.37 |
| Yr 1 | $117.00 | $101.62 | $88.81 | $88.81 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr 2 | $129.23 | $129.24 | $122.93 | $105.49 |
| Yr 3 | $160.94 | $156.85 | $152.77 | $122.17 |
| Yr 4 | $164.97 | $160.78 | $156.59 | $125.23 |
| Yr 5 | $169.09 | $164.79 | $160.50 | $128.36 |
| Yr 6 | $173.32 | $168.91 | $164.51 | $131.56 |
| Yr 7 | $177.65 | $173.14 | $168.63 | $134.85 |
| Yr 8 | $182.09 | $177.47 | $172.84 | $138.23 |
| Yr 9 | $186.64 | $181.90 | $177.16 | $141.68 |
| Yr 10 | $191.31 | $186.45 | $181.59 | $145.22 |
| Yr 11 | $196.09 | $191.11 | $186.13 | $148.85 |
| Yr 12 | $200.99 | $195.89 | $190.78 | $152.57 |
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The contract became amendable on Sept 10, 2026. The DOS+4 column is the last raise it schedules; we don't estimate any change after that.
Source: Atlas Air–Teamsters Collective Bargaining Agreement (draft rev. 3, eff. 1/1/22; signed Sept 10, 2021), Article 3.A.1 Rates of Pay, pp. 13–14 (hosted by Teamsters Local 2750). · last checked 2026-10-18
Bases & crashpads
Unverified. We couldn't confirm a reliable source for this yet.
Not covered by the sources we checked.
Bases source: https://wp.iap2750.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CBA-DRAFT-REV-3-eff-1_1_22.pdf · last checked 2026-10-18
Latest news
- ALPA's Spirit resource list says Atlas will fill 75% of each new-hire class with furloughed Spirit pilots ALPA (Spirit MEC) ↗
News is for context and doesn't change the figures above.