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CommuteAir

Flies for:United Airlines

First-year FO pay

$79.57/hr

Year 2: $93.36/hr.

Source: https://www.commuteair.com/careers/pilots/ · last checked 2026-10-17

Top captain pay

Unverified. We couldn't confirm a reliable source for this yet.

CommuteAir publishes only Year 1 captain pay ($152.25/hr). A 2024 scale showed $214/hr at Year 20, now outdated.

Sign-on bonus

$20,000

Source: https://www.commuteair.com/careers/pilots/ · last checked 2026-10-17

Flow-through / major partner

United (United Express; Aviate)

Source: https://la-flightschool.com/pages/regional-airlines · last checked 2026-10-17

Upgrade time estimate

Unverified. We couldn't confirm a reliable source for this yet.

Hiring status

Hiring

Source: https://www.commuteair.com/careers/pilots/ · last checked 2026-10-17

Minimums to apply

ATP or R-ATP mins; 1st-class medical

Source: https://www.commuteair.com/careers/pilots/ · last checked 2026-10-17

Crashpads near your base

CommuteAir pilot bases: IAD, IAH. Crashpad listings and commute guides on CommuteBase:

Bases source: https://www.commuteair.com/careers/pilots/ · last checked 2026-10-17