Mesa Airlines

First-year FO pay

$101.00/hr

Third-party (Pilot Career Center) figure.

Source: https://pilotcareercenter.com/Air-Carrier-PCC-Profile/426/Mesa-Airlines?anchor=SalaryAndCompensation · last checked 2026-10-16

Top captain pay

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

APC (last resort, may be outdated; last updated Feb 2024) shows $217/hr (Year 19-20); the scale has 1% annual raises, so not used.

Sign-on bonus

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

Flow-through / major partner

United (United Express; Aviate)

Source: https://pilotcareercenter.com/Air-Carrier-PCC-Profile/426/Mesa-Airlines?anchor=SalaryAndCompensation · last checked 2026-10-16

Upgrade time estimate

As little as 15 months (2,500 TT + 1,000 hrs 121)

Source: https://www.aviationcv.com/job/first-officer-pipeline-75086 · last checked 2026-10-16

Hiring status

Hiring

Source: https://www.aviationcv.com/job/first-officer-pipeline-75086 · last checked 2026-10-16