Career Economy and Airline Tiers
Career Mode economy is built around airline tier, region, rank, contract status, and your pilot history. Airline tier is important, but it is not the only factor. A 5-star airline usually pays more than a 1-star airline, but it also has higher entry requirements, higher union dues, and higher early resignation penalties.Airline tiers
FlyHub uses 1-star to 5-star airline tiers. In general:
Not every airline in the same tier feels identical. Fleet, route network, region, base choices, and available aircraft families still matter.
Job tier requirements
These are the baseline Career requirements for applying to airline tiers.
Some airlines can have explicit requirements above the baseline. FlyHub uses the higher value.
Meeting the requirement only means you can apply. Acceptance still depends on reputation, hours, airline tier, and application outcome.
See Career Job Market for the application chance guide.
Base pay by tier and rank
Career pay starts from annual compensation bands. FlyHub converts annual pay into hourly and weekly estimates using 900 compensated hours per year. The table below shows the global base annual bands before regional multipliers, interviews, seniority bonuses, training pay, and special offer adjustments.
These are not guaranteed salaries. They are the base bands used to generate offers and contracts.
Your final pay can change because of:
- Airline region.
- Specific airline pay profile.
- Interview result.
- Rank.
- Training contract.
- Internal type opportunity.
- Seniority bonus.
- Promotion offer.
- Job offer raise logic.
Regional pay multipliers
Airline region changes pay.
This means the same tier and rank can pay differently in different regions.
Regional costs and taxes
Regions also affect living costs and tax/social contribution estimates.
Some countries have their own effective tax override. High-cost bases can also increase housing and commuting pressure.
Starter economy relief
FlyHub gives extra economy relief to junior pilots in entry-level employment. Starter economy relief applies when:- You are not in training.
- You work for a 1-star airline.
- Your role is First Officer or Senior First Officer.
- Housing cost is reduced by 40%.
- Discretionary living costs are reduced to 65% of normal.
Training pay
Training contracts from normal market offers can pay 50% of the full employment rate while training is active. Internal type opportunities are different. If your current employer offers a new internal type opportunity, you keep your current salary during that training.Seniority pay bonus
Seniority can increase pay over time. Every 8 weeks of continuous employment adds a 1% seniority bonus. The seniority bonus caps at 20%. Changing employers can reset company-specific seniority, so a higher hourly rate is not the only thing to consider.Union dues by tier
Union dues are charged monthly and scale with airline tier.
Union membership can help with strikes, firing protection, and promotion requirements, but it is not free.
See My Company for the full union guide.
Early resignation penalties
If you resign before 30 days of continuous employment, FlyHub applies an early resignation penalty.
Early resignation also applies a 1.2 reputation loss.
After 30 days, the early resignation penalty no longer applies.
Medical check costs
Medical checks are recurring Career costs. Current ranges are:
If a medical check becomes overdue and cannot be paid, Career duty can be grounded until the payment is handled.
Property investments
Property investments are part of the Career economy and apply only to Career Mode.
Property can create passive income, but buying too early can leave you short on cash for training, medical checks, relocation, or loan payments.
See Career Finance for loans, credit, property, and ledger details.
What tier does not control
Tier does not directly replace:- Type ratings.
- Contract signature requirements.
- Dispatch locks.
- Training status.
- Current location.
- Medical clearance.
- Line checks.
- Tracking method.