How much is the salary of a flight attendant that many people dream of?

Bamboo Airways flight attendant

In Vietnam, the average starting salary for flight attendants is 4,500,000 VND/month. However, this is the basic salary without any other benefits or allowances. New flight attendants usually have to fly 70-100 hours per month.

Therefore, when adding allowances and benefits, the average flight attendant salary will be around 21,000,000 VND/month. In addition, flight attendants also have business expenses from 2 to 10 million VND/month.

Which airline in Vietnam pays the highest salary?

Currently, in Vietnam, Vietnam Airlines' salary is at the highest level, about 25.5 million/month/flight attendant.

Vietnam Airlines' report published in 2021 shows that the average salary of Vietnam Airlines employees excluding accommodation allowances in 2019; 2020; 6 months of 2021 for Vietnam Airlines flight attendants is 24.5 million VND; 13 million VND; 11.3 million VND respectively. Along with that, flight attendants also receive other types of allowances such as: meals, makeup, costumes, flight hour allowances...

Specifically, Vietnam Airlines' economy class flight attendants receive a salary of VND220,000 per flight hour. Meanwhile, business class flight attendants will receive a salary of VND230,000 per flight hour. The chief flight attendant in business class is paid up to VND400,000 - 580,000 per flight hour.

Therefore, the average income of Vietnam Airlines flight attendants will be around 22 - 45 million VND/month.

At Bamboo Airways, flight attendants' salaries are calculated monthly and depend on their rank. The lowest rank is Trainee (intern) with a fixed salary of 5,700,000 VND/month, plus allowances, overtime will have an income of 7 to 9.5 million VND/month. When becoming an official employee, the fixed salary for the flight attendant position is about 16.7 million VND. Plus allowances, overtime... the income ranges from 26 to 30 million VND/month. Deputy and chief flight attendants will have higher salaries, from 33 to 50 million VND/month.

At Vietjet Air, in 2014, the average flight attendant salary was 30 million VND/month. By 2015, the flight attendant salary at Vietjet Air had also increased significantly and was around 39.5 million VND/month. In 2016, the flight attendant salary at Vietjet Air had increased to 42.6 million VND/month.

However, after being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recovery after the pandemic, Vietjet Air's flight attendant salary fluctuates between 19 - 25 million VND/month.

Before Jetstar Pacific restructured to become a member of Vietnam Airlines Group and changed its name to Pacific Airlines, the salary for flight attendants was from 18 to 20 million VND/month.

Billionaire salaries of flight attendants around the world

Around the world, flight attendants are paid hourly. For example, the salary of flight attendants on US airlines is usually around 34 - 47 USD per hour, as of February 2023.

According to statistics on Glassdoor.com, the average flight attendant in the US earns $52,249/year (about 1.2 billion VND) and the average salary is $40,780/year (equivalent to 961 million VND). However, flight attendant salaries can vary depending on the airline and the flight attendant's level of experience.

Flight attendants in the US earn up to a billion VND/year.

United Airlines flight attendants reported earning $34-$38 per hour; an average of $70,927 per year. This is considered the highest-paying airline in the US. Delta Airlines flight attendants came in second with $33-$51 per hour, an average annual salary of around $70,182.

Next is American Airlines with an average flight attendant salary of $41 per hour or about $64,000 per year (equivalent to VND 1.5 billion). Meanwhile, flight attendants at the world's leading airline Emirates receive $4,128 per month (more than VND 97 million), nearly $50,000 per year (VND 1.1 billion).

According to VTC News