NBAA’s 2025 Compensation Survey offers the most trusted and comprehensive snapshot reflecting business aviation pay and benefits.
Whether you’re leading a flight department or managing HR strategy, this year’s survey provides essential benchmarking data to help you stay competitive in today’s evolving talent market.
The 2025 results offer a detailed breakdown of:
- Total cash compensation, including base pay, bonuses and overtime
- Merit increase trends across roles
- Long-term incentives, who’s offering them and how
- Duty/flight hours and weekend/remain-overnight-day reporting practices
This data empowers companies to attract and retain top talent, align compensation with industry standards and plan with confidence.
Member companies who participated in the survey receive complimentary access as a benefit of their contribution. Member representatives and designated compensation survey alternates of NBAA Business and Operating Member companies who did not participate are eligible to purchase the full report
Don’t miss this opportunity to tap into real, actionable data from peers across the industry.
Member Benefits
Connect Over Coffee at NBAA-BACE
Take a break and join your peers, NBAA’s staff and Board of Directors for the 2025 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) Coffee Social in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Oct. 14, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. at the NBAA Booth, No. 672. Enjoy complimentary coffee and a sweet treat while reconnecting and networking. Plus, don’t miss special guests: former U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16 pilot Michelle “MACE” Curran, signing copies of her new book, “The Flip Side” and former NTSB Vice Chair and AOPA Air Safety Institute President Bruce Landsberg, signing copies of his book “Learning From Icarus: Aviation Safety Lessons From the Past and Present.”
nbaa.org/2025
Elevate Your NBAA-BACE Experience With Professional Member Perks
Professional members of NBAA unlock exclusive perks at NBAA-BACE, including access to the NBAA Professional Lounge, a members-only space to relax, recharge, enjoy free Wi-Fi and refreshments or hold a quick meeting.
Add a Professional membership to your registration and receive:
- Lounge access during the show
- $30 Uber credit
- Free bag check
- Member registration savings of $290
Already an NBAA member? Upgrade to a Professional membership for just $40 online or on-site.
Professional Development
NBAA will host a variety of professional development program (PDP) courses before and after 2025 NBAA-BACE, Oct. 14-16, in Las Vegas. Here are descriptions of some of these courses:
Aviation Leadership
This two-day course covers the fundamentals of leadership, equipping participants with the tools needed to lead effectively within an aviation department and the broader organization. Through interactive sessions, attendees will have the opportunity to practice and refine essential leadership skills for long-term success.
Leadership and Influencing Skills for Building High-Performing Teams
Participants will examine the roles of effective leadership and active team membership, learning strategies for driving change and identifying the key traits of high-performing teams. Take an in-depth look at the power of clear communication, methods for fostering innovation and techniques to prevent complacency.
HR in the Corporate Flight Department
This course is designed for aviation directors and senior staff, HR directors and other professionals. It dives into aviation’s influence on human resources, managers and senior personnel at aircraft management companies.
Organizational Risk Management
This course offers practical skills on how to: identify and manage risks using established frameworks; align business aviation operations with the company’s overall risk strategy; and apply risk management practices across the organization.
Management Fundamentals for Flight Departments Workshop
After NBAA-BACE, this two-day course offers key information for flight department managers about safe operations, regulatory compliance, basic management practices, cost controls, planning for the future and more.
New Certified Aviation Managers
More than 1,000 business aviation professionals from all segments of the industry have
earned the Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) credential. The CAMs listed below are among the latest to join this elite group.
- Joseph Acocella, CAM
Sr. Maintenance Technician
Honeywell International - Kim Benza, CAM
Senior Aircraft Captain
SC Johnson - Sean Cooksy, CAM
Sr. Int’l Capt./Safety Manager
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. - Col. Robert Lowe III, CAM
U.S. Air Force - David Mauer, CAM
Captain
Hawk Air LLC - Michael Moffitt, CAM
Human Resources
Pfizer Inc. - Bobby Perez, CAM
Vice President Charter Services
Clay Lacy Aviation - Dustin Ratliff, CAM
Chief Pilot
Ultra Capital LLC - Robert T. Rettig, CAM
PIC
Executive Jet Management - Jeffrey Standel, CAM
Director of Operations
West Coast Charters Inc. - Stephan Sukumar, CAM
Captain
Presidential Flight - Denver Wilkinson, CAM
Pilot
WTB Financial Corp.
2026 Events Calendar
February
Feb. 2-4
2026 NBAA Leadership Conference | San Antonio
Feb. 25
NBAA Miami-Opa locka Regional Forum | Opa-locka, FL
March
March 1-3
2026 NBAA International Operators Conference | San Diego
March 24-26
NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference (SDC) | Cleveland
May
May 5-7
NBAA Maintenance Conference | New Orleans
June
June 3
NBAA White Plains Regional Forum | White Plains, NY
October
Oct. 18-19
NBAA Tax, Regulatory & Risk Management Conference | Las Vegas
Oct. 20-22
NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) | Las Vegas
International Business Aviation Council Ltd.