TL;DR: Flight attendants at Philippine airlines are reported to start around ₱20,000 to ₱30,000 a month, climbing to roughly ₱34,000 to ₱37,000 after two to five years and ₱67,000 to ₱85,000 or more at senior level, per a December 2025 Bossjob salary guide. Indeed Philippines job-posting data averages about ₱41,467 a month at Philippine Airlines and ₱31,822 at Cebu Pacific. Foreign carriers pay far more: Emirates lists an average of AED 11,244 a month (about US$3,061, roughly ₱189,000) for new Grade II crew. Local carriers have accepted Senior High School graduates, while Emirates wants applicants aged 21 or older who can reach 212 cm.
Cabin crew is an airline career you can enter without a four-year degree, which makes "how much is the sahod" a fair first question. Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific and AirAsia Philippines do not publish cabin crew pay scales we could find, so local figures in this guide come from salary trackers and job postings, labelled as such. Emirates is the exception: it publishes approximate pay on its recruitment page. This guide compares the two, then covers requirements, training and the career ladder.
How Much Do Flight Attendants Earn in the Philippines?
New cabin crew at Philippine carriers are reported to earn around ₱20,000 to ₱30,000 a month, with pay rising steadily with years of service and seniority.
| Experience / rank | Reported monthly pay | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level (0-2 years) | ₱20,000-₱30,000+ | Bossjob, Dec 2025 |
| Junior (2-5 years) | ₱34,000-₱37,000 | Bossjob, Dec 2025 |
| Mid-level (5-10 years) | ₱40,000-₱50,000+ | Bossjob, Dec 2025 |
| Senior (10+ years) | ₱67,000-₱85,000+ | Bossjob, Dec 2025 |
| Cebu Pacific average | about ₱31,822 (₱381,859/yr) | Indeed job postings, past 36 months |
| Philippine Airlines average | about ₱41,467 (₱497,608/yr) | Indeed job postings, past 36 months |
A current Philippine Airlines listing on Indeed for its "Flight Attendant Training Program" shows pay from ₱20,000 a month, which matches the entry figure above.
Disclaimer: these are aggregator and job-posting figures, not airline pay scales. Indeed's overall Philippine flight attendant average (₱23,254 a month) rests on only six reported salaries, so we lean on the larger company-level data instead. Actual pay depends on flying hours, routes, allowances and per diem. Confirm the offer in writing before you sign.
How Much Do Flight Attendants Earn at Foreign Airlines?
Foreign carriers pay several times Philippine rates. Emirates publishes the clearest numbers; the others are reported by third parties.
| Airline | Reported monthly pay | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Emirates (Grade II, economy) | AED 11,244 average (US$3,061, about ₱189,000) | Emirates cabin crew recruitment page |
| Qatar Airways (new crew) | QAR 8,000-10,000 including flying pay | AviationA2Z estimate, no source cited |
| Singapore Airlines (junior crew) | S$2,800-3,500 including allowances | The Money Bees estimate from Singapore salary trackers |
Emirates breaks its figure down as AED 4,980 basic salary plus AED 69.6 per flying hour, based on an average of 80 to 100 hours a month, and calls the numbers approximate. AviationA2Z describes Qatar Airways pay as a tax-free base salary plus flying pay, and reports that the airline generally provides furnished accommodation in Doha.
Peso conversion uses the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reference rate of ₱61.8660 per US dollar on 20 August 2026. Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines do not publish pay on pages we could access, so treat those rows as estimates.
Singapore Airlines is a harder route for most Filipinos: its cabin crew criteria, as summarized by The Money Bees, include the legal right to work in Singapore and Singapore-based education qualifications.
What Are the Requirements to Become a Flight Attendant?
Expect a height or reach test, a minimum age, Senior High School or higher, and strong English. The exact bar differs by airline:
| Requirement | Cebu Pacific (recruitment notice) | Emirates (official page) | Qatar Airways (reported) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | At least Senior High School (Grade 12) | Minimum high school (Grade 12) | High school certificate |
| Height / reach | 5'3" women, 5'7" men; 210 cm reach | At least 160 cm; 212 cm reach | 212 cm arm reach |
| Age | Not stated in notice | At least 21 | At least 21 |
| Language | Fluent Filipino and English | Fluent written and spoken English | Fluent English |
| Experience | Not required | 1 year hospitality or customer service | Not stated |
Emirates also asks that you have no visible tattoos while in uniform and can meet UAE employment visa requirements. For Philippine Airlines, we could not access a current official requirements page. Trade sites report that past PAL advertisements asked for at least two years of college, and commonly cite a minimum age of 18.
Requirements change between hiring rounds. Always read the current notice on the airline's own careers page, and never pay a third party to "guarantee" a cabin crew slot.
How Do Flight Attendants Get Trained?
Airlines train their own cabin crew after hiring, so you apply first and train second. Cebu Pacific's recruitment notice welcomed applicants without prior cabin crew experience, and Philippine Airlines' current listing is itself framed as a "Flight Attendant Training Program."
Cabin crew competency in the Philippines is regulated by CAAP under the Philippine Civil Aviation Regulations. In April 2026, CAAP published a proposed amendment (NPRM No. 018-2026) covering cabin crew competency checks, competency cards and minimum qualifications for cabin crew instructors.
What Does the Cabin Crew Career Ladder Look Like?
Pay rises mainly through seniority and promotion into lead roles. A typical progression:
- Cabin crew / flight attendant. Entry role, around ₱20,000 to ₱30,000 at local carriers.
- Senior cabin crew. About ₱67,000 to ₱73,000 or more at Philippine Airlines, per Bossjob.
- Purser or cabin manager. Leads the cabin on a flight. Bossjob's PAL figures for this level contain apparent typos, so we have not quoted them.
- Cabin crew trainer or instructor. About ₱87,000 to ₱90,000 or more at Philippine Airlines, per Bossjob.
Where pay includes a per-flying-hour component, as Emirates' does, more hours flown means more pay, so roster and route mix affect monthly earnings as much as rank.
What Course Should You Take to Become a Flight Attendant?
No specific degree is required, but hospitality and tourism courses line up best with what airlines look for in customer service and grooming:
- BS Tourism Management is the most common choice. PATTS College of Aeronautics lists flight attendant among the career paths for its BS Tourism Management programme. See our BS Tourism Management guide.
- BS Hospitality Management builds the service experience Emirates asks for. See our BS Hospitality Management guide and tourism vs hospitality comparison.
- No degree. If you qualify on Senior High School alone, our jobs without a degree guide covers cabin crew alongside other options.
Interested in the cockpit instead? Our pilot salary guide covers what pilots earn and what training costs.
Tips Before You Apply
- Measure your reach. Every airline in this guide tests reach (210 to 212 cm), not just height. Check yours against a wall before the assessment day.
- Get customer service experience. Emirates requires a year of hospitality or customer service work, so a hotel, restaurant or customer service job builds that background.
- Work on spoken English. Every airline in this guide screens for fluent English.
- Plan the overseas path. Emirates and Qatar Airways set 21 as the minimum age, so if you are younger, a local carrier is the realistic first step.
Ready to find the right school? Browse schools in Pasay or Manila, or use our search tool to compare tourism and hospitality programmes across the Philippines.
Sources
- Bossjob — Flight attendant salary in the Philippines (December 2025)
- Indeed Philippines — Flight attendant salaries (company averages)
- Indeed Philippines — Philippine Airlines flight attendant job listings
- Emirates Group Careers — Cabin crew
- AviationA2Z — Qatar Airways cabin crew salary 2026
- AviationA2Z — Philippine Airlines cabin crew salary 2026
- The Money Bees — Singapore Airlines cabin crew salary and recruitment requirements
- Cabin Crew Hub — Cebu Pacific cabin crew recruitment drive, Pasay (October 2025)
- CAAP — NPRM No. 018-2026, proposed amendment on cabin crew competency checks
- Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas — Reference Exchange Rate Bulletin, 20 August 2026
