U.S. Airline Pilot Salaries

Friday, October 14, 2011

U.S. Major Airline Pilot Pay Comparison

Major Airline Pay Survey				Annual pay (regular guarantee) & Aircraft Size
Airline	Total Pilots	Regular monthly hours guaranteed	Reserve monthly hours guaranteed	1st yr.FO/FE smallest	5th year FO medium	10th year Captain smallest	Max Captain largest

Airtran	1,700	70	70	35,910	60,488	120,960	128,159
				B717/B737	B717/B737	B717/B737	B717/B737
Alaska	1,455	75	75	40,986	89,703	149,328	154,800
				B737	B737	B737	B737
American	11,987	64	73	30,984	78,413	121,966	157,294
				MD80	B757	MD80	B777
Continental	5,025	72	72	26,940	81,924	144,288	166,882
				B737	B757	B737	B777
Delta	12,394	65	70	45,502	82,087	115,822	162,794
				DC9/B737	B757/767	DC9/B737	B777/B747
FedEx	4,679	68	65	50,971	106,796	172,053	210,825
				B-727	B-727	B-727	MD-11, A-300/310
JetBlue	2,009	70	75	42,300	76,902	116,995	133,308
				E190	A320	E190	A320
Southwest	5,915	87	90	49,572	108,847	177,344	181,270
				B737	B737	B737	B737
United	7,025	70	70	27,392	80,598	112,535	159,508
				A320/B737	B757/767	A320/B737	B777/B747
UPS	2,901	75	75	31,824	130,709	221,338	231,231
				All	All	All	All
US Airways	5,200	72	72	21,600	64,800	105,408	138,240
				E190	A320	A320	A330
Total	60,290
Average	5,481			$36,283	$87,101	$141,236	$165,278

Carriers shown operate at least 100 aircraft with capacity of 100 passengers (or comparable freight).

Pilots for all carriers can earn considerably more with int'l overrides, overtime, special credits, and per diem, etc.

First year pay assumes reserve guarantee.

Total pilots includes those on furloughs. See FltOps.com Web site for hiring status of each carrier.

Notes:
AirTran	Reserve pilots assigned trips with greater than 3.5 hours per day receive higher monthly guarantee
Alaska	Reserve guarantee is 79 hours for short call reserves. New contract raises - 1.5% in 2010, 1.5% in 2011, & 1.8% in 2012
Delta	Rates show reflect pay raises effective January 1, 2010
FedEx	Annual pay reflects 13 bid periods of 4-weeks each.
JetBlue	JetBlue pays 150% of hourly rate for 78+ effective 1 Jun 2009.
Southwest	Pays per trip (TFP). TFP guarantees are displayed in the hours column. Pay does not reflect new agreement.
UPS	Pays by crew position and longevity. Annual pay & monthly guarantees reflects 13 bid periods of 4-week months.

Source: FlightOps.com 10/14/2011

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