Airline pilot pay

[no1pilot2000]

How are airline pilots payed? What is meant by "block hour" and "per diem" as it refers to pilot pay? In most jobs where people are payed a fixed salary or earn a certain rate per hour (no matter whether or not they are actually doing work).

 

[Junkflyer]

Pilots are paid by the hour with a minimum hours per month (can be 60-80 hours, it varies ) even if they fly less. More pay if you fly over. Block hours means gate to gate time-not flight hours. Per Diem is a tax free stipend for expenses for time away from your home base. It is paid by the hour typically $1.50-$2.00 per hour. If you are gone for three days that is 72 hours per diem. Where I work we are normally out for 17 days so it does add up significantly over the year.

 

[HA25]

How are airline pilots payed?

Not very well..




(sorry couldn't resist)

 

[sf3boy]

Mesaba Airline pilots are voting on whether or not they are being paid too much.

 

[HA25]

grasp this..

in 1986, a senior captain at American was making $200,000/yr

a typical house cost $125,000, and a nice car $20,000... gas was $1.00/gal and loaf of bread was $.99


In 2006, and American Airlines senior pilot (among the best paid mind you) is making about $180,000/yr

A "typical" house now costs around $300,000, a decent car/suv about $40,000, gas is $2.50/gal or so, and a loaf of bread $2.25..


Does this paint a picture?

Nevermind the $120,000/yr 747 captains at the varios smaller airlines, and the $60,000/yr typical RJ captain..

 

[CF34-3B1]

If things keep going the way they are, a senior Capt at Air Botswana flying JFK - LAX in an A350 will earn one 5lb bag of rice per week. His FO will earn a 3lb bag and a case of left over peanuts from catering.

 

[HA25]

If things keep going the way they are, a senior Capt at Air Botswana flying JFK - LAX in an A350 will earn one 5lb bag of rice per week. His FO will earn a 3lb bag and a case of left over peanuts from catering.

Yup..

Don't think if the FAA loosened up the requirements for pilot certifications (as the ATA would love them to do) and the INS loosened up work visa's that wouldn't happen overnite.

Can we say "Made in China"???

 

[CoATP]

Wow

If things keep going the way they are, a senior Capt at Air Botswana flying JFK - LAX in an A350 will earn one 5lb bag of rice per week. His FO will earn a 3lb bag and a case of left over peanuts from catering.

They get peanuts! What are the mins and bases?

 

[relief tube]

VERY roughly put, whatever your hourly rate is, that's what you make before taxes, at least for anything over 50-60k cuz of the higher tax brackets. ($65/hr = $65,000 Gross pay)

For regional FOs now, being in the lowest tax bracket of all airline pilots, your hourly rate is ROUGHLY your full takehome pay is. (30/hr= $30,000 after taxes)

 

[711-24-7]

see chq proposal for next contract under their pay thread.