Caravan Pay?

[Launchpad]

Curious as to the average Caravan pay around the country. I know there are a lot of different ways to pay, for fed-ex feeder, charter, pax, etc. I'm looking for a day-rate figure. Annual salary and hourly doesn't really work since there are so many different types of caravan operations out there for my comparison.

Thanks in advance.

 

[HAZ-MAT]

You should get around $120 a day for flying a C-208B. Just an average between the cargo and pax carriers out there that fly the Caravan.

 

[XSWANN@240]

I flew for an outfit at TEB about 4 years ago. I was in a 208B and flew freight from mid-night to about 0430 five days a week. My run was to BUF or PLB and back. It was a salary of $30,000/yr. plus full paid health insurance. It was a great place. But, they went belly up shortly after 9/11. They had about 60% of their clients out of the WTC.

 

[FlierDude]

I would think $250 per day for any turbine, single or twin, would be an absolute minimum. I do contract work, $400 per day TP, $500 Citation.

 

[lowslow]

I agree. Maybe higher. If you have a bunch of time in type, 300 - 350/day + all expenses.
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