Chief Pilot central US Salary

[Pelican 10]

..need a little info guys.....Chief pilot salary, 1 mid size jet (big lear 45 or 60), 3 crew, central US, Part 91 ?...

TKS

 

[cezzna]

I'm going to say what first comes to mind. 125-150k.

 

[guido411]

From Avcrew 2007 survey

All numbers are averages, there is a VERY wide range in many of the airplane specific numbers. For example, the high end to low end for LR60 is $107,500 to $72,000.

By Title--CP (Part 91 Midsize jet) $97,421
By City Size--CP (Large City [1-3 million]) $91,803
By Type--CP (LR45) $85,783
By Type--CP (LR60) $89,750

These ALL seem low to me, but that's the data.

 

[Pelican 10]

..seems kinda low...I was thinking 115k on the low/ 135k mid / 150k high

Am I way off....need opinions guys, need to make my mind by the weekend.

TkS a bunch for the answers though.

 

[say again]

Id say in the $135,000 -$155,000 range!

 

[guido411]

I hope you get what you ask for, but remember this isn't even a super-midsized airplane we're talking about. Learjets will always have the stigma of being a "little jet" and I beleive that's why the lower pay previals. That and we as a collective whole have made our beds and we now have to sleep in them. I say go for that 135k+ range and if you get it you've bettered yourself as well as our profession. I would also try to get the NBAA numbers. I don't have that survey in front of me but usually they aren't too far off of AvCrew. Good Luck.

 

[NGT]

100 - 120 in Chicago maybe? But the rest of the Midwest 90 - 110. I am on my second Midwest(OH - PA) Lear 45 operator and that seems to be the going rate. Get what you can, but survey numbers in this region aren't great.

 

[REINER]

Chief Pilot for that aircraft NBAA Jet III classification for your region is between 105K-120K. If you report to an officer of the company and have other duties besides flying you are considered an Aviation Department Manager and those NBAA numbers are 110K-130K salary. Total compensation would be an additional 20% on top of salary. Hope that helps and these are the 2007 NBAA numbers.