HERE IS THE LOW DOWN ON HOW MUCH I'VE MADE AT COMAIR THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS, AND PROJECT TO MAKE:
I received a line at Comair after being on line 4 1/2 months, and this was after there was a hiring slow down right after I was hired mid summer, because of the Brasilia trainings. (CURRENT New Hires should expect no more than 2-3 months on reserve after IOE).
Every month on reserve I have gotten over 80 hours. They're working the reserves hard, especially the mid-day reserve windows. (6am-8pm, 8am-10pm, 10am-midnight) BIDDING TO FLY doesn't matter, everyone is flying like mad. We're all really skeptical and think it's impossible and retarded actually that they're offering leaves because of how short-handed they've been.
Here is my pay with 80 hours but I've gotten as many as 90 A MONTH ALREADY. 80 X 21.75= 1740 a month
Then add in about 200 hours per diem( get less per diem on reserve because not as many overnights), which wouldn't show up on a W-2 and that would be, 200X 1.60= $320 a month
Total $1740 taxable income plus $320 not taxed, per month. I usually get about $1600 A MONTH AFTER TAXES ($19,200 after taxes).
WITH MY LINE IN MARCH I'm projected to get 86 hours, probably like 90 after deicing and ATC delays etc.
86X21.75= $1870.50 and hoping for 90X21.75= $1950.50 before taxes.
I'll also get more non-taxable perdiem because of more overnights. I added it up and it comes to 315 hours in my March line. So i'll make 315X1.60= $504 ADDITIONAL NON-TAXED dollars.
I'm thinking just by getting a line I'll get over $2000 now after taxes a month ($24,000 a year AFTER TAXES). That's about a $400 dollar raise ($4800 a year after taxes) from what I was getting on reserve. I'll take it.
My second year pay will be coming up in several months and I figure to make then:
88 hours average X (35.75)= $3146 WHICH MUST BE TAXED and using the per diem example above about an additional $504 dollars(NOT ACCURATE because perdiem will now be $1.65 an hour). I figure this will be atleast $2900-$3000 dollars after taxes a month. (This is about $36,000 a year AFTER TAXES)
Seeing as I flew freight for $1500 a month BEFORE TAXES before coming here, my first year pay is a raise! I'm gonna FEEL LIKE a millionaire from my second year pay! Can't wait to pay off some student loans and learn what it's like to be out of POVERTY! Then when I become a captain about two years from now(guessing) I'll feel like I won the lottery.
Good luck to all the newhires and hope my income examples help some of ya,
Jetflyer