Mesa pay in Hawaii?

[RedEye1]

Just noticed several Mesa CRJ runs throughout the islands, how much money are these pilots making?

ASH1001CRJ2 Kahului (PHOG)06:22a HST06:48a HST
ASH1010CRJ2 Lihue (PHLI)06:32a HST06:57a HST
ASH1033CRJ2 Hilo Int'l (PHTO)06:20a HST07:03a HST
ASH1022CRJ2 Kona Int'l At Keahole (PHKO)06:33a HST07:08a HST

 

[Soverytired]

FO's who fly vs. FO's on reserve:

$25,000 vs $20,000 per year. Roughly.


CA's who fly vs CA's on reserve:

$65,000 vs. $55,000 Roughly.



Island living is extra cheap, right?

 

[WyoHerkdriver]

Mesa pilots make the big bucks! Actually, according to airline pilot central, a first year jet FO makes a whopping $21 an hour. With a 76 hour guarantee on reserve, that comes out to $19,152 per year. The Mesa guys must be packed ten to a room in the crashpads out there in Hawaii.

 

[labbats]

Living the dream

 

[urflyingme?!]

Nothing like a regional coming after mainline flying....

 

[RJP]

They're all living in abandoned cars around the airport.

 

[Soverytired]

Mesa pilots make the big bucks! Actually, according to airline pilot central, a first year jet FO makes a whopping $21 an hour. With a 76 hour guarantee on reserve, that comes out to $19,152 per year. The Mesa guys must be packed ten to a room in the crashpads out there in Hawaii.

Yeah, but I was trying to give a more realistic (and accurate) picture.

. . . .there are no 1st year fo's in Hawaii
. . . .those rates don't include per diem
. . . . . or open time paid at 1.5
. . . . those rates/min guarantee aren't entirely accurate.

But the general picture is that yeah, Hawaii on 20k per month is pretty lean. Their choice, of course. Just know what you're getting into.

 

[Der Kommissar]

They're all living in abandoned cars around the airport.

Pushin' in on your neighborhood, huh? Time to take the blocks out from under the bomber and move to a new place!

 

[CaptainChris77]

You'll see Mesa pilots getting beat down by DOG the bounty hunter soon, living in abandon cars, selling drugs, etc. But its cool... because they are doing it to help their families, not because their airline pays them like crap.

 

[plucky]

Yeah, And Mesa guys get so much less the Island Air Pilots