Per Diem Pay

[jstyle13]

Hey All. Just wanted to see what everyone else gets as far as a per diem on the road? At my company we get $1.50 per hour to eat on when we are on the road and I'm thinking about asking for a higher amount from my boss but I wanted to see what everyone else gets. Any info I can get from others out there will be appreciated.

jj

 

[jergar999]

Anywhere from $8-$38 a day, depending on what hours we are away from home.

 

[340drvr]

This was about a year and a half ago:

breakfast $8
lunch $12
dinner $16
all depending on what time frame you're gone (i.e. 10 am departure means no breakfast money)
and higher rates for specific expensive towns on a company list (New York, Boston, etc.)

And, overnight lodgings were on the company card, not part of the per diem.

 

[Nick5600]

Per Diem

At my gig we get 3.75 an hour up to 14 hours a day. You also get the time when your sitting in your hotel room on the road. I guess it sounds like I have it lucky I guess some regionals get 1.15 and only go on block time. Curious to see what everyone else has to say

 

[Freightdog75]

Runnin' cargo...........a flat rate of $150 a week.

FD75

 

[avpro91]

our company pasy 1.50 per hour away from home base. Its 36 a day. We never spend all of it, so its probibly an extra 400-500 a month on payday

 

[pa56pa]

per diem

mmmm.... i guess i shd be lucky to get $2/ hr. from duty time starts til i get back to base.. we just started, so we'll see how this all works out...

 

[Dr. Hootie]

Where I work we get $15 a day. Period. It's tough when they send me out for two weeks. I always try to tak them into getting me a room with a kitchenette. That helps.

Let's see if anyone gets lower than I do.

 

[501261]

At the old charter company I worked for we got $50 per day for food and if we overnighted $175 for hotel/car, etc in addition to the $50 for food.

Sounds much better than it really was, sure you made a ton overnighting in Hebbronville, but all it takes is one Aspen overnight to be wiped out!

 

[pa56pa]

Aspen is wher I'd be visiting Ronald McDeee... LOL

 

[wms]

Where I used to fly it was $50/day for food. Cars and tips were expensed on top of that.

 

[Flying Illini]

$1.80/hr for as long as you're away from home base (as soon as you go wheels up until you touchdown back at home). That goes to $2.80/hr for overnights, international, FSI, and holidays. Aspen is cool but you're going to lose money and wonder where it went (all I bought was dinner and a beer!).

 

[Dr. Hootie]

So far just a bunch of decently reimbursed pilots. Come on, can't anybody do worse than my lousy $15 a day?!?

 

[WrightAvia]

27 bucks a day, flat rate. Since I never RON, I just pack a bowl of cereal and a bannana for breakfast, a couple of apples for a snack and some good frozen left overs like chilli or soup for supper. Some times I'll save a few brats from the grill and take those instead or pack some sandwiches.

 

[Wang Chung]

I used to work for a Part 121 ad-hoc freight operator that paid NO PER DIEM whatsoever.

I got worked up about that every time I had to RON someplace. Even a few bucks a day would have been OK. In fact, I'm getting pissed just reminiscing about it right now.

What a slap in the face!

Wang

 

[t-bone]

$2.50/hr starting an hour before departure until half an hour after returning to home base, with a cap of $38.00 per day. Getting a rental car is like pulling teeth around here, so it really sucks when the only place to grab some eats near your hotel is a steak house.

 

[pilot1704]

we can spend 70 $

15 breakfest
20 lunch
35 dinner

and over 3 hours crew meals

 

[limodriver1]

I am so lucky not to get 1.50 $duty hour

wow, 1.50$ that is horrible!

I think it is insult for pilots!

if you work 10 hours duty you make 15$

cant even get breakfest in IHOP with that money!

Pilots need to ask more, and stop flying for free!

 

[English]

At my company, we don't get a per diem per say, but we have a limit placed on what we can charge for expenses. Our company employee manual states $45 per day for food, but I have gone over that on occasion with no mention made. Of course, I've gone under that as well, so it seems to be an even wash at the end.

 

[limodriver1]

1200 hours you cant ask more!

With 1200 hours you can be lucky to have job!

 

[TxPilot0878]

Better than nothing!

its varied but the last job was:

$1.00/hr every hour away from base
3 hour freight delay (not your fault) = crew meal
.05 cents a mile (statute and straight line)
wheels up w/in 1 hour of page out = $25.00 Capt/$15.00 FO
back hauls 500nm+ = free meal

Tex