Southwest and Jetblue Pay and Benys

[flylears]

People,

I did a search for this thread and came up empty.
Would anyone please let me know what to expect if I was hired by either one of these airlines. IE, pay, benys and profit sharing for the first two to three years.

I am working out a budget plan for the family.

Thank You in advance

Jeff K

 

[ivauir]

try this one ...

SWA pay thread

Budget to make 35k you first year at SWA. This is a reasonable goal but the actual amount depnds (for example - how much open time you fly). After that your pay almost doubles and continues to increase until your 12th year. Good luck.

 

[Eagleflip]

JetBlue Pay and Bennies

Here's a thread (with lots of griping I might add) for JetBlue Pay.

The short of it:

First year pay is 2500/month for training, then once on line just over $50.00 per hour up to 70 hours. Thereafter time and a half for anything over 70.

Per diem is $1.80/hour for time away from station.

Reserve guaranteed 75 hours a month, normally sit for about two months as an FO.

9 hours of Paid Time Off per month initially (can be used for sickness, family needs, vacation). Half of yearly surplus goes into a retirement bank for medical coverage between age 60 and when Medicaid picks up the ball.

Profit sharing as a percentage of your gross annual pay. First year was 14.5%, second year (most recent) was 15.5%. This money was dropped directly into everyones 401K.

401K matching contribution is 3%. Can contribute up to (I think) 10% annually.

Crewmember Stock Purchase Plan: you can purchase up to 10% of your income in JB stock at a 15% discount.

Full medical, dental and eye care plan with a reasonable monthly contribution.

Normal life insurance coverage with supplemental coverage available.

Business travel (accidental death) coverage.

Long, short term disability coverage.

Loss of license coverage, on-call medical issue help with a contract AME.

Flight benefits for immediate family.

No hats.

Waaaay cool place to work--put in an app as soon as you meet the minimums and keep plugging away. You'll love this place. No kidding.

Hope this helps.

 

[Eagleflip]

Oh yeah, one more thing. Stock options.

Right now the company offers 6000 shares of stock for pilots at market rate.

Splits and an increase in stock valuation make up the difference in the long run.

 

[flylears]

Thanks

Thank You for the information Guys/Gals.

Jeff

 

[jetblue320]

Re: JetBlue Pay and Bennies

Here's a thread (with lots of griping I might add) for JetBlue Pay.

The short of it:

First year pay is 2500/month for training, then once on line just over $50.00 per hour up to 70 hours. Thereafter time and a half for anything over 70.

Per diem is $1.80/hour for time away from station.

Reserve guaranteed 75 hours a month, normally sit for about two months as an FO.

9 hours of Paid Time Off per month initially (can be used for sickness, family needs, vacation). Half of yearly surplus goes into a retirement bank for medical coverage between age 60 and when Medicaid picks up the ball.

Profit sharing as a percentage of your gross annual pay. First year was 14.5%, second year (most recent) was 15.5%. This money was dropped directly into everyones 401K.

401K matching contribution is 3%. Can contribute up to (I think) 10% annually.

Crewmember Stock Purchase Plan: you can purchase up to 10% of your income in JB stock at a 15% discount.

Full medical, dental and eye care plan with a reasonable monthly contribution.

Normal life insurance coverage with supplemental coverage available.

Business travel (accidental death) coverage.

Long, short term disability coverage.

Loss of license coverage, on-call medical issue help with a contract AME.

Flight benefits for immediate family.

No hats.

Waaaay cool place to work--put in an app as soon as you meet the minimums and keep plugging away. You'll love this place. No kidding.

Hope this helps.

Most of what EagleFlip stated is correct except the part about Profit Sharing. His percentages were correct but the money is not (and cannot be) deposited into your 401K. It IS put into a fund that is managed by the same financial institution and you can elect which funds within that institutions array that the funds be placed. Make sense? If you want to buy JB stock with it, you may but it is not traded like stock you purchased directly or through other means made available by JB (Options, ESSP).

He also forgot that JB pays for Loss of License Insurance. A real biggie for some guys!!

All in all, the best benefit is: No Hats and a nice leather jacket after your 3rd Anniversary!!

No really. As a first year FO you can expect to realistically gross about $60k with a little extra open time flying. Maybe a bit more if you hussle and work the system like a lot of guys do. You should make Captain in maybe 18-22 months now (used to be less and will increase as we grow) and you should have no problem at all making $140k + fort your first full year as a Captain.

We have guys who either really hussle or are Check Airman with a 10% override that made over $200k, not counting the Profit Sharing etc. Do the math and make the choice. I can tell you, it'll only get better.

See ya

 

[jetblue320]

Correction

Whoops, he did mention the Loss of License coverage.

Sorry EFlip!

 

[Neubyfly]

JetBlue........ SIGN ME UP!!!!!!!

 

[colorado418]

JetBlue........ SIGN ME UP!!!!!!!

Neubyfly, have you applied at all??

If you know anyone at jetBlue, forward them your application and pin number that you get when you apply online. It is not looked at till you "float" to the top of the filtering process of the apps. Once you get selected for a possible interview candidate, I think then is when it helps to have some crew member referrals via a form we fill out with your app number and pin number.

Good Luck...