SWA Payscales

[DAL737FO]

Does anyone have the actual pay scale for SWA. I know that it's broken down to 55 minute segments. If you could post or PM me I'd appreciate it. No I don't have an interview. I'm collecting data.

 

[canyonblue]

SWA HOURLY PAY

Seat Eff Date

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12


CA 9/1/2003

143.01 144.76 146.51 148.26 149.91 151.79

153.52 155.27 157.03 158.76 160.53 162.28

CA 9/1/2004

164.12 166.12 168.14 170.14 172.03 174.19

176.18 178.19 180.21 182.20 184.23 186.23

CA 9/1/2005

175.77 177.91 180.08 182.22 184.24 186.55

188.68 190.84 193.00 195.14 197.30 199.46

FO 9/1/2003

42.90 72.38 80.58 88.97 97.44 100.18

101.33 102.48 103.64 104.79 105.96 107.10


FO 9/1/2004

49.23 83.06 92.47 102.10 111.82 114.96

116.29 117.61 118.94 120.25 121.60 122.90


FO 9/1/2005

52.73 88.96 99.04 109.35 119.75 123.11

124.55 125.95 127.39 128.80 130.23 131.63

 

[Tanner]

Do you multiply these rates by 90 trips per month?

 

[TR4A]

No, Those he converted to HOURLY pay.

Trip Pay:
SEAT YEAR EQUIP YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5 YEAR 6 YEAR 7 YEAR 8 YEAR 9 YEAR 10 YEAR 11 YEAR 12
CA 9/1/2003 B-737 125.53 127.06 128.60 130.13 131.58 133.23 134.75 136.29 137.83 139.35 140.91 142.44
CA 9/1/2004 B-737 139.45 141.15 142.87 144.56 146.17 148.00 149.70 151.41 153.12 154.81 156.54 158.24
CA 9/1/2005 B-737 144.33 146.09 147.87 149.62 151.29 153.18 154.94 156.71 158.48 160.23 162.01 163.78
CA 8/31/2006 B-737 153.01 154.88 156.76 158.62 160.39 162.39 164.26 166.13 168.01 169.87 171.75 173.63

FO 9/1/2003 B-737 37.65 63.53 70.73 78.09 85.52 87.93 88.94 89.95 90.97 91.98 93.00 94.00
FO 9/1/2004 B-737 41.83 70.58 78.57 86.75 95.01 97.68 98.80 99.92 101.06 102.18 103.32 104.43
FO 9/1/2005 B-737 43.30 73.05 81.32 89.79 98.34 101.10 102.26 103.42 104.60 105.76 106.94 108.09
FO 8/31/2006 B-737 45.90 77.44 86.21 95.19 104.25 107.18 108.41 109.64 110.89 112.12 113.37 114.59

 

[Tanner]

I see...Thanks.

 

[GEO]

the average pilot at SW averages 108 trips/mo. many guys fly much less, guys like me fly much more (ave 138 trips/mo). thats the beauty of our system I think.

 

[TR4A]

I fly my line and average around 95-100 TFP (trips for pay). Some guys work the system and artificial raise the average.

138 trips = approx 120 hours. This is soft pay not hard hours.

 

[DAL737FO]

Thanks for the information.

 

[UGApilotDAWG]

what do those numbers come out to for average annual salary year by year? Other posts have first year pilots making between $36k and $60k depending on how expertly they work the schedule. My wife and I are just trying to base decisions on the average SWA salary....

any info helps...hopefully I'll be climbing out of the pool with lots of others this spring....

thanks for the help...

Les

 

[Snoopy58]

Les,

For a conservative number, take 90 trips per month, times TR4A's $-per-trip figures.

If you don't live close to a base, if you don't like to pick up lots extra, but instead just fly your line, 90 is probably a pretty good number. You'll get perdiem on top of that, which will up the total some, although for at least the first year, you'll have some payroll deductions for uniforms & such that take a bite out of your paycheck.

If you need really precise "knat's behind" sort of numbers, you need to talk to somebody at SWAPA, because "the average" is really just the mean of the 138/month guys, a bunch of "pick up a bit most months" guys, a bunch of "fly my line & go home" guys, and a few "give away more than I pick up" people. What all that averages out to doesn't really have much bearing on your situation; if you don't plan on picking up a lot, use 90 trips and go from there. If you think you will pick up a bunch your first year, add another 15 trips at 2nd year rates & you're probably in the ballpark.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Snoopy