Originally Posted by
RyanP
Figure about $1600/month take home 1st yr, and then about $2600-2900/month take home 5th yr FO.. this is what mine was after 401K,insurance/tax and all that taken out with 2 day trips and not a ton of per-diem.. I didn't do a lot of OT if any, I enjoy my time off..
you can make more if you work your ass off and have no life though.. The most I've "taken home" in a month after everything on 5th yr FO was $3500 and months like that aren't fun if you ask me.. It pretty much just sucks until you upgrade.. no way around it.
People will say they make 60K as an FO.. I'm sure it's been done but you will be at work ALL the time..
My cousin finally upgraded about a year ago and I think he was in that 55-60K a year mark, but it seemed like he was never home. I do appreciate you taking the time to post that info.