Originally Posted by
UAL SUX
There have been some discussions about airline pilot pay on this forum recently. In light of this I though it would be enlightening to post a little fact versus fiction. Below are my ACTUAL W2 earnings as a major airline pilot represented by ALPA. Just for reference, I was hired 12 years ago at the age of 30.
2000 - $27,122.15
2001 - $51,273.64
2002 - $75,214.61
2003 - $22,348.90
2004 - $0.00
2005 - $0.00
2006 - $29,185.11
2007 - $69,144.68
2008 - $84,951.73
2009 - $64,640.60
2010 - $2,490.22
2011 - $0.00
2012 - $0.00
Total - $426,371.64
Average income for the 9 years I was on property - $47,374.63 / year
(Including partial years)
Average income for the 12 years since I was hired - $35,530.97 / year
Enjoy!
Yep, that does suck. You're being very nice about not counting what UAL got from you when they terminated the pensions, though. When you factor that in, you probably worked there for nothing.
I have not been furloughed, but it was at my 22 year point where I'd gotten to the point where my W-2s added up to more than the stole from me.
Beer's on me when (or if) you come back.
TW