Originally Posted by acl65pilot

The pay here for a new hire is at the top of the US domestic airline industry. CAL pilots get 27-29 bucks an hr for their guarantee in training. That's less than 2200 bucks a month at the top end. Add 1440 for per diem and you come to 3615. That's at 29 bucks an hr. They also have no health care for six months. Put that cost in there and then see who gets more total benefit.

UPS pays their pilots a flat salary their first year. Its what 27K or maybe 30K their first year.

The only airline that is close to our total first year compensation is FDX and LUV.

66 bucks an hr for a first year guy is impressive. To put that in perspective; that's what a RJ Capt makes in year 5-6 at a regional. Its what a FO makes at NKS, B6, VX, in years three though five.