Originally Posted by
MaxRate
The average annual pay raise for US workers for 2012 was 3%. The second year raise for regional pilots is, on average, in excess of 50%. I would call that dramatic. While the second year pay rate may not be, the raise is.
2nd year pay at a lot of places is significantly more than 1st year, this isn't specific to just airlines. On the other hand, many of those places pay a lot more to start with.