Originally Posted by
flyboy8272
Payrates: when looking at hourly rates and trying to compare apples to oranges, don't forget that with our rig we hit our 62 hour guarantee in only 13 days. If you work all 17 you may be assigned it would be 84 hours of pay (bonus pay during regular days on; OT on days off calculated higher).
Hourly rate x guarantee x other (B plan, 401k match - in our case 1.05) = your monthly nut
The bigger the number above/the least # of days to get it = ratio of awesome
It's that simple. We have plenty of room for improvement.
Don't forget, we owe them 17/mo. every month.