Originally Posted by
LoneStarM1A
I don't know if this has been discussed much, and I hope this doesn't come off as complaining, but those considering this company should be aware that we don't make as much money per month as pilots with equivalent hourly pay at most other airlines would be making.
At most airlines you can expect to at least make your hourly rate x 1000 in annual gross income (and at many, if not most, hourly rate + 10-20% x 1000). I, and most others I have talked to are not finding this to be the case at Atlas. It's more like 80-90% of your hourly rate x 1000.
I find I'm making less on the new contract despite higher hourly rates, due to nuked profit sharing, company "flexbility" with your schedule (someone more cynical might say manipulation), imputed income, etc.
For instance, almost every 767 captain I talk to says they make less than 150k per year, despite most of them being close to $170/hr in pay. The exception of course is people who volunteer to work on most of their days off.
Hope this helps.
I would say that's accurate in my case, as well. I think I average ~73 hours a month in pay, which is always comprised of rig. Next month was supposed to be 76 hours, but 4 days just got converted to R1 (one of our 767s is going into paint), so I'm back down to 62. No pay protection, for those keeping score at home. 767 also pays 16% less than 747 rates, so I'm a second year guy making $81.48/hr vs. $97.07/hr. Doesn't sound like much, but that's $1000/mo less at min guarantee.