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Take Em
Looking at
COPA AIRLINES pilot jobs, payscales and entry requirements.
you'll notice that a captain at Copa starts out much higher than $50K USD per year, and then when comparing cost of living adjustments in Panama, it's anywhere from 30-40% lower cost of living in Panama vs the USA, which makes their overall compensation worth in excess of $135,000. Yes pilots may be payed less there, but you have to look at the whole picture. Similar comparison to any pilot who lives in the the Northeast vs another pilot who lives in the southeast or Texas. You're purchasing power is drastically different. It's all about where you live....
here's another chart:
Cost of Living Comparison Between Chicago, IL, United States And Dallas, TX, United States
OK...exactly. They are paid well under what our guys make. You base them in their country and pay them well for living there but they fly in the US...
The updated PDF I saw showed a base of $42k that was directly from a COPA recruiter. There are bonuses and such that you might get but the guarantee was $42k IIRC.
Look at Emirates, roughly $130k for a 777 CA, what's the pay in the US? Around double that.