Originally Posted by
woomaster
I'd like to see your W2. Unless you are on the Global 18 day schedule, no way in hell you are making $110k. And definitely no way you upgrade to the global meaning max cap captain pay for you would be $166k on the 18 day.
I'm a 7/7 14yr captain and my w2 was $136k last year....with all of the holiday/OT perks. Unless of course you are a G carryover guy with the golden pay parachute. Good luck, you can have my NJA captain spot....I'm out of here the first chance I get. Money's not everything and I've had about enough of the dog and pony show at NJA.
Hope you make it out woomaster. I left NJ for a major and it was easily the right choice. It's funny seeing NJ paychecks being compared, especially when NJ pilots are working harder for it then anyone else. The flying at NJ was interesting. However, it was all the other stuff that sucked (loading and unloading of bags/golf clubs, vacuuming, wiping down tables,windows, cabinets, and toilets, taking out trash, clearing customs (a much more involved ordeal in the corporate world), restocking (and throwing out expired items), getting catering, crew food, coffee, ice, magazines, and newspapers, getting lav serviced, getting water uploaded or downloaded, getting all unfreezable items out of aircraft when the temps dropped, etc., etc.)
Life is much simpler now. Plus, I make more and I'm home more (including my commute).