Originally Posted by disillusioned

Deadhead only pays actual so lost 15 minutes from sitting in back on mainline vs. flying. Round trip I lost 19 minutes, so technically only 34. But my day credit was 6:06 and the block was supposed to be 6:40. So even though my last leg was over block, I still only got the 6:04. Had I flown it all at block with the last leg over block, I would have ended up with 40 more minutes of pay. So between both pilots, SW saved themselves about 120 minutes of pay. (I just realized my cancel pay will be at the 200 rate so that is another $20 less pay)

Things like this need to be considered when we try to tell everyone we are the highest paid regional. Add in insurance costs and lower 401k, vacation accrual and soft time at the 200 rate, we are NOT the highest paid regional despite the fancy charts we like to throw around.