threegreen... I am a newbie at Spirit. I will make $5,000.00 this month...not including per diem. I had 15 days off this month as well. sometimes the $$ amount posted on the pay scales in not the whole story. Spirit has pretty good work rules all things considered. Spirit also has to potential for a very fast upgrade. Most of the Airlines you mentioned would have you spending far more time in the Right seat than would spirit.