Originally Posted by
ChuckMK23
- "$55,000 first-year pay for new-hire military pilots" - where does that come from? Starting pay for new-hire First Officers is $38.50 per hour.
- "All PSA pilots receive up to $21,560 signing bonus" - is this true?
- "Over $16,000 in sign-on bonuses paid immediately, if you choose, to help fund your flight time requirments" - so in my case, with my 25 PIC MEL hours and rating already attained, I need roughly 120 PIC Airplane hours - sounds like PSA funds this - but an I misinterpreting this?
- Does PSA simply take the money out of your sign on bonus to fund the 120 PIC hours I would need?
- What would my no **** first12 months of pay look like?
Thanks!
I think I am telling you correctly- 38.50x75 (min guarantee monthly)x12 month+ the bonuses and estimates per diem ($1.75 per hour away from base) equal out to around 56k
PSA can give you an advancement from your sign on bonus to pay for checkrides, housing for the RTP training, or any external factors associated with it. That I know is voluntary.
I would plan on the low side for your first year pay being around 50k just as a very low ball. The way movement is going for FOs, you won't be on reserve very long so it will be easy to credit well above the 75 hr monthly guarantee