The up to $21,560 signing bonus is including an extra bonus for guys who already have a CRJ type rating. As an RTP expect the standard bonus of $16,560.
While in RTP and the ATP/CTP course you are not paid as you are not an employee yet. RTP you are on your own for room and board. In the ATP/CTP course they provide the hotel.
When you report to Dayton, pay starts on day one. You will essentially make min guarantee while in training, plus per diem while away from home. There are a few days here and there in training where they give you a short break and send you home (between Dayton and sims in Charlotte, and sims and differences in Cincinnati). You'll then go home while you wait to get scheduled for IOE. While home you do not get per diem.
Pay days are the 5th (covers pay from the 16th to the 30th of the previous month) and the 20th (covers from the 1st to the 15th of the current month). On each pay day you get half your hours paid. So while in training you'll get 37.5 hours at $38.88 an hour (minus taxes). On the 20th payday you get the per diem and any extra time you flew from the previous month. This is so you can make sure all your time is in before they close out that month. This means your 5th paycheck will always be smaller than the paycheck on the 20th.
For an idea of what to expect on pay...I started on the 8th of a month. During that first month they use 3.75 hours per work day to figure your hours. After that they use min guarantee. On the 20th we got paid for six work days we had in Dayton between the 8th and the 15th. So 3.75 hours x 6 days x $38.88. After taxes my check was about $765. On 5th we were paid half of min guarantee (37.5 hours x $38.88). They also threw in some estimated per diem in this check. After taxes my check was about $1,400. On the 20th the month after I started training we were paid half a month of min guarantee for hours and all the per diem for the previous month. This check was about $2,400.
I hope this helps give folks an idea of what to expect initially. PM if any RTPs have questions. I did not do the RTP program as I had built my fixed wing hours on my own, but I am a recently transitioned Navy Rotor Heads.
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