Originally Posted by
86BravoPapa
What can a regional captain top out at today? I didn't think the pay discrepancy was THAT big unless you're specifically talking widebody captain. On that note, how old is too old to expect a shot at widebody captain at a major for someone just starting at the regionals?
A regional CA (at certain regionals) who is not a LCA, flies his line, and does not monitor open time 24/7 can probably top out $120K -150K. If you really work for it $200K might be achievable, but that's hard work. Many regional pay scales top out at 20 years. But that's not guaranteed long-term.
Legacy NB CA is easily $400k ish. Majors tend to have 12-year scales.
I would estimate for someone hired in the next few years at a legacy, WB CA might be around 20 years. Normally it's longer but there are a lot of retirements coming up.