Originally Posted by
lutzkanin
Looking for input on what an appropriate salary would be for a corporate pilot for a company where you would be the sole pilot.
- You would have some scheduled flights and then be on call during week days. Occasionally flying on the weekend. (estimated about 35hrs flight time a month)
- You would be the entire flight department ( maintain the aircraft... organize rental cars at destinations... etc )
- Aircraft: SR22 initially while the PC-12 or Cessna Denali is on the way arriving within the first year.
- Full benefit package: Medical, Retirement, etc.
- Company wants to keep you as the sole pilot for the company on a long term basis.
- Midwest location with a very average cost of living.
Any input as far as initial salary range to expect or negotiate for is appreciated!
How about a little about your background? How much aviation experience do you have? Years of professional flying, management, etc?
You should get paid competitively compared to whatever other jobs you could get with your professional experience. Nobody gets paid what they are "worth" you get paid what it would cost to attract someone else similarly qualified.
If you have the qualifications to find other professional aviation jobs paying $100K a year, then the fact that it is a single piston is irrelevant. You should expect $100K a year.
If you are just starting out and it's this job or instructing, then the equation is different.
However don't sell yourself short. Unless you are just starting, limiting yourself to single engine piston and PC-12 is not really moving you forward to be ready to take advantage of other opportunities in the future. If you are highly qualified you should almost be expecting a premium for being willing to bring your skills back to a piston/single engine job. In my opinion what people were making 5-15 years ago is pretty much irrelevant at this point. It's a new day, make hay when the sun is shinning cause you don't know when the storm clouds will return.