Originally Posted by
Omniscient
Correct me if I’m wrong, but you currently work for FedEx? Should I opine on what guys make at FedEx, being that I have no idea what I’m talking about?
I know many guys who make north of $250k, various bases, aren’t instructors, and have a great QOL. Of course guys aren’t making that at guarantee, anyone with a calculator can do that simple math. But I assure you plenty of us are making north of $250k, and still plenty of time off.
Should a new hire plan on that? Heck no, should guys that made $280k this year expect the same next year, probably not, depends on staffing; but let’s once and for all end this ridiculous notion that a Spirit pilot making a quarter mil a year is somehow some weird “outlier”.
Its pure numbers. You are not getting 100 hr bid lines off the bid, just like we don't at FDX. Our 5th year NB Capt hourly pay rate is 270ish an hour so I would tell prospective guys that normal 5th year NB Capt is around 270K a year. Now, we also have premium pay, instructor pay, open time, in base guys, etc that on 5th year NB Capt pay make 400ish but, they are busting butt. Heck we have WB Capt doing 700k but they are big outliers with special gigs.