Originally Posted by C2078

Now, compare with NJ.

1) Base pay 7/7 small cabin capped out year 14 is $172,500. That’s STILL working about 2 more days per month, but let’s call it even.

2) 4% longevity bonus: $6,900.

3) Holiday, I averaged 4 per year, so round up to $6,000.

4) OT. NEVER made more than about $6k, but let’s say $7k.

5) FDP. On 7/7, you work 20 tours per year IF you don’t call in sick. A fair average is 25 hours of flying per tour considering the occasional MX, fatigue, etc. So 25 - 12 = 13 hrs/FDP per tour x 20 = 260 FDP per year, heck round up to 300. $35,400. BUT, have to compare Apples to Apples. Only 66% goes into your pocket, 33% to 401k, which gets blown away by 12% DC from Brown, so will only count the 66%. $24,000.

6) Not counting the occasional after midnight to keep comparison even.

$172,500 +
$ 6,900 +
$ 6,000 +
$ 7,000 +
$24,000

Roughly $217,000.

Again, keep in mind this is a TOPPED OUT CAPTAIN!! (Small cabin). ANY FO comparison only gets worse. And being so new at Brown, I continue to get pay increases until year 15, and not even throwing Captain upgrade (should be another 3-4 years) into the mix because at $320/hr that puts this argument completely to shame.

So Mr. 251, FlowLow22, Retractable, the math is pretty clear.