Originally Posted by
ThomasPaine
is there anyone on here who is currently on year one of pay that could send me a PM. I am looking for some financial info of what to expect. Also curious how much lodging costs during training
Take home has been about $3300/mo. That’s without picking up extra flights. You can make a little more, but on first year pay it adds very slowly. Your base will play a part in this. Philly has better earnings potential from what I’ve seen. Reserves aren’t used too much and there’s usually high pay turns in Opentime. I think Chicago have similar opportunities. $3300 is a good estimate for flying the guarantee.
Training cost me a little over 2K for the 2 months. I had a private room at a crashpad that ran around $750/mo. Factor in food and alcohol from there. AirBnB is an option, but can be a little higher from what I’ve seen. You can get a shared room for probably $400/mo.