Originally Posted by
Spectre186
One thing I noticed going through the salary thread is that it seems like Southwest pilots make much more than the hourly rate x 1000 each year. Is this due to Trips for Pay or something else?
It’s because of a mix of things. We have more efficient schedules compared to everyone else (pre max). It wasn’t uncommon in the summer to get 14hr 2 days, 21 hr 3 days and 33 hr 4 days(converted from tfp). The lines are 11-13 days of work. People would then grab another trip or two. Depending on seniority if you cleared your board and did all premium or are jr and just get a few a year you could average 110-130 TfP a month easy. The players were 150+ without killing them selves. The record holder was a mdw CA in 2017. I can’t remember the exact number, but it was over 400. He paid more in taxes that month than I made my probation year.