Originally Posted by
corppilot3604
This is all great content, but for those of us getting ready to make a decision; how much can a new hire realistically expect to make in the first 12 months? A lot of us are looking at a huge pay cut the first few years. After IOE you are getting a guaranteed $92/hour x's 72, right? What else is there in terms of soft/dirty money?
It all depends on how well you hustle. If you work the big trade shows in Atlantic City or Vegas the sky’s the limit. If you keep tricking on 53rd and 3rd letting Spider take his cut you’ll never make it in the bigs. Eyes on the prize, not on the curb!
At least there will be no more fetching coffee, dumping the lav or cleaning the plane.
Unless you want to.