Originally Posted by
CFIsoonToBeFO
CommuteAir Pay of 72/hr x 75/mth guar = 5400/mth x 12/mths = 64,800 + 25,000/bonus = 89,800 / 12/mths = 7483/mth / 75/mth guar = 99.78/hr. In other words you make above industry average of 90/hr now. No pay raises needed. If you don’t stay long enough to get your bonus, consider it your own fault. Don’t forget to add on those SIX (for rsv, 4 for line holders) PAID Commuter Hotels per month. That is another 600/mth or 7200.00/year. Stop complaining and go fly. HR has a FLOOD of applications considering most other regionals have stopped hiring low/no 121 time FO’s.
If your line of thinking was correct then we’d be seeing an increase in pilots when in reality we’ve lost more pilots than we’ve gained since September of 21. Not to mention captain attrition rates. Half the bonus goes to taxes anyway and the pay only equals out when you’re assuming min pay. Anyone flying a line is getting 85+ hours a month and at $95 an hour that’s $97,000 a year not including all the bonuses American regionals get. Most people would rather have an hourly increase and not have to pay back their bonus in full when they go to American or Delta or any LCC/ULCC who hire more United express pilots than United. Why stay?