Originally Posted by Spartacusbob

Perspective for 20 years USAF
Base pay: about 110k$
Flight pay: 12k$
BAH: 22k$
Company match:7.2k$
Tax free (deployed):about 3k$
Perdiem: about 2k$

Total: about 156k$
Hours flown: about 440
Gone about 110 days straight, numerous overnight/multi day trips (TDY)

I’m out now.

1st year NB FO at UAL
86k$ min pay guarantee of 73 hrs a month
6.6k$ company contribution
92k$
320 hrs

Mostly RSV (RSV at UAL isn’t great)
Commuting sucks-12-13 days off a month which translates to 6 days home a month.

2nd year is gonna be nice.