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Old 02-26-2023 | 06:34 AM
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Default Mil retiree to Airline

Without going into lots of public math (always bad idea for me as a paste eating ex fighter pilot), here are my numbers. I retired in 2017 from AD as an O-5. My base pay + BAS + BAH + Flt Pay - taxes and deductions was approx $9.6K/month, so $115K/year

Back in 2017, DL training salary was $4800/month and then first year pay rate was $85.71/hr. I was a commuter so I basically just flew my schedule...wasn't doing rolling thunder, but I did pick up a GS or 2 here or there if they were conveniently aligned with my commuting. I would say I did maybe 2 - 5 in a year, but definitely not more than 6 - 9 in a year...I would call my green slip take rate as slightly above well below average!

In 2018 (8 months on 1st year pay and then 4 on 2nd year), I grossed $111K and netted $89K

In 2019 (8 months on 2nd year and 4 months on 3rd year), I grossed $180K and netted $128K. This did include a little over $14K profit sharing (paid in Feb 2019 for the 2018 calendar year).

Not sure what an O-5 makes now a days (my DD-214 blanket shields me from caring about such information), but with the fact that the new hire salary is going away and the 18% raise, I'm guessing it's still around 2'ish years until your airline take-home is greater than or equal to AD military take-home.
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