Originally Posted by notEnuf

Have you done an analysis of pay to include GS, buy offs etc. had you become more senior in an FO seat? I get the motivation for a quicker upgrade but I always wondered if It’ll be better money over all. At some point the captain pay will be higher but where that is is a function of seniority. How quickly you move in seat seniority and a willingness to trade QOL for extra pay etc.

I did the math at 1 and 2 years before my upgrade and it was break even with a person in my NH class that upgraded at the first opportunity which was 5 years before me. He also had an NYC commute and other things that didn’t make it an apples to apples comparison on QOL but it was less than 2K annually and days worked were in my favor by 2+ per month. I’m curious if it still is close or if the early upgrade is more pay for less QOL.