Originally Posted by
Sniper
Yes, I agree. However, the poster wrote "the junior captain flying a Boeing or Airbus (anywhere) makes better than that", which is not the case. Merely occupying the left seat of a Boeing or Bus does not guarantee you over 119K a year, particularly if you're junior. A look @ APC's hourly guarantees and pay shows this.
You must not have checked NWA 320 CA pay.
1st yr 320 CA $143 X 70 hours = $120,120 per year. That of course is a reserve guarantee, but I don't think you can argue that even "the most junior captains" would be on anything BUT reserve.
Also, I've never flown with a 320 CA who had less then 12 yrs longevity which means they are making $155 X 70 hours = $130,200, or $155 X 65 hours = 120,900.
So you see merely occupying the left seat of the A320 at the new DAL certainly does guarantee you $119,000 a yr. Actually, even for the most junior pilot it guarantees you even more.