Originally Posted by
meloveboeing
what is the average monthly gross for the 1st year pay. Should an FO pretty much expect min guarantee pay each month plus per diem? how much does per diem average to?
Evergreen:
My first year I averaged 17.1 days of duty and 76.8 hours of pay, and $9000 of per diem for the year.
Those #'s work out to $4,070 monthly and $750 per diem, or $4,820 a month.
I'd say these #'s are a bit abnormal. Most guys here pick up much more open time, sacrificing days off. So, for each day off you give up per month, you can add $212 of pay and $48 per diem to your monthly total (4 credit hours, 1 day international per diem). Open time here is always available.
These #'s should go up if we ever get a new contract (don't hold your breath). The last proposal was keep the current pay rates - voted down by 96% of the crew force. Latest
unsubstantiated rumor is raise the rates 14% (2 7% bumps). Our pay rates are from 1999. The CPI has gone up 31% since 1999.