Originally Posted by
detpilot
I was told by an airline buddy to consider an airlines monthly reserve, at your pay rate, to be close to what you'll actually take home. He said that the per diem about covers taxes, for planning purposes. Would you all agree to that?
(Yes, I know some people say don't count it is income, but I'd like to be able to plan what a realistic check would look like)
Yes, I would say that is pretty realistic. But it is difficult to know if you will be used on reserve or not... For November I only have worked 40 hours, which really hurts the per diem, so for this month, no it probably wont cover my taxes. But generally, I would say you could assume that.