Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
That would be great if you have the exact figures. Not total compensation because it's hard to compare apples to apples. Let's start out with just the pay rates and the pay compensation. What was the average pay per Delta pilot in the 2003 era, and how many pilots were there? When we have that figure, we can extrapolate out to today's average pay rate and today's total pilot population.
Thanks!
Carl
The average w2 wage for pilots in 2003-2004 was about $210K, in 2009 it was about $138K. The total block hour cost per aircraft in terms of pilot wages was around $1200hr in 2003, it has since fallen to $690.
Interestingly enough the projected average salary of pilots in 2009 based off the C2K is $265,000 per pilot. By 2012 about a 100% pay increase is needed to cover the COL and full contract restoration of what was lost. Quite a difficult feat for any union.