Originally Posted by
B200 Hawk
Currently work a part 91 job making $35K a year regardless of time (not much time actually). What kind of pay cut would be expected making a jump to the regionals? I know it depends on who you work for and lots of other factors, but is there any method for rough estimates? I have heard take the hourly rate and convert it to 1,000. Aka $22/hr would be roughly $22K a year.
The pay cut is really whats keeping me back from making the jump.
The 1000 x method is generally the after taxes rate at least, but the bigger picture very much depends on contract language. If you can live in base you will (1) Save money by not commuting (2) Be flexible to pick up open time and pad your pay check a bit. If you're serious about this "career" you'll have to bite the bullet eventually (be it 121 or whatever). Good luck to ya.