Lear FO pay
 

A jet management/charter company in my neck of the woods is looking for a Lear 45 FO. Just curious what the average income is for a a spot like that.

Do you have any jet time? If you do and your typed I'd say 45-60k. If your have jet time not typed I'd say 30-40k. If no jet time I'd say 25k.

1200-1500hrs jet time. Haven't added up the logbook in awhile I'm working on it now. I'd do it for $55k+. I'll stay at my regional till then.

I got hired on a Citation X which isnt too much bigger for 55,000 with no jet time just a butt load of 121 turboprop time. So you never know!

GSP -

I'm surprised that there is such a disparity in pay tied to your experience level. Is that fairly standard among the corporate side of aviation? I mean it is good to see that people are getting paid for their experience finally; I guess I just expected a Lear pilot to be making more than $25K period.

USMCFLYR

My first Hawker F/O job paid $24K/yr. I was low time with a little turboprop mixed in. After 6 months I was bumped up to $35K.

Ziggy -

What are you considering low time? Hey - a $10K a year raise after 6 month is pretty good :) How are things now?
Oh....and how did you come about that job?

USMCFLYR

Flight time is a relative thing. At that point I was around 1100 TT. But that job has since come and gone.
I've been really lucky in finding my jobs. Mostly I throw my resume around and talk to everyone.

Headed that way myself sooner than later!

USMCFLYR

Same here. I'm always on the look out.

Lear 45 contract pay
 

I am changing from full time to contract Lear 45 SIC. I have been in the airplane for 2 years and have about 800 hours in the 45 and 2900 total time making just under 40k. I work for a charter company and the plane that I have been flying is for just the owner. Since I am departing I asked if I could contract fly for this company and they came back with an offer of $200 per day + expenses. I am still laughing out loud, any thoughts from people with more experience.

I'd be laughing too...

We pay $400/day + expenses for a Citation II contract SIC.

Boiler...what airport do you work out of? I wouldn't mind picking up a day here or there...

$400 day rate is typical. Suggest you only take lower if you are in a financial pinch. I wonder how much margin the company is making over your $200 day rate... probably pocketing $200 themselves.

Company being very cheap!!!!!!!
 

Any other thoughts or comments from other contract pilots?

Back to corporate Lear pay. I recently interviewed for a job flying a Lear Jet as an First Officer. Since I am flight safety current (lear 25/35)they wanted to pay 39,000 per year but on call 365 days a year. Of course they have benefits and sick/vac time but I was thinking this seems low for being available all the time. They also mentioned that if they sent me too recurrent they would want me too sign a contract that I would pay them back at a prorated amount for the recurrent. I only have an SIC type on the lear jet but wondered if this was normal from corporate gigs?

I am Pic typed in a Falcon 20 and have about 250 PIC jet. About 3700 Total time.

Thoughts, Comments, Concerns....

Skysharke,
 

I just remembered you went to the same company as KTO. I'm sorry to hear about the furlough for all of you. Best wishes in finding another job; at least you have some turbine PIC to your credit now.