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SWA 24 years
W-2 $390,000
NEC 40,500
Total $430,500
620 hours block
123 days worked
59 Pacific crossings.
Live in base finally.

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Originally Posted by e6bpilot (Post 3557309)

I work to get paid. My days off and my paycheck are what makes me happy. I could care less about my block hours and honestly don't even pay attention to them. I maximize my days off by maximizing my pay on my days on. Being on the hook 18 days a month is gross. 48 hour layovers are also not appealing to me unless I am with family. This job is just that: a job. The things that matter to me are all at home.

That's another interesting factor. I prefer doing my 16 days in one chunk and having 2 weeks off straight. I was skeptical coming into it, but turns out I prefer it over constantly going to work. I have more quality time at home. I spent 7 days at home on long call this month also. And for 48+ hour layovers, I like those too. I suppose I like exploring the area and finding things to do.

Year 3 Legacy 757/767 FO

$171K W2
$26.5K 401K DC
450 Hours Block
975 Hours Credit

Took 4 weeks off unpaid for the birth of my son.

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Originally Posted by FlyPurdue (Post 3557792)

Year 3 Legacy 757/767 FO

$171K W2
$26.5K 401K DC
450 Hours Block
975 Hours Credit

Took 4 weeks off unpaid for the birth of my son.

Congrats on the little guy!

NK year 10 Captain

Gross $295K
$41K DC
705 Block
Live in base, average 14 days off a month. 3 years to go.

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Originally Posted by e6bpilot (Post 3557309)

I work to get paid. My days off and my paycheck are what makes me happy. I could care less about my block hours and honestly don't even pay attention to them. I maximize my days off by maximizing my pay on my days on.

Being on the hook 18 days a month is gross. 48 hour layovers are also not appealing to me unless I am with family. This job is just that: a job. The things that matter to me are all at home.

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Originally Posted by dsevo (Post 3557329)

I have young kids, being on the hook is irrelevant to me as long as I’m not getting used. Credit to TAFB ratio is the only metric I really care about, with the tie breaker going to less block.

And we totally agree on 48 hour layovers, though I’ve never seen anything close to that.

I’ve always thought the best metric to measure the value of a contract is credit to TAFB (or even better is time away from home TAFH for trips with DH for commuters). But its too time consuming to add all the trips’ TAFB for the entire year. So credit to days worked is the easy alternative.

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Originally Posted by FXLAX (Post 3557975)

I’ve always thought the best metric to measure the value of a contract is credit to TAFB (or even better is time away from home TAFH for trips with DH for commuters). But it’s too time consuming to add all the trips’ TAFB for the entire year. So credit to days worked is the easy alternative.

I agree. I’m not a commuter and live 20-25 minutes from the KCM line, so credit/TAFH is very easy to track with the total monthly per diem. I do a lot of 1-1 trips that start at 7pm and return at 10am the next day. 2 short legs and 15 hours away from home is definitely not equal to 6 legs and 30 hours away, even though both are 2 “days” worked and ~10.5 hours of credit. It would be nice if more people posted their credit/TAFH along with their earnings.

I thought this was a 2022 Salary Survey thread.

SWA 10/11 year Pay Scale
6 months FO, 6 months CA
Live in Domicile
670 hrs block time
166 days at work (13.83/month)
16 days at home on reserve unused
255 TFP of sick leave
114 TFP of vacation pay (3 weeks)
Total Compensation 454,000

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Originally Posted by swaforme (Post 3557729)

SWA 24 years
W-2 $390,000
NEC 40,500
Total $430,500
620 hours block
123 days worked
59 Pacific crossings.
Live in base finally.

I think you meant 59 Pacific “half-crossings”. Unless the 737 now flys to Asia. But congratulations on that impressive salary. Jealous.