End of 2024 Salary Survey
12-18-2024 | 05:38 PM
#272
Thread Starter
In a land of unicorns
Joined: Apr 2014
Posts: 7,044
Likes: 62
From: Whale FO
I flew for a PC12 operator out of SJU for a while and our company provided housing was at the Costa Del Sol.
The company christmas party was at Lupi's.
12-19-2024 | 08:20 PM
#273
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Jun 2016
Posts: 316
Likes: 0
From: A350 CA
12-20-2024 | 04:38 AM
#275
On Reserve
Joined: Feb 2022
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
Rotor to Airline
Finally made the jump from helicopter firefighting to 121. Pay is down now but it feels really good to be on a path that has better pay/benefits/retirement/QoL over the long term.
JAN-MAY 16yr helicopter firefighting CA
68k Salary
5k bonus
2k 401k
≈$75,000 total
JUN-DEC 1yr AA WO Regional FO. Training Jun-Sep, Reserve Oct-Dec
43k base
4k bonus (red flag)
3.5k per diem
≈$51,000
401k kicks in this month (1.5% woo!). Around 20 days hot reserve so far, which sucks but is easy in comparison to 14 hour days sitting at a podunk airport in a company truck next to a helicopter for 12 day shifts. I'll take the drop in pay for the work rules, protections, and long-term benefits. Just having a schedule that I can bank on is already a massive decrease in stress and worry. Also maybe I'm just new, but the flying is good fun.
Thanks to this thread over the years (among other things) to finally kick my ass this direction.
JAN-MAY 16yr helicopter firefighting CA
68k Salary
5k bonus
2k 401k
≈$75,000 total
JUN-DEC 1yr AA WO Regional FO. Training Jun-Sep, Reserve Oct-Dec
43k base
4k bonus (red flag)
3.5k per diem
≈$51,000
401k kicks in this month (1.5% woo!). Around 20 days hot reserve so far, which sucks but is easy in comparison to 14 hour days sitting at a podunk airport in a company truck next to a helicopter for 12 day shifts. I'll take the drop in pay for the work rules, protections, and long-term benefits. Just having a schedule that I can bank on is already a massive decrease in stress and worry. Also maybe I'm just new, but the flying is good fun.
Thanks to this thread over the years (among other things) to finally kick my ass this direction.
12-20-2024 | 01:23 PM
#277
New Hire
Joined: Sep 2021
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
USAF WB FO year 3
Salary: $69.4K
Housing Allowance (Non-taxable): $27.6K
Food Allowance (Non-taxable): $3.7K
Aviation Incentive Pay : $3K
Per Diem (Non-taxable): $7.8K
Tax Free refund for time in combat zones:$1.2K
Total Comp: 112.7K
Time away: 152 days
Countries Visited: 18
Experiences: Priceless
Days worked in office: Too many
Salary: $69.4K
Housing Allowance (Non-taxable): $27.6K
Food Allowance (Non-taxable): $3.7K
Aviation Incentive Pay : $3K
Per Diem (Non-taxable): $7.8K
Tax Free refund for time in combat zones:$1.2K
Total Comp: 112.7K
Time away: 152 days
Countries Visited: 18
Experiences: Priceless
Days worked in office: Too many
12-20-2024 | 04:23 PM
#278
On Reserve
Joined: Jul 2021
Posts: 188
Likes: 0
this industry has become a mockery in a sense thanks to the select few
12-20-2024 | 06:06 PM
#279
Line Holder
Joined: May 2022
Posts: 60
Likes: 0
Usually bid reserve
Total Compensation: 885 (662 w/o bonus)
46 NEC
194 Bonus (retro-ish)+29 to 401k
6.9 Profit Sharing
5.45 MBCBP (including 2.0 coming 12/30)
6.7 Per Diem
631.8 block hrs
1752.76 TFP, 146.06 TFP/mo
73 overnights, 6.08/month
207 workdays,17.25/month (11.1 if don’t count res)
73 unused reserve days, 7.3 per res month
13.75 days off/month, 19.8 days off/mo for those who count unused reserve days as days off
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