Realistic Regional Pay
05-16-2011 | 11:05 AM
#11
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Where do you work? My W2 for 2010 on THIRD year pay was 27K, of course that doesn't count per diem. My hourly rate was around $37, I did one month of high speeds and two months of reserve, every other month I broke guarantee. I don't pick up open time because 1.) I have a life and 2.) with my schedule I always had min days off so it was almost impossible to pick up more flying. I think people are lying to you about what they made.
Guarantee alone at 37/hour is 33+ not counting per diem.
05-16-2011 | 11:20 AM
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At xjt 1st yr i think i made lower 30's including per diem. Yrs 2-4 i made 42-43 + per diem which totaled right around 50. I have had a pretty respectable QOL my whole time at a regional. Regional contracts have a lot of little perks that 135 or corporate flying never see. Its not a get rich quick scheme but I have averaged 15 days off a month since i have been here and have been able to trade for productive trips because i live in base. I fly around 800 hrs a year. If i had to worry about a commute i would have gone 135, CBP, or some other government job.
05-16-2011 | 11:26 AM
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Where do you work? My W2 for 2010 on THIRD year pay was 27K, of course that doesn't count per diem. My hourly rate was around $37, I did one month of high speeds and two months of reserve, every other month I broke guarantee. I don't pick up open time because 1.) I have a life and 2.) with my schedule I always had min days off so it was almost impossible to pick up more flying. I think people are lying to you about what they made.
Currently, unless you call in sick for a holiday. The absolute minimum amount of credit hours you'd recive at SkyWest in your second year is 931.8. Multiply that by 36.6 and it's $34,103.
05-16-2011 | 04:11 PM
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05-16-2011 | 05:48 PM
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05-16-2011 | 06:10 PM
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I've been flying probably 80ish per month for my entire time here. I just fly my line and go home. I've picked up exactly 1 trip in five years. My time off is important to me. I commute from socal-IAH so even if they pay 200% for open time, its not worth the stress to me.
05-16-2011 | 06:11 PM
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That's a lot of per-diem.
$1300 a month equals roughly $1.80 per hour.
Every hour, meaning the whole month - 12am on the 1st thru midnight on the 30th. I've never heard of getting per-diem at home.
Or it equals $9 per hour if you average four 4-day trips each month and you're paid per-diem for TAFB.
Neither sounds right...??
$1300 a month equals roughly $1.80 per hour.
Every hour, meaning the whole month - 12am on the 1st thru midnight on the 30th. I've never heard of getting per-diem at home.
Or it equals $9 per hour if you average four 4-day trips each month and you're paid per-diem for TAFB.
Neither sounds right...??
05-16-2011 | 06:18 PM
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From: blueJet
Been on reserve more years than off, I agree with the "guarantee-only" budget plan Boiler mentioned above.
There's probably 700 Comair Captains that would recommend staying on your FO budget when you make the left seat, too.
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