I ran into a senior FJ guy a few months back, and he led me to believe that 5 year guys were making $150k-$175k, but when I look at the real numbers, it seems to come up a little short.
5 year Phenom 300 pay is $550 x202 = 111,100
Per diem = 8,500
Fuel Bonus = 4,000
Fractional Bonus = 11,100
Work too much Bonus = 5,000
That comes out to $139,700.
There's extra pay for 12+ hour days and early showtimes, but I'm guessing it can't add more than $400-$500 a month max.
I guess that gets you to $145,000 or so, which isn't bad assuming those bonuses are attainable. Can anyone provide real-world insight to my numbers? Am I missing anything?