I would say around 28K for first year pay is about average.

You should go to a regional. Most of them (all of them?) pay you much more the first year (or two possibly). One of the Majors will likely call you shortly assuming you have no blemishes on your resume. I’d look at Envoy or Endeavor. Good luck!

Ya 1000 hours credit is fair assumption. 72 is guarantee so that's minimum you'll get. You'll rarely get over with reserve or line. Unless you are free on all your off days to answer phone and work extra (read: have no life and wait by the phone like a schoolgirl). 2 months of training you'll get 1750 total ($1000 month plus $750 per diem). So 1st year equals ~29,780 + any perdiem. Most 1st year guys drop middle reserve day so you dont get 4 day trips . (4 hour reserve day=$146) so it's worth it to lose $146 to greatly increase odds of staying home. And worst case only flying 2-3 day trips.

If you bust your ass and you shouldn't plan on maybe $34K if you're lucky! Your career path is better elsewhere. Now during OE plan 40 hours at training pay, not flight pay. You aren't paid till released off OE!!

He's at Skywest he said

Ah my bad... in that case I’d sit tight if you want to go to the big 4. If you truly want to go to Spirit, I guess go to a meet and greet

30k give or take a few thousand.

I made $29,900. Didn't have a single classmate make more than 34k.

I read there are only four sim sessions before the type rating. How is that possible? Are the sim sessions 8 hours long? Is the newhire checkride taken in the left seat? Does that mean you’re expected to do everything yourself single pilot?

-Thinking about coming over

Haha and this is why our failure rate is closing in on 10%.

This is what this airline has become, guys “thinking of coming over” and shocked by the 4 sims and check ride, with less than a year in 121. Just reading his post and the innocence makes me laugh.

Nothing personal, Injun, but these threads are filled with failures based on guys getting in over their head in the experience area. If 4 sims (4 hours each, you get 2 and your partner gets 2) and a type ride, from the left seat scares you, why risk the pink slip and 121 failure?

Think again. Yes single pilot is what you are. The guy in the right seat will run the ECAM and that's about as much help as you get. You are required to be able to learn both flows, Captain and First Officer. This is so Spirit can cut training costs. You guys have been WARNED! Buyer beware of Spirit! *** The lurer of flying an Airbus shouldn't be a deciding factor. The guys getting hired now are going to sit right seat for a long time.