COS CRJ FO Take home pay
11-26-2018, 05:34 AM
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COS CRJ FO Take home pay
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Retiring mil pilot trying to plan the paychecks for the next couple of years. Looks like no bites from the majors and will need to get some 121 time.
Shooting for COS and CRJ---anyone have actual paycheck #s they are willing to share? I know the hourly is $45, but the take home estimates vary pretty wildly. I'm looking for no-kidding here's the paycheck/W2 I can expect for year 1 and potentially year 2.
Thanks for those willing to share.
Retiring mil pilot trying to plan the paychecks for the next couple of years. Looks like no bites from the majors and will need to get some 121 time.
Shooting for COS and CRJ---anyone have actual paycheck #s they are willing to share? I know the hourly is $45, but the take home estimates vary pretty wildly. I'm looking for no-kidding here's the paycheck/W2 I can expect for year 1 and potentially year 2.
Thanks for those willing to share.
11-26-2018, 05:55 AM
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I’m in the same boat but for the ERJ in SAN. I’m taking a huge pay cut from my cubicle job and need to plan so would like to hear the answers.
FWIW, soul nourishment of flying > pay cut from office life!
FWIW, soul nourishment of flying > pay cut from office life!
11-26-2018, 06:32 AM
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Conservative answer:
First year: Rate x 900
Second Year: Rate x 1200
There's some slop for per diem in there, but I assume you spend it on the road (I mostly do, established professional grownup, don't pack ramen for 4 days).
Plus whatever 401k match they are doing now.
Bonuses start to kick in between year one and two, but I can't remember about PPS maybe that starts immediately? Someone else can tell what that's worth these days.
This assumes you don't go to some little boutique base where you're going to be on reserve for 2+ years.
First year: Rate x 900
Second Year: Rate x 1200
There's some slop for per diem in there, but I assume you spend it on the road (I mostly do, established professional grownup, don't pack ramen for 4 days).
Plus whatever 401k match they are doing now.
Bonuses start to kick in between year one and two, but I can't remember about PPS maybe that starts immediately? Someone else can tell what that's worth these days.
This assumes you don't go to some little boutique base where you're going to be on reserve for 2+ years.
11-26-2018, 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Conservative answer:
First year: Rate x 900
Second Year: Rate x 1200
There's some slop for per diem in there, but I assume you spend it on the road (I mostly do, established professional grownup, don't pack ramen for 4 days).
Plus whatever 401k match they are doing now.
Bonuses start to kick in between year one and two, but I can't remember about PPS maybe that starts immediately? Someone else can tell what that's worth these days.
This assumes you don't go to some little boutique base where you're going to be on reserve for 2+ years.
First year: Rate x 900
Second Year: Rate x 1200
There's some slop for per diem in there, but I assume you spend it on the road (I mostly do, established professional grownup, don't pack ramen for 4 days).
Plus whatever 401k match they are doing now.
Bonuses start to kick in between year one and two, but I can't remember about PPS maybe that starts immediately? Someone else can tell what that's worth these days.
This assumes you don't go to some little boutique base where you're going to be on reserve for 2+ years.
11-26-2018, 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Conservative answer:
First year: Rate x 900
Second Year: Rate x 1200
There's some slop for per diem in there, but I assume you spend it on the road (I mostly do, established professional grownup, don't pack ramen for 4 days).
Plus whatever 401k match they are doing now.
Bonuses start to kick in between year one and two, but I can't remember about PPS maybe that starts immediately? Someone else can tell what that's worth these days.
This assumes you don't go to some little boutique base where you're going to be on reserve for 2+ years.
First year: Rate x 900
Second Year: Rate x 1200
There's some slop for per diem in there, but I assume you spend it on the road (I mostly do, established professional grownup, don't pack ramen for 4 days).
Plus whatever 401k match they are doing now.
Bonuses start to kick in between year one and two, but I can't remember about PPS maybe that starts immediately? Someone else can tell what that's worth these days.
This assumes you don't go to some little boutique base where you're going to be on reserve for 2+ years.
Only a pilot would turn packing or not packing food into a ****ing judgement of maturity.
Cooking real food for a four day isn’t hard. Honestly it’s not about saving money for me, it’s the fact that some days it’s incredibly hard to eat healthy on the road, especially if you end late in the day.
11-26-2018, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by DarkSideMoon
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Only a pilot would turn packing or not packing food into a ****ing judgement of maturity.
Cooking real food for a four day isn’t hard. Honestly it’s not about saving money for me, it’s the fact that some days it’s incredibly hard to eat healthy on the road, especially if you end late in the day.
Only a pilot would turn packing or not packing food into a ****ing judgement of maturity.
Cooking real food for a four day isn’t hard. Honestly it’s not about saving money for me, it’s the fact that some days it’s incredibly hard to eat healthy on the road, especially if you end late in the day.
11-26-2018, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Conservative answer:
First year: Rate x 900
Second Year: Rate x 1200
There's some slop for per diem in there, but I assume you spend it on the road (I mostly do, established professional grownup, don't pack ramen for 4 days).
Plus whatever 401k match they are doing now.
Bonuses start to kick in between year one and two
First year: Rate x 900
Second Year: Rate x 1200
There's some slop for per diem in there, but I assume you spend it on the road (I mostly do, established professional grownup, don't pack ramen for 4 days).
Plus whatever 401k match they are doing now.
Bonuses start to kick in between year one and two
11-26-2018, 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
The two guys I was talking to are also senior military guys... different outlook, after decades of institutional food and MREs we are typically over it. I do pack fruits and veggies for healthy snacks, but I don't live on them.
Maybe our routing and overnights are different but the “best” restaurants I usually run into are olive gardens and outback. Usually it’s some form of **** fast food unless I want to pay for an uber and waste even more of my 11 hour overnight. Sometimes it’s trudging through a foot of snow at midnight to eat a gas station hot dog.
Don’t get me wrong, if I end up someplace cool I’ll hunt down an interesting place to eat, but I’d rather heat up a home cooked meal than have a bloomin’ onion for the 6th time this year. It’s not like most regional overnights are close to unique culinary experiences.
I didn’t start packing food until I was sitting in a hotel room eating garbage pizza from the only restaurant open within 5 miles and I realized it just wasn’t fun to eat on the road anymore.
11-26-2018, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Plus whatever 401k match they are doing now.
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