06-09-2017, 10:02 AM
JPolen01 Wrote:SlimKlim Wrote:I can't imagine they pay commercial pilots well enough for them all to be rocking Navitimers. Isn't it like $100k-ish max these days?My coworker's brother is a commercial pilot and I'm told he makes $$$$$$$$$$.
Quote:The Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS, reports that airline pilots earned an average of $118,070 per year in 2011.Senior pilots, called captains, earn considerably more than first officers. According to the 2009 FltOps salary survey, the average maximum pay for a captain across the airline industry was $165,278. JetBlue has the lowest maximum captain's salary, $123,400. Southwest once again tops the list, with a maximum captain salary of $181,270. Among major carriers, U.S. Airways reported a maximum captain salary of $138,240, Delta $156,538, and United $159,508. Captain salaries at Continental Airlines were reported as $166,882, while those at American earned $167,125.
If you want to compare those salaries to say, IT or finance jobs in major metro areas, thats not that much money - note the figure was average maximum. I've heard it takes a LONG time to get into one of those major carrier commercial pilot seats, too.