End of 2021 salary survey
01-23-2022, 07:06 PM
#472
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Joined APC: Nov 2015
Posts: 1,156
SWA
737
Year 4 FO
W-2 $160k
401k DC $24k
Per Diem $3,100
block hours - 508
Days/month about 13
Live in base
I averaged 99ish TFP/month including both early year covid downturn, and late-year premium gravy slurping. Best month about 120tfp, worst about 75 tfp. I didn't pick up a ton of open time during the chaos months so I didn't really have much pay inflation from deadheads or premium. I probably could have added at least 30% to this total with even one or two extra trips picked up each month, but my kids are prioritized over extra flying.
737
Year 4 FO
W-2 $160k
401k DC $24k
Per Diem $3,100
block hours - 508
Days/month about 13
Live in base
I averaged 99ish TFP/month including both early year covid downturn, and late-year premium gravy slurping. Best month about 120tfp, worst about 75 tfp. I didn't pick up a ton of open time during the chaos months so I didn't really have much pay inflation from deadheads or premium. I probably could have added at least 30% to this total with even one or two extra trips picked up each month, but my kids are prioritized over extra flying.
01-23-2022, 08:31 PM
#473
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Joined APC: Nov 2015
Posts: 1,156
When I was job hunting, the current allegiant contract had just been signed. Recruiter told me to get 500 hrs anywhere else and come back. Wha... what? 500 hrs later I was getting interview invites for majors and legacies. They sure were full of themselves that year, dunno how it looks now but you guys are overdue for a new payscale.
01-23-2022, 08:46 PM
#474
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Joined APC: Nov 2015
Posts: 1,156
An extra 10-20% work per day translates into 10-20% more pay for the same days worked. It's a grind, but the $$$ is there. The 10+ yr CA upgrade at SWA is a huge negative for a lot of people especially those who didn't get to SWA until their late 40s or 50s, but if you can handle the hustle and grind and the current hostile HR environment, yea there's $$$ at SWA.
01-23-2022, 09:18 PM
#475
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Joined APC: Nov 2013
Position: On the bus,seat 0A
Posts: 3,356
An easy comparison is spirit and SWA. When I was there, Spirit trips were often 2-3 legs a day, overnights 15+ hrs were not unusual. SWA trips are often 4-5 legs/day, overnights right at 12 hrs are not typical but not exactly uncommon either.
An extra 10-20% work per day translates into 10-20% more pay for the same days worked. It's a grind, but the $$$ is there. The 10+ yr CA upgrade at SWA is a huge negative for a lot of people especially those who didn't get to SWA until their late 40s or 50s, but if you can handle the hustle and grind and the current hostile HR environment, yea there's $$$ at SWA.
An extra 10-20% work per day translates into 10-20% more pay for the same days worked. It's a grind, but the $$$ is there. The 10+ yr CA upgrade at SWA is a huge negative for a lot of people especially those who didn't get to SWA until their late 40s or 50s, but if you can handle the hustle and grind and the current hostile HR environment, yea there's $$$ at SWA.
01-24-2022, 08:24 AM
#477
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Joined APC: Nov 2017
Posts: 2,362
01-24-2022, 08:49 AM
#478
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Joined APC: Nov 2013
Position: On the bus,seat 0A
Posts: 3,356
Not just overworked, underpaid too.
01-24-2022, 12:47 PM
#480
On Reserve
Joined APC: Jan 2022
Posts: 11
yeah, reading on here really made me see that. they gave us a rise to $75,000 this year but were still underpaid, just less underpaid now.
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