News on the new Skywest pay package
07-06-2017, 06:56 AM
#851
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I know this only passed by a thin margin but Skywest should be embarrassed. Arguably the most successful and wealthy regional too.
There's new FOs at mainline making 6 figures, yet a RJ CA flying a E175 is making 75 an hour. RJ CAs should be easily making 90 to 120 an hour. Your worth and expertise is at least if not more than a junior 737/320 mainline FO. If they can pay a new guy 110 an hour, imagine how much money they're saving by paying you 75 as a CA, not to mention the cheaper overall cost of regional ops.
There's new FOs at mainline making 6 figures, yet a RJ CA flying a E175 is making 75 an hour. RJ CAs should be easily making 90 to 120 an hour. Your worth and expertise is at least if not more than a junior 737/320 mainline FO. If they can pay a new guy 110 an hour, imagine how much money they're saving by paying you 75 as a CA, not to mention the cheaper overall cost of regional ops.
07-06-2017, 07:34 AM
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07-06-2017, 09:09 AM
#853
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Wasn't that long ago DL was paying 24k your first year... and Regionals were max 60's as a turbo prop Captain. Now its Easy to make 100k as a RJ captain and put in 15-20 years your looking at 120-150k. Not bad compared to what i was thinking when I started at the regionals 20 years ago!!
07-06-2017, 09:29 AM
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I agree, regional rates are too low. However, nearly 75% of the Captains here are at year 9 or more on the pay scale. 50% or more year 13+. The average CA is making $90+ an hour. Not too hard to break $100K. Still too low though. $100K isn't all that much money anymore.
07-06-2017, 09:32 AM
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07-06-2017, 09:39 AM
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Not when lots now new guys are driving BMW's!!! Make my 200k miles,12 year old car look like a POS... But then again i dont have any car loans... so im fine on what i make.
07-06-2017, 10:28 AM
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07-06-2017, 11:40 AM
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Plus the bonuses will go up.. if he got 10k last year. I bet he pushes 15k this year. Bonus was retro to Jan 1, 2017... honestly the yes vote guys that dont get on these boards. Did the math themselves and realized with this TA at its much more then a 2% increase this year... depends on how long you have been here but could be 6-8% increase in overall pay W2 wise year for year...
07-06-2017, 04:02 PM
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Plus the bonuses will go up.. if he got 10k last year. I bet he pushes 15k this year. Bonus was retro to Jan 1, 2017... honestly the yes vote guys that dont get on these boards. Did the math themselves and realized with this TA at its much more then a 2% increase this year... depends on how long you have been here but could be 6-8% increase in overall pay W2 wise year for year...
How can one know what the math will be if the growth plans are not public? I'm not trying to argue and I mean no disrespect but the equation is very difficult to run without actual numbers? Is 6-8% a best case amount or a conservative number? How can someone plan on soft pay? Just wondering?
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07-06-2017, 05:04 PM
#860
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Im just looking at the 2% right now.. counting on the numbers sapa said the bonus would be. Min... and looking at what i credited the last 3 years. Average that out.. saying this TA is onky a 1% raise is just being dumb and not taking the time to run some numbers.. tell you this. Just the extra 401k is over 1.1mill difference in what my retirement projections is at age 65 now vs 10% tell i hit 65... Thats saying i only make the same and pay never goes up, and 401k stays at 10% for the next 23 years..
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