2006-07-25 09:14:34 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
"Ik Weet Niets" has it right.
150k to 300k is the very top of the food chain for the last few years at those few airlines that haven't bellied up or gotten wage concessions.
Starting salaries are 20k or so at the regional airlines owned by the majors. And starts at that again if you get laid off due to bankruptcy or layoffs.
And that's after YOU'VE paid for flight training and your first few hundred hours and even lower pay scaring tourists on some little charter operation. OR gotten your butt shot at in the military.
Don't go into it for the money!
2006-07-25 13:08:41 · answer #1 · answered by David in Kenai 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out this website: http://www.airlinepilotcentral.com/
You can go to some of the part 121 and 135 carriers and take a look at their monthly salary. As you can see, it depends on which airline, how long you have been employed, and whether or not you are a first officer or a captain. Take a look at the fine print of some of the airlines, however, because some of them, once you make captain, they reset your employment years for salary purposes.
In order to get on with any of these part 121 carriers you will need quite a list of credentials, not including the Airline Transport Pilot's License, which requires 1,500 hours of flight time just to qualify.
2006-07-25 23:25:37 · answer #2 · answered by Kelley S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very few pilots make $150,000 a year.
Most captains for a major airline can make that much as can some corporate jet captains.
The vast majority of pilots make very low wages...at least at the start of their career...probably less than $20,000.00 a year...full time.
If you're lucky enough to get employment with a solvent airline, you might be able to climb the ladder to a really decent pay.
But again, that's only about 1% of the pilots. Most experienced to very experienced pilots probably earn between $40,000 - $50,000 and change jobs every 3-5 years...due to businesses closing or flight departments closing...or getting on with a regional carrier or start-up that folds after a short time, etc.
2006-07-25 17:14:00 · answer #3 · answered by 4999_Basque 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup not bad huh?? considering that most modern aircraft can land and take off anywhere in the world without anybody in the cockpit...Only public perception that the flight crew are actually necessary keeps them in their jobs..Note that subway systems all over the world are also fully automated. The pilots excuse: 'well we're needed if there's an emergency'...despite the fact that the level of sophistication on aircraft can probably deal with a disaster better than a pilot....consider that the pilots are so not used to dealing with crisies that their reaction time may be too slow....the flight attendants are actually far more important to your safety in an emergency.....source: I worked for an airline for 31 years.
2006-07-25 16:28:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you've misplaced a 0
the salary to start is about $15000 a year, after a pilot has spent about $100000 in college degree and flight time+licenses
it can go up to $150000 though: after many years with the same airline (if they don't go bankrupt in between and he has to work his way back up somewhere else), so your number is likely the average pilot salary in the USA for someone who is about to retire.
2006-07-26 01:04:17 · answer #5 · answered by clara 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The salary/remuneration for a particular job is the market value for a particular profession and designation at the city/town where the office is located. Job postings at websites like Monster, Yahoo HotJobs and Careerbuilder carry information about salaries. The Govt Dept of Labor, (www.bls.gov) Bureau of statistics has information about median salaries for different professions and details of additional compensation offered. Other online resources are salary.com and payscale. Your salary will also depend on your educational qualification and how you handle your career.
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2006-07-26 06:21:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What part of the US are you from?I don't think they make that much.Average airlines pilot make only about $65,000 per year.
2006-07-25 16:22:35 · answer #7 · answered by Joe P 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, for a 747 CAPTAIN.....! The rest of us are getting food stamps.
2006-07-25 16:20:25 · answer #8 · answered by Steve 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
'Did you mean in the UK? Wouldn't it depend on their grade....whether they are a co-pilot or a commander and whether they do international or domestic flights or whether they are cargo pilots?
2006-07-25 16:20:53 · answer #9 · answered by beyond paradise 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I dont knw how much to be honest but would think it would be around 100 grand
2006-07-25 16:19:44 · answer #10 · answered by millie01 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋