Who gets paid more - a pilot or an aeronautic engineer?

Answer 1

A pilot, the same as a CEO gets more to "drive" than the engineer (again!)

Answer 2

An aeronautical engineer. Only a small percentage of pilots make "the show" (work for the airlines) and earn an enviable salary in the range of $150-250k per year. The majority of pilots work for relatively low pay...anywhere from $0 to $50K a year.

Engineers are in great demand worldwide. At a "job fair" at my state university last week, over 100 companies showed up trying to recruit engineers. Some of them were offering undergraduate FRESHMAN engineering students $60K a year immediately upon graduation...which is still four years down the road.

Answer 3

starting out, an engineer would make more. there are not that many comercial pilot slots, so they do make a lot of money but there are not that many jobs to be had. My buddy made 17K the first year as a commuter pilot. He worked a full 40 hours a week but only got paid from when the wheels touched off the ground to when the touched back down. All preflight, waiting to load the plane ect. was his own time. His dad on the other hand was a 747 captain who made a quarter mil a year. There is a huge difference. Aeronautic Engineers on the other hand may start at 50K and top out at 80K in a couple of years.

Answer 4

There are lots of variables involved. Are the engineers the owners of their company? No pilot has ever made as much as Burt or Dick Rutan, the two great aeronautical engineers ever. But as far as working for a company like Cessna, Boeing, etc. an engineer is going to start higher, but the pilot will finish higher.

Answer 5

Depends. Seniority and experience can influence the paycheck of both professions significantly.

If you're talking about a senior Captain with a large airline, the pilot. Unless the engineer is a senior project manager; then they'd probably be pretty close.

If you're talking about a time-builder flying for a regional or doing corporate scut work, the aeronautical engineer probably makes twice as much.

If you're considering the "average" salaries of pilots and engineers, the average engineer is probably well ahead of the average pilot.

Answer 6

The pilot 100% sure

Answer 7

It depends on what kind of airplane that pilot flies, how often he/she flies it, how far he/she flies it and which carrier (different airlines have different pay figures for their pilots)...in comparison to what the aeronautic engineer is working on (big or small project), how often and for who he/she works for.

Answer 8

A pilot would earn more but not by much. The only concerning thing about this question is are you after a career that earns the most or one that has a higher interest when choosing your future occupation. I would hope it's the latter.

Answer 9

This is the age old question of "how do I make money in Aviation" there is no easy way, you work hard, and you do it for the love of the sky, and if you do it for the love of it you'll never be let down. All those who cry and moan about how hard it is, how little they make, aren't the ones who belong in the left seat. One of my biggest pet peave is ATP's in the hotel lobby, bar, shuttle bus to the airport whining about labor disputes and contracts, duty schedules... If you're not happy in aviation please leave it. I don't want an unhappy pilot to work for me, or fly me.

Answer 10

im guessin comm.airline pilot but it really depends on exp and company


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