What is your take-home pay at the end of the month?

[zlocko2002]

there is similar thread but there are no rotorheads there :confused:

Croatian Air Force Mi-8/17 cpt 1500E+200-500E overtime after taxes

[Wizzard]

You get overtime in the AIR FORCE:D

Must be a first.

[gulliBell]

Tuna boats out of Guam are advertising, $3517USD/month.

[spencer17]

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just kidding:E

[Fly_For_Fun]

Ask the wife. I have no idea :{

[Heliringer]

Why bother answering this post if your not giving your salary details. Man it ****s me.
Me $2700 per fortnight take home

[James_Grace]

I've seen this on some of the Airline threads and i was just interested in how much people get paid in the rotary business becasue i might go into flying after college So it would be really helpful if people would state there: A/c type, type of work, hours per month and monthly salary.

Boasters are highly encouraged!!!

[darrenphughes]

So, just to warn you. You're gonna have at least 1 guy come on here telling you that if money is your only motivation, to stay out of this industry.

So now that that bull**** statement is out of the way, let the games begin!!!:ok:

[James_Grace]

i was just thinking that:O but i need to know if the money is enough to give me a decent life because all the job satisfaction in the world won't pay the mortgage hehe

[wazz'n'zoom]

Join the services and they will put you though college and flying training and pay you well. I left on £3700 month net last year.
I think as a newly winged officer you take home monthly net, about £2000 going up annually and also incrementally, every 4yrs as you become more experienced. The only down side is, recently, getting shot at regularly.

If you do join and you mention my name as the link, I'd get £1500 so I'll split it with ya. ....deal or no deal??

good luck.

[James_Grace]

sounds like a deal to me

[Canuck Guy]

Take home salary of about $3000/month plus $30/hour flight pay, so a good month take home is $4500 CDN.

Flying 206L and S76.

[Eurochopper]

UK N Sea captain with some years under his belt, around 4500GBP but it depends on how much you want to put into your pension pot

[robinson44]

AS350 & EC 120 captain over Paris area : 1905 Euros (with 13 month)

[Phoinix]

Police air support unit

cpt. AB206B, EC135
cplt. AB212, AB412


1220€ monthly

[Nl_lynx]

Netherlands Navy Lynx captain 3000 euro plus extras take home
;)

[EN48]

Averages around $200,000 USD per month. I know I am going to catch lots of flak for this but maybe it will help a newbie make the best decision for himself/herself. At the tender age of 18, I had fixed in my mind that I was going to have a career as a professional pilot (wasnt necessarrily thinking about helicopters) and was all set to go off to Embry Riddle to pursue this. My father sat me down and provided a little career counseling. This was influential and caused me to change course for a career in computer technology, my other area of great interest. Turn the clock ahead 40 years: successful business carrer doing something I loved every minute, upscale houses, cars, and a string of nice airplanes and helicopters. The downside: I havent been able to fly as much as I might like. The point: a flying career involves certain tradeoffs - be sure you understand these up front and can live with them.

Many of my friends are pro pilots. One recently took early retirement from a major airline where he was an instructor captain flying 747's on the Orient routes, with a seniority number around 4. I said "you have the best job in the world - one that many would covet." He said "I just cant stand the hassle anymore. If I'm lucky, I get 3 landings a month. You did it the right way." Now, he is sweating whether the pension he worked 30+ year to qualify for will be there when he needs it , as his airline has been in and out of bankruptcy.

Many folks who fly are really bright and can be successful at most anything they put their minds to. Why not do something that is both enjoyable and financially rewarding? This doesnt rule out flying because you enjoy it. Instead of flying an S76 in the Gulf, why not be President of Sikorsky (and pehaps have your own personal S76)?

OK, lets have it!

[Fareastdriver]

So who is going to fly you from one continent to another?

[EN48]

My deliberately provocative post wasnt intended to suggest that one should not pursue a flying career, but that one should attempt to understand the tradeoffs compared with other alternatives. For some, an excellent choice, for others, maybe not.

[IHL]

After deductions :$CAN 4,800.

[Canuck Guy]

why not be President of Sikorsky?



A desk job? :yuk:

Thanks but no thanks. If you want to fly, you fly as there is no alternative. There's no such thing as a trade off if you're doing the only thing that could ever make you happy.... and you get paid to do it.:ok:

[maeroda]

Italy: junior hems captain (multi engine, IR) takes home 4000€ net x 13.

[EN48]

There's no such thing as a trade off if you're doing the only thing that could ever make you happy


I agree ... if you are SURE that its the ONLY thing that can make you happy. In some ways, jobs are like women ... turns out that there may be many that can make you happy. Extending this reasoning a bit: all else being equal, one is better off marrying a rich woman than a poor one. Unfortunately, this brilliant bit of insight came along too late to help me!:ok:

[TukTuk BoomBoom]

Good to hear another point of view EN48. Youre right about alot of pilots.
Too smart to be "Glorified Bus Driver", and most guys i know that have been flying for more than 10 years dont get the boner they used to about the job, then by the time they are in their 50s lots are pretty uninterested in going to work at all.

Being a pilot is like chewing gum, starts off sweet but eventually you spit it out and it leaves a bad taste in you mouth.

$85K US tax free for 6/6 contract

[Fareastdriver]

Ther are horses for courses. I worked for a bank before I joined the RAF. I was a shining star, cruising through the Institute of Bankers exams and the regional manager had me lined up as an assistant accountant at twenty years old. I wanted to fly. My father was in the RAF and I flew a lot with him so I made the jump. When I hit the starter button I still get the same buzz as I did forty-eight years ago. Eventually I will fail the medical because I have always burnt my candle at both ends but I will never fail a base check.

US$16,600/month net plus three pensions.

[Bertie Thruster]

then by the time they are in their 50s lots are pretty uninterested in going to work at all.

Seven years ago, after 21 years of assorted helo flying (single, multi, light, heavy, mil, civ, instructing) started on an HEMS contract, at the age of 50. Has been the most interesting 7 years so far out of 28 years of converting kerosine to noise for a living!

Just annoyed I have to stop in 3 years!

Not brilliant pay though; £18, after tax, per hour on immediate standby.

[Aser]

US$16,600/month net plus three pensions.
Wow... we have a winner :E

~4500EUR/month net, 15on/15off aw139 new capt.

Regards
Aser

[TunaSandwich]

Hey Aser, does that include "Dietas"!!??:oh:

3000EUR/month net/spmevfrhems, thats it, I'm off........

[soggyboxers]

Ancient flying uncle who gets leave from time-to-time ZWD109,000 per month :}.

I guess I chew a superior brand of gum, because the flavour is still sweet and after 43 years I love the taste every day :). I have to admit though, the best gum I ever got was in Cameroun. Magic flying, great mates, fantastic country :ok:

[Fareastdriver]

Ancient flying uncle who gets leave from time-to-time ZWD109,000 per month

My first thoughts was that that was less than US10 cents a year. I then checked and found that Zimbabwe had redenominated its currency again. Just as well, you would never had got enough zeros on a line.
Regards to Milton High School, if it still exists.

[e-miles]

Spain med twin capt. ems 2500 euros + expenses 72euros/day

[FairWeatherFlyer]

all else being equal, one is better off marrying a rich woman than a poor one

Rarity indeed, useful advice on pprune. :eek:

On a dull note, there's a distinct lack of standardisation in these numbers! At a minimum i'd expect the pre-tax, post-tax amounts and working conditions to be stated (anti-social hours, shifts, level of risk endured). After that cost of living, term of contracts, seasonality of work, health and other insurances, pension benefits, work permit conditions...