Ground or gate staff makes Anything between 19k and 23k a year depending on the role . Cleaning staff even less. Security still under 30k. I reckon the 36k average comes from hundreds of pilots based at Luton which technically makes them being employed at Luton Airport
I totally agree.....Its also worth bearing in mind that Pilots and Cabin Crew are mobile and can operate from anywhere. In the case of one airline, their LTN based staff operate a lot of flights from other UK airports (depending on the time of year) If you exclude the pilots, my estimate is that there is no more than 10-15% of airport workers earning over 30K a year!