Originally Posted by
non_state_actor
The highest paid pilot in a renegotiate agreement in 2013 got paid about 127K for 75 hour guarantee as a Captain. They used sliding scales with years of service so it is all downhill from there. First year Captain made around 101k. And that was 7 years after they first started. 2nd Year FO made 63K. It's all by the hour so it would depend on how many hours you flew over 75. Either way you wouldn't be living anywhere near San Francisco on that money at the time
Uhhh ...... No.
Here’s the ALPA Contract Comparison prepared by their Economic and Financial Analysis Department. (Dated Jan 2015).
On page 8 you’ll find a graph showing a rate of $189.00 (US) per hour. On a very conservative average of 1000 pay hours a year (including vacation & training). That’s $189K (US) per year for a Captain. Or $260K (Aust) per year at the exchange rates Dec 2015. Not great money by any means, but they were a new entrant and still making their bones.
Reference:
http://www3.alpa.org/portals/alpa/je...rch%202015.pdf
Good luck to all Virgin Australia pilots and employees. Hope it works out.