Do people actually know what the average FT Aussie wage is in Australia?
$93,000
I’ll bet most reading this won’t know that and will be surprised that it’s so close to six figures.
And here we have people coming in for $360/day before tax to fly 180 lives around in a fast, heavy, complex machine that took them years if not decades to get into. Expensive specialised training, checks, study and sacrifices. Up early regularly or away from home often. Changing schedules, MELs, delays, no bonuses. Daily dynamic working environment throwing all sorts of crap at you that is trying to potentially kill you and the 180 or so punters behind you. Something broken? Having a ****ty shift? You can’t just get up and walk away from your desk or go outside for a smoko. Nah, you have to think about operational stuff. A long list I could write out that you’re all familiar with of crap pilots deal with daily. You’re not driving a bus you can’t just pull over when conditions aren’t favourable and not think about things like fuel. Oh, and the cyclics etc to keep your job.
And you’re willing to do that and sacrifice a day off for 1/3rd the pay of the guys next door?
How much better off are you financially when comparing yourself to $93,000 a year?