American Airlines......777 Capt. $17,000 mo. USD plus A fund ,B fund retirement. Lump sum retirement still available. Most lump sums around $2.5M USD.
Let's say you are lucky and only pay 30% tax between Federal and State. Your $17,000 is now down to $11,900. That's less then EK Captains with only half as much seniority as your 23 years. The B Fund would approximately equal the Provident Fund. Your A Fund puts you ahead, no doubt about it. You win the airline lottery, but those at USAirways, UAL, DAL, and many others did not.
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