Typical schedule is 3 on, 4 off if senior and 4 on, 3 off if junior.
If you commute then days off reduced. Upgrade is about 5 years.
Dallas is the most senior Captain base over ten years to hold it but might change with retirements. As a first officer you should be able to hold Dallas within the first year. Starting pay for F/O's is about $37.85/hour. The top pay for Captains right now is about $143/hour. Max 100 hours/ month, 1000 hours/year. Myron mentions stock options. Unless you were here when the contract was signed the junior pilots receive fewer options and a high strike price (ie not worth much right now).
Trip Rates X 1.15 = Hourly Rates (Roughly)
TRIP RATES
Year in
Service 9/1/2001 9/1/2002 9/1/2003 9/1/2004
Captain
1 $109.68 $112.97 $116.36 $122.17
2 $111.02 $114.35 $117.78 $123.67
3 $112.37 $115.74 $119.21 $125.17
4 $113.71 $117.12 $120.63 $126.67
5 $114.97 $118.41 $121.97 $128.07
6 $116.41 $119.90 $123.50 $129.67
7 $117.74 $121.27 $124.91 $131.16
8 $119.09 $122.66 $126.34 $132.65
9 $120.44 $124.05 $127.78 $134.16
10 $121.77 $125.43 $129.19 $135.65
11 $123.12 $126.81 $130.62 $137.15
12 $124.46 $128.20 $132.04 $138.64
F/O
1 $32.90 $33.89 $34.91 $36.65
2 $55.51 $57.18 $58.89 $61.84
3 $61.80 $63.65 $65.56 $68.84
4 $68.23 $70.27 $72.38 $76.00
5 $74.73 $76.97 $79.28 $83.24
6 $76.83 $79.13 $81.51 $85.58
7 $77.71 $80.04 $82.44 $86.56
8 $78.60 $80.95 $83.38 $87.55
9 $79.49 $81.88 $84.33 $88.55
10 $80.37 $82.78 $85.27 $89.53
11 $81.26 $83.70 $86.21 $90.52
12 $82.14 $84.61 $87.15 $91.50