Flynhigh,
Good money for hard work at Jet Blue clearly, however, what do you get paid for vacation or if you were to break your leg and couldn't work for a month or 2?
Just a thought.......... seems to me that if you don't fly, you don't earn much in the States. ie. very little or no 'BASIC' pay. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Also, don't forget to apply taxation (in a backwards sense) to the calculations and housing allowance.
Much as I hate to admit it on a public forum, our package (as a whole) is pretty good (considerably better in many cases than most US carriers), even if the lifestyle and work currently sucks!
Just to add some facts and figures for a single year 1 EK F/O who has chosen to live outside company accomodation:
Basic: 23,000dhs or $6300 usd (paid whether at work or not!)
Flight Pay for 85 hrs @ 45 dhs/hr: 3800 dhs or $1050
Housing allowance (must be taken into account): 12800 dhs/month or $3500
Total monthly: 39,600 dhs or $10,850
Now backwards tax at 30% (remember this is a tax free package):
$14,100
Not a bad package for a year 1 F/O I would say??
Before anyone mentions provident fund contributions, that money will always be yours tax free when you decide to leave and if that happens to be after 7 years, you can also take all of the companies 12% contribution (tax free).
Please don't start posting stuff about free society this, sh1t sandy hot dustbowl that........ The above is in response to the question of pay and package.
Flynhigh, I suggest your buddies actually have a closer look at just how poor they are compared to you..... they (and you) could be in for a shock!!
