Dear Altiplano,
in order to swing 100% of the salary you have to spend 2 years in the company, namely:
1st year:60%
2nd. year: 75%
At the start of the 3rd one: 100% (about $4,600.00 USD in hand after taxes).
I was hired under 80% first year & 100% thereafter cause I was hired with over 3000 hrs TT, that that rule changed.
The reason: the company would recongize pilots experience and pay 80% if you had over 1000 hrs TT @ the time of hiring, but in order to do that they demanded the Pilot`s union that new 200hr hires would only get 40% to start off, then 60%,80% and 100% year after year. Thing which I find fair.... what are you talking about!!! from the C150 straight to the A320 or the 767...and these pilots complained about the 40% idea...
"Hello", those guys should be paying the Airline to let the fly under those cirmcunstances.
Union said no, and now it works the way I descrived above.
If you want to make experience that is just fine, if you need to support a family in Santiago on 60% that is tough.