Originally Posted by
Icarus2001
I think that it is well worth quoting this from above...
I would work on 11 months not twelve as you may need a holiday. So USD$2774 for 11 months gives you USD$30,514pa which is about AUD$38,838pa
Just think about that for a minute...AUD$38K as a jet FO.
Perhaps the cost of living is a little less in the USA but not by that much!
That's based on the minimum guarantee but if you choose to work over time and pick up flights, especially the split duties and the red eyes which pay time and a half or higher, then you can actually credit around 120 hours a month. My last few months where I am now off standby and hold a line, I have credited well over 100 hours. Add per diem for the month which is not taxed, then this is an an extra $800 of so. $4870 USD a month is realistically possible or $53K USD pa. I'm not trying to sugar coat this, but just trying to be realistic.