REX Screws Australian Pilots Again
True that is base salary. The addition allowances for FO is probably only for Sydney as they're stacked in all other bases. I'd say 10k max addition now. Captains working full hours would be pushing 160+ but sacrificing any sort of lifestyle. The overtime is not sustainable as you can see by the current captains burning out and the company struggling to cope.
FO figures I quoted are still relevant. The overtime just isn’t there at the moment. Over the past 2-3 years they could’ve expected 20-30k additional overtime. That’s how they were earning over 100k. Some guys got to 130.
Captain’s in all bases are definitely getting burnt out. But only the ones who choose to do the work. But hey, money is a huge driver. If crewing call and offer you to pax to Sydney for a 2 sector overnight instead of your 6 sector overnight in your home base for an extra $1000, while sitting in the back of a 737 for most of the time, why wouldn’t you?
The Sydney captains are getting very smart. They manage to make all this extra money by working days off and getting taken off rostered shifts as a result. Some are actually working LESS than what was originally rostered while earning more cash.
10-15k is still the average travel allowance for the 3 big bases. Forget anything near that if you’re in Queensland. Perth may come close.
FO figures I quoted are still relevant. The overtime just isn’t there at the moment. Over the past 2-3 years they could’ve expected 20-30k additional overtime. That’s how they were earning over 100k. Some guys got to 130.
Captain’s in all bases are definitely getting burnt out. But only the ones who choose to do the work. But hey, money is a huge driver. If crewing call and offer you to pax to Sydney for a 2 sector overnight instead of your 6 sector overnight in your home base for an extra $1000, while sitting in the back of a 737 for most of the time, why wouldn’t you?
The Sydney captains are getting very smart. They manage to make all this extra money by working days off and getting taken off rostered shifts as a result. Some are actually working LESS than what was originally rostered while earning more cash.
Work harder than any other base for the same pay. A pilot doing 50 hours a month in say Perth will earn the same as a Sydney captain doing 90 hours per month.
You’d be stupid to bid for a Sydney command when you can bid for another base, get the command and be in Sydney 3 weeks of the month anyway and not be forced to work your a** off.
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Year 1 = 60k plus DTA (Average 15-20k) plus allowances.
A standard year for a first year FO (DE) will earn 75-80. Hasn’t been unheard of guys earning 100k+ In recent times...
Some year 3+ Captain’s pushing 160k-180k.
Not as bad as it seems, but they work unnecessarily hard for it. There definitely needs to be some sort of pay rise.
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Hi mate, thanks for the info above. I was thinking about entering as a cadet at REX. On their faq's page they say to look at the 2014 enterprise bargaining agreement to find salaries for FO's and Captains. But considering it is 2022, I was wondering where I can find the payscales and yearly incremental salaries - like the ones you have listed above. That would be a great help in allowing me decide whether to pursue the cadetship.
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Nik
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