Monthly Reserve / Guarantee

[AndyDRHuddleston]

I have been looking at the salaries of american positions and am slightly confused. If a position advertises say $22 p/hr with 75hrs guaranteed and 75 hrs reserve what would be the monthly pay?

Would it be $22 x 75 ($1650) or $22 x 150 ($3300)?

Also, is per diem paid per flying hour, or per hour on duty?

Thanks

Andy

[TR4A]

Originally Posted by AndyDRHuddleston

I have been looking at the salaries of American positions and am slightly confused. If a position advertises say $22 p/hr with 75hrs guaranteed and 75 hrs reserve what would be the monthly pay?
Would it be $22 x 75 ($1650) or $22 x 150 ($3300)?
Also, is per diem paid per flying hour, or per hour on duty?

75 hours period minimum. It is either 75 hours if you are line holder OR 75 hours if you are on reserve. In this scenario the numbers are the same.

Per Diem is usually paid from the report time for the trip until you arrive back at your base. Time Away From Base. I have a three day trip this week and I will paid for 58 hours of Per Diem.

[AndyDRHuddleston]

Thanks for the reply TR4A, that equates to an awfully low monthly wage, and one that I for sure could not live on.

Are those minimums normally exceeded by far?

Andy

[TR4A]

Originally Posted by AndyDRHuddleston

Thanks for the reply TR4A, that equates to an awfully low monthly wage, and one that I for sure could not live on.
Are those minimums normally exceeded by far?
Andy

Andy

The minimums are contractual. That's what the minimum hours paid for the month. If for some reason your line was paying below the minimum you would still get the minimum. The low hours might be an over staffing problem. Some airlines unions have a Maximum hours paid for the month say 80 or 85. The reason for that is the company should hire more pilots. I worked for a company that had 80 hours max. If you ended up over flying a little, say 82 hours, 2 hours would go into you flight bank. You could then draw from the bank in a month when you total was lower. FAR's are 100/month and 1000/year.

I fly for an union airline that uses that FAR maximums for the limits.

[AndyDRHuddleston]

Bid

After looking into this a little further I see that www.airlinepaycentral.com and other pay related websites list "BID" which can serious uplift you monthly salary.

What is this and how else does the US salary structure differ from that in Europe. In Europe you are paid a yearly salary followed by either sector pay and / or hourly allowance.

Thanks folks

Andy

[TR4A]

Andy

Your "Bid" is the line you bid or were awarded for the month. In other words this is the month's scheduled flying. Say you were awarded a line that paid 75 hours. MOST airlines you are paid what your line pays or what you flew which ever is greater. At the end of the month say you under flew your line and ended up with 73 hours. You would get paid 75 hours. If you happened to over fly then you get paid what you flew, say 77 hours.

Your bid is based on your seniority. If you are number 1 you get what you bid. If you are 100 out of 300 you might get your first choice or 100th choice. The better or more productive lines would normally go more Senior and the bottom pilots would get what was left over or reserve.