Salary of QF Pilots

[GOH]

Hi

I was just wondering if anyone knew the wage for Qantas Pilots. A friend has a friend who is a qantas first officer (domestic) and they claim to be on $400 000 a year!!!

I didnt think they got that much? So is there any qantas first officers here that can proove this right or wrong?

Thanks a lot

GOH

[radar vectored]

This "friend of a friend" wasn't in the pub trying to pull chicks was he? Probably in a pilots uniform! I wouldn't believe everything you hear!

[GOH]

Haha I knew the friend of a friend would get some unnesessary attention!

But, I would like to find out what QF pilots are paid, infact what any Australian pilots are paid!

Thanks

GOH

[jtr]

$400K sounds about right

assuming he's getting $300k in allowances

There is a fed dept that has this type of info online-www.wagenet.gov.au

[GOH]

So basically your saying $100 000 a year?

I went to that site and I didnt find anything.

Thanks

GOH

[jtr]

www.wagenet.gov.au
Select Option 2
Type Qantas Shorthaul
Read one of the current ones

I am not in QF so have no precise idea of who earns what, suffice to say I seriously doubt your mates mate is on $400k, and yes my GUESS would be around 100G. If you wade through the agreements you will find a number of figures varying by about 30k.

Maybe one of the fearless steely eyed aviators from the esteemed paragon of aviation perfection.......


...can give you a more accurate idea.

[Morning_Star]

GOH

It is all there on the website - includes EBA for long and short haul. Just modify your search and you will find the relevant documents.

I always find the fascination about what other people are paid somewhat interesting - particularly when it concerns professions that are perceived to be "glamorous" and/or "highly/over paid" by the general populace.

Nobody ever seems to be interested in the earnings of say a tradesperson - several of whom I know earn considerably more than the majority of QF F/O's and captains.

However think I think your friend's friend may perhaps have been suffering from alcohol-induced exaggeration in order to impress!!

[flying_phonebox]

YES but make sure you have a look at the General Aviation pilots Award after you see the salary at QF. THAT might put in into perspective!!!!

cheers

[Capt Fathom]

Then check out the wages for the office cleaner. The fact he/she works in the same building as the chief pilot doesn't mean they should get the same salary.

[grrowler]

Then compare the GA award and the office cleaners and notice the office cleaner is probably getting paid more...

[TopperHarley]

GOH,

400k does sound rather excessive.

There would only be a handful here on that sort of money and we're talking very senior long haulers there.

Your average domestic (737) FO would be on somewhere around 120-140k.

It all depends on the bidding for flight patters (rostering) as they are only paid for stick time.

Its quite a complicated system for the uninitiated.

[EPIRB]

Not even the senior long haul captains are on that sort of money or anything near it.

[Sheep Guts]

400K sounds very excessive for QF, but I heard the other day that Dragon Captains are on about that. Ofcourse the guy could have been joshing me, also heard Dragon F/Os are close to 200k.

Is that right?


Sheep

[jtr]

At todays FX rates, a KA f/o should be netting around 200k, though this includes housing and yearly bonus.
400k for left seat, might be a bit of a stretch, but if you take net income, and work it backwards through the Aus. tax mincer, it is very likely they are earning the equivalent to 400k gross in Aus.