Just doing some researching for a class (and myself) and I've been reading posts on here about the new non-tract pay. I was also reading the FAA's 2007 hiring plan and ran across some interesting stuff.
One quote was, "provides new hires with a very competitive, average annual cash compensation of $94,000 after five years on the job."
Just wanted to get the other side's opinion on that as it still sounds damn good to people like me eyeballing it from the outside.
I'm looking to the future right now as I just got approved for retraining into ATC with the Air Force. I'm currently a crew chief on C-17s. Just weighing the FAA vs. AF option since they are still handing out huge bonuses (about $10-12k per year) to AF controllers. I figgure I could be making in around $60-70k in the AF with the bonuses and be within 4 years of a retirement here. OR jump to the FAA after my first couple years and see how that goes.
I respect your opinion
