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Originally Posted by Lee D  Take Doug's advice. Don't worry too much about duty rigs, minimum daily pay values etc. The basic stuff should give you a pretty good idea of what to expect.
You get paid by block time. Door shut to door open or when the park brake drops, whatever your company does. So I just did a three day trip that blocked about 19 hours. Times that by my hourly rate and that is what I earned for that trip.
There is also per-diem, which is paid hourly from the time you get to work until the time you leave. So a three day trip could pay something like 55 hours at a rate of $1.50 or so an hour. (Depends on the company.)
Most people don't include per diem in their calculations of what they earn since it is there to pay for your expenses. (Usually not considered taxable with the exeption of non overnight trips.) But that should help you get the picture.
An average regional line might pay around 80 to 85 hours/month with 250 to 300 hours of per diem. Though your mileage might vary. |
Thanks guys...yes, there does appear to be lot to take in, and it will take a while to properly understand.... so, considering that I am still a little over a year away from that point and actually having to worry about it... I simply won't worry about it for now and instead just simply round off as Doug mentioned, with the ~8o hours/month value X whatever the hourly rate happens to be....
I notice that you guys just got them to raise the retirement age up to 65.... so maybe by the time I'm knocking at the airlines doors looking for a job you guys will have convinced them to double the starting salaries to attract/keep bright young (snicker) talent like me
Thanks again guys...
Cheers.