pro pilot compensation salary study 2015

92 PROFESSIONAL PILOT / June 2015

PRO PILOT COMPENSATION

Salary Study 2015In bizjets long range brings high PIC paychecks. More police helo use opens doors for flight officers. Offshore and EMS have slowed but still expanding.

Pro Pilot Staff Report

About 1 to 1.5% were the pilot salary increases during 2015 as compared with 2014. This was

based on our sampling of corporate light department payment practices and individual questionnaire returns from pilots employed in Part 91 and 135 light ops. The almost lat 2014 to 2015 increase in pilot salaries relects the similarly lat 1% GDP growth in the US along with static economic growth in most of the rest of the ad-vanced world’s industrial economies.

Note that corporate pilot salaries, whether Part 91 or 135, are slaved to business conditions. Use of private jets, regardless of being corporate or charter, relects that the aircraft are bought and operated from busi-ness proits. Airlines, however, bet on population growth. So as the number of people on our planet expands air-line mgmt knows that an ever larger fraction of them will travel their long distance trips by airline. Not so with business aviation which still forms a very small slice in the overall world air transportation pie.

Bizjets in months to come

As businessmen move increasing to automation in their companies, proits grow. And along with those proits there is a desire to expand sales around the world. This growth and movement to sell on an intercontinental basis leads to the desire by corporate management to acquire business aircraft. This will continue to happen. Top business exec-utives don’t want to ly to sales appoint-ments via the scheduled airlines.

Long-range jets

Leading the way in new business aircraft acquisitions are sales of inter-continental business jets. Market dom-ination is controlled by the big 3 of Gulfstream, Bombardier and Dassault. Speed is important but range has be-come the vital aspect when talking to a potential buyer from a company con-cerned with global marketing.

Midsize and light jets

Will the new midsize business jets catch hold? Embraer is putting a lot of effort into their Legacy 450 and 500 with many of the improvements found

on the much larger business jets. Cessna Citation has its hat in the same market ring with the Latitude and Lon-gitude. Other new business jets now moving quickly through FAA certii-cation and racking up sales orders are HondaJet and the Pilatus PC24. In the entry-level jet segment the Cirrus SF50 Vision single-engine jet has a backlog of over 500 orders.

Turboprops

In turboprops the venerable King Air is still selling well with its 90, 250 and 350. Piaggio’s slick P180 Avanti II is a high-lying TP with near jet speeds. Pilatus still has a runaway best seller with its PC12 that is used for every-thing from charter to heavy aerial truck jobs. And now in the single-engine tur-boprop ield we have the fastest SE TP available with the 330 kt Daher TBM 900. Piper is putting efforts into its tur-boprop M500 and M600 to compete.

Helo pilot positions are growing

Helicopters and hybrid lift machines are sure to grow in use along with opportunities for professional pilots to ly them.

Gulfstream G650ER

Bombardier Global 5000Dassault Falcon 7X

Sikorsky S92

AgustaWestland AW139 Bell 429

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Although the current glut of oil has re-duced fuel prices and has slowed large offshore helo acquisitions, there is still a strong need for 16 to 19 passenger helicopters for offshore and search-and-rescue use. This market has been dominated by Sikorsky with the S92 but AgustaWestland is making a strong effort and is successful with its AW139 followed now by the larger AW189. And Bell’s 525 Relentless looks like a winner.

Offshore oil helicopter pilot posi-tions continue to pay well and the future is bright for these pilots. If you can augment your i xed-wing ticket by getting a helo license, do it because it’s money in the bank.

Overall we see more effort coming into the rotary-wing and hybrid heli-copter market with more opportuni-ties for dedicated professional pilots. AgustaWestland, Airbus, Bell, MD, Robinson, Sikorsky—all have an im-pressive list of vertical lift machines and they all need pilots.

Police

Finding out in advance about a planned crime or terrorist act before it occurs so that it can be thwarted is the

best countermeasure to such dangerous and unlawful acts. That’s why many po-lice are now being outi tted with body cameras. But really more importantly it’s why so many police departments all over the US and throughout the world are discovering the many benei ts of operating helicopters. ISR has become a vital area for our military forces. Mu-nicipal police i nd such ISR sensors of great benei t too. And that’s why use of helicopters by the police has blos-somed so much and is continuing to grow. Salaries l ying a police helicopter don’t match the pay PICs in the Gulfst-reams take home, but police helicopter work is steady, pilots are home every night and there are many benei ts – in-cluding knowing you’re helping make your community safer.

In summary

To keep it as readable as possible we i gure salaries in US dollars by aircraft types without bonuses, overtime or other benei ts and before taxes.

Yes, the market is l at this year but the business aircraft industry is here to stay. Count on it! And your services are needed in this market.

Responses by licenses held %

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

ATP 96.5

50.2CFI/CFII

29.1Commercial

10.4Helo

9.4A&P

Responses by achievements %

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

IS-BAO 15.3

2.4

4.7Other

CAM

Responses by company benefi ts %

Health insurance 89.0

77.3

78.8

53.0

47.4

46.6

17.4

13.5

10.5

4.1

4.3

Dental insurance

401K

Life insurance

Uniforms

Disability insurance

Profi t sharing

Retirement

Stock options

Loss-of-license ins

Other

Car

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

20.8

Responses by position

Captain

55.9%Chief pilot

24.9%

15.5%

First offi cer

Av dept mgr3.7%

Responses by level of education

BA/BS degree

AA/AS degree

MA/MS degree

High school

55.7%

Some college

20.2%

9.8%

8.0%

6.1%

0.2% PhD

Responses by use of aircraft

Corporate

0.9% Police

Charter

Regional1.1% EMS

0.1% Offshore oil

0.1% logging/ construction

0.1% Electronic news gathering

78.7%

13.1%

5.9%

This the 43rd year Pro Pilot has con-ducted a Salary Study by Aircraft Type,

matching compensation to specii c i xed and rotary-wing aircraft models. During Mar 2015, 8267 survey forms were sent out to a random selection of qualii ed Pro

Pilot subscribers in the US and around the world. A total of 1495 survey forms, an 18.1% return, came back to the Pro

Pilot ofi ce in Alexandria VA prior to the stipulated date of May 22nd 2015.

After review a total of 1271 survey forms were accepted as being proper-

ly i lled out by qualii ed respondents. There were 224 forms that were dis-qualii ed due to lack of information, in-consistencies, errors, part time or con-tract pilot positions, or lateness.

Each form was reviewed carefully to ensure reliability of data. In addition to survey averages, Pro Pilot also com-pared salaries provided by various cor-porate and charter l ight departments, pilot placement agencies and such ac-tivities as FAPA.aero, scheduled airlines and the US government.

Methodology


2015 US Salary Study2015 US Salary StudyGlobal 6000 aviation dept mgrs operating under Part 91 in the US can earn up to $250,000 annually, average $190,000 and a low of $145,000. Chief pilots flying this aircraft can be paid as high as $210,000, with an average of $175,000 or a low of $132,000.

Corporate jet

Average Low High Aviation dept mgr

Heavy intl jets Airbus ACJ318/319 195,000 148,000 258,000Boeing 727 179,000 121,000 197,000Boeing 737/BBJ 190,000 145,000 257,000Challenger 600/601 163,000 117,000 232,000Challenger 604/605 178,000 125,000 242,000Falcon 7X 190,000 130,000 252,000Falcon 900/900EX 184,000 126,000 241,000Global Express/5000/6000 190,000 145,000 250,000Gulfstream IV/G450 188,000 138,000 244,000Gulfstream V/G550 198,000 142,000 252,000Gulfstream G650 201,000 148,000 257,000

Large jets Falcon 2000/2000EX/LX 160,000 129,000 214,000Gulfstream II 123,000 110,000 162,000Gulfstream III 134,000 120,000 175,000

Supermidsize jets Challenger 300/350 153,000 126,000 170,000Citation X 157,000 128,000 206,000Embraer Legacy 600 137,000 113,000 152,000Falcon 50/50EX 143,000 107,000 195,000Gulfstream Galaxy/G200/G280 135,000 112,000 157,000

Midsize jets Citation III/VI/VII 120,000 92,000 145,000Citation Excel/XLS 118,000 98,000 142,000Citation Sovereign 126,000 95,000 153,000Falcon 20/200 102,000 85,000 131,000Gulfstream Astra/G100/G150 115,000 93,000 145,000Hawker 600/700/750 101,000 83,000 135,000Hawker 800/800XP/1000 127,000 93,000 159,000Hawker 850/850XP/900/900XP 136,000 100,000 173,000Learjet 35/36 89,000 77,000 110,000Learjet 40/40XR/45/45XR 111,000 90,000 135,000Learjet 55/60/60XR 120,000 95,000 149,000Learjet 70/75 125,000 97,000 153,000

Light jets Beechjet 400/Hawker 400XP 98,000 80,000 126,000 Citation I 72,000 61,000 89,000 CitationJet/CJ1/CJ2 88,000 70,000 120,000 Citation II/SII/Bravo/CJ3/CJ4 96,000 76,000 132,000 Citation V/Ultra/Encore 103,000 82,000 135,000 Embraer Phenom 100/300 93,000 73,000 119,000 Learjet 31/31A 88,000 76,000 108,000 Premier I 91,000 77,000 117,000

Average Low High Chief pilot

Heavy intl jets Airbus ACJ318/319 181,000 135,000 203,000Boeing 727 155,000 117,000 168,000Boeing 737/BBJ 180,000 135,000 203,000Challenger 600/601 126,000 107,000 156,000Challenger 604/605 153,000 111,000 191,000Falcon 7X 165,000 121,000 196,000Falcon 900/900EX 158,000 113,000 192,000Global Express/5000/6000 175,000 132,000 210,000Gulfstream IV/G450 159,000 118,000 202,000Gulfstream V/G550 178,000 132,000 210,000 Gulfstream G650 185,000 135,000 215,000 Large jets

Falcon 2000/2000EX/LX 141,000 110,000 171,000

Gulfstream II 108,000 93,000 136,000

Gulfstream III 123,000 95,000 155,000



Light jets Beechjet 400/Hawker 400XP 87,000 70,000 111,000Citation I 62,000 52,000 81,000CitationJet/CJ1/CJ2 81,000 65,000 103,000Citation II/SII/Bravo/CJ3/CJ4 89,000 67,000 121,000Citation V/Ultra/Encore 91,000 68,000 124,000Citation Mustang 69,000 60,000 81,000Embraer Phenom 100/300 76,000 70,000 104,000Learjet 31/31A 74,000 63,000 95,000Premier I 77,000 66,000 101,000


As captain flying a Dassault Falcon 2000LX, you can earn annually as high as $158,000, average of $119,000 and as low as $92,000. While first officers in the cockpits of the Dassault Falcon 2000LX can receive a high of $93,000, an average of $82,000 or a low of $70,000.

Average Low High Captain

Heavy intl jets Airbus ACJ318/319 139,000 126,000 177,000Boeing 727 125,000 103,000 145,000Boeing 737/BBJ 136,000 125,000 164,000Challenger 600/601 115,000 93,000 142,000Challenger 604/605 127,000 98,000 167,000Falcon 7X 134,000 97,000 170,000Falcon 900/900EX 128,000 94,000 165,000Global Express/5000/6000 148,000 111,000 191,000Gulfstream IV/G450 136,000 102,000 171,000Gulfstream V/G550 147,000 112,000 185,000Gulfstream G650 152,000 117,000 192,000 Large jets Falcon 2000/2000EX/LX 119,000 92,000 158,000Gulfstream II 98,000 77,000 115,000Gulfstream III 112,000 90,000 140,000



Light jets Beechjet 400/Hawker 400XP 75,000 63,000 96,000Citation I 55,000 48,000 66,000CitationJet/CJ1/CJ2 68,000 58,000 82,000Citation II/SII/Bravo/CJ3/CJ4 76,000 59,000 100,000Citation V/Ultra/Encore 80,000 61,000 102,000Citation Mustang 62,000 53,000 78,000Embraer Phenom 100/300 64,000 55,000 82,000Learjet 31/31A 67,000 54,000 85,000Premier I 68,000 55,000 86,000

Average Low High First oficer/copilot Heavy intl jets Airbus ACJ318/319 85,000 75,000 96,000Boeing 727 78,000 67,000 90,000Boeing 737/BBJ 85,000 75,000 98,000Challenger 600/601 76,000 67,000 86,000Challenger 604/605 83,000 76,000 91,000Falcon 7X 87,000 76,000 98,000Falcon 900/900EX 90,000 77,000 99,000Global Express/5000/6000 91,000 78,000 101,000Gulfstream IV/G450 90,000 76,000 99,000Gulfstream V/G550 93,000 78,000 104,000Gulfstream G650 95,000 83,000 107,000

Large jets Falcon 2000/2000EX/LX 82,000 70,000 93,000Gulfstream II 65,000 56,000 84,000Gulfstream III 77,000 65,000 87,000


Midsize jets Citation III/VI/VII 58,000 51,000 72,000Citation Excel/XLS 56,000 49,000 67,000Citation Sovereign 64,000 55,000 79,000Falcon 20/200 52,000 42,000 64,000Gulfstream Astra/G100/G150 57,000 48,000 71,000Hawker 600/700/750 54,000 40,000 63,000Hawker 800/800XP/1000 63,000 54,000 77,000Hawker 850/850XP/900/900XP 67,000 57,000 82,000Learjet 35/36 50,000 42,000 59,000Learjet 40/40XR/45/45XR 59,000 48,000 66,000Learjet 55/60/60XR 62,000 53,000 72,000Learjet 70/75 65,000 55,000 75,000 Light jets Beechjet 400/Hawker 400XP 49,000 45,000 58,000Citation I 36,000 33,000 46,000CitationJet/CJ1/CJ2 45,000 37,000 52,000Citation II/SII/Bravo/CJ3/CJ4 49,000 45,000 55,000Citation V/Ultra/Encore 50,000 44,000 56,000Learjet 31/31A 45,000 40,000 54,000Premier I 43,000 39,000 53,000


Corporate turboprop

Average Low High Aviation dept mgr Caravan 58,000 49,000 73,000Cheyenne II/III 62,000 50,000 77,000Conquest II 64,000 54,000 81,000Gulfstream I 65,000 56,000 84,000King Air 90/100 73,000 61,000 95,000King Air 200 83,000 66,000 97,000King Air 300/350 86,000 71,000 104,000Malibu Meridian 60,000 55,000 82,000Merlin II/III/IV 63,000 50,000 77,000Mitsubishi MU2 61,000 48,000 76,000Piaggio P180 Avanti 76,000 67,000 93,000Pilatus PC12 75,000 66,000 91,000TBM700/850/900 67,000 59,000 83,000Turbo Commander 63,000 56,000 80,000

Chief pilot

Caravan 53,000 44,000 68,000Cheyenne II/III 57,000 45,000 73,000Conquest II 60,000 48,000 76,000Gulfstream I 62,000 51,000 77,000King Air 90/100 65,000 51,000 82,000King Air 200 75,000 54,000 93,000King Air 300/350 81,000 59,000 97,000Malibu Meridian 52,000 47,000 66,000Merlin II/III/IV 57,000 44,000 68,000Mitsubishi MU2 55,000 45,000 72,000Piaggio P180 Avanti 72,000 56,000 89,000Pilatus PC12 69,000 55,000 87,000TBM700/850/900 62,000 53,000 77,000Turbo Commander 58,000 52,000 76,000 Captain

Caravan 50,000 42,000 64,000Cheyenne II/III 52,000 43,000 67,000Conquest II 54,000 46,000 70,000Gulfstream I 58,000 48,000 73,000King Air 90/100 61,000 47,000 76,000King Air 200 69,000 52,000 85,000King Air 300/350 73,000 54,000 87,000Malibu Meridian 46,000 42,000 60,000Merlin II/III/IV 51,000 42,000 63,000Mitsubishi MU2 52,000 43,000 65,000Piaggio P180 Avanti 66,000 51,000 76,000Pilatus PC12 62,000 52,000 76,000TBM700/850/900 55,000 51,000 67,000Turbo Commander 54,000 49,000 69,000

Corporate helicopter

Average Low High Aviation dept mgr

AgustaWestland AW109 87,000 72,000 105,000AgustaWestland AW139 122,000 104,000 131,000Airbus Heli AS350/EC120 78,000 70,000 96,000Airbus Heli AS355/EC135 81,000 72,000 98,000Airbus Heli AS365/EC155 105,000 95,000 140,000Airbus Heli EC145 92,000 82,000 120,000Bell 206/206L/AW119 Koala 76,000 64,000 97,000Bell 212/222/230 81,000 66,000 98,000Bell 407/EC130 84,000 73,000 100,000Bell 412/430 86,000 74,000 101,000Bell 429 93,000 82,000 120,000MD500 series 78,000 64,000 98,000MD900 series 91,000 78,000 116,000Sikorsky S76 124,000 105,000 156,000Sikorsky S92 129,000 114,000 172,000 Chief pilot

AgustaWestland AW109 82,000 66,000 95,000AgustaWestland AW139 112,000 96,000 118,000Airbus Heli AS350/EC120 72,000 62,000 89,000Airbus Heli AS355/EC135 75,000 63,000 92,000Airbus Heli AS365/EC155 99,000 87,000 129,000Airbus Heli EC145 85,000 76,000 112,000Bell 206/206L/AW119 Koala 71,000 57,000 89,000Bell 212/222/230 76,000 61,000 85,000Bell 407/EC130 78,000 66,000 94,000Bell 412/430 80,000 67,000 96,000Bell 429 86,000 74,000 110,000MD500 series 71,000 56,000 90,000MD900 series 85,000 73,000 108,000Sikorsky S76 118,000 98,000 148,000Sikorsky S92 121,000 107,000 165,000 Captain

AgustaWestland AW109 76,000 61,000 88,000AgustaWestland AW139 102,000 90,000 108,000Airbus Heli AS350/EC120 67,000 55,000 82,000Airbus Heli AS355/EC135 70,000 57,000 87,000Airbus Heli AS365/EC155 93,000 80,000 118,000Airbus Heli EC145 81,000 66,000 106,000Bell 206/206L/AW119 Koala 65,000 52,000 82,000Bell 212/222/230 70,000 57,000 79,000Bell 407/EC130 72,000 59,000 85,000Bell 412/430 74,000 62,000 89,000Bell 429 80,000 66,000 102,000MD500 series 65,000 50,000 81,000MD900 series 80,000 65,000 102,000Sikorsky S76 111,000 92,000 140,000Sikorsky S92 116,000 102,000 158,000

Pilatus PC12NG av dept mgrs in Part 91 can make an annual salary of up to $91,000, an average of $75,000 and a low of $66,000. Chief pilots can receive a high of $87,000, an average of $69,000 and a low of $55,000. And captains can be paid as high as $76,000, average $62,000 and as low as $52,000.

Sikorsky S76D corporate av dept mgrs can obtain a yearly high of $156,000, an average of $124,000 and a low of $105,000. Chief pi-lots operating s Sikorsky S76D may earn as high as $148,000, average $118,000 and as low as $98,000.


Charter jet

Average Low High Captain Heavy intl jets and large jets Airbus ACJ319 140,000 112,000 156,000Boeing 737/BBJ 138,000 110,000 153,000Boeing 757/767 142,000 113,000 156,000Challenger 601 98,000 89,000 119,000Challenger 604/605 111,000 96,000 130,000Falcon 900/900EX 114,000 99,000 133,000Falcon 2000/2000EX 112,000 92,000 128,000Global Express/5000/6000 131,000 105,000 145,000Gulfstream III 104,000 85,000 118,000Gulfstream IV/G450 123,000 100,000 141,000Gulfstream V/G550 134,000 104,000 148,000 Supermidsize and midsize jets Challenger 300/350 104,000 83,000 124,000Citation III/VI/VII 86,000 66,000 95,000Citation Excel/XLS 78,000 65,000 90,000Citation Sovereign 84,000 73,000 99,000Citation X 103,000 85,000 124,000Embraer Legacy 600 91,000 77,000 97,000Falcon 50/50EX 95,000 78,000 106,000Gulfstream Astra/G100/G150 87,000 69,000 103,000Gulfstream Galaxy/G200/G280 95,000 78,000 115,000Hawker 600/700 72,000 59,000 88,000Hawker 800/800XP/1000 90,000 72,000 103,000Hawker 850/850XP/900/900XP 93,000 76,000 106,000Learjet 35/36 69,000 57,000 82,000Learjet 40/40XR/45/45XR 76,000 66,000 91,000Learjet 55/60 83,000 71,000 102,000 Light jets Beechjet 400/Hawker 400XP 73,000 59,000 91,000CitationJet/CJ1/CJ2 65,000 55,000 77,000Citation Bravo/CJ3/CJ4 70,000 57,000 82,000Citation V/Ultra/Encore 72,000 56,000 91,000Embraer Phenom 100/300 67,000 54,000 79,000Learjet 31/31A 63,000 51,000 68,000Premier I 65,000 52,000 73,000

First oficer/copilot

Heavy intl and large jets Airbus ACJ319 80,000 62,000 103,000Boeing 737/BBJ 79,000 60,000 102,000Boeing 757/767 81,000 63,000 103,000Challenger 601 71,000 57,000 84,000Challenger 604/605 74,000 59,000 86,000Falcon 900/900EX 79,000 61,000 98,000Falcon 2000/2000EX 77,000 62,000 91,000Global Express/5000/6000 81,000 63,000 99,000Gulfstream III 60,000 51,000 78,000Gulfstream IV/G450 76,000 55,000 85,000Gulfstream V/G550 80,000 61,000 92,000

Average Low High Supermidsize and midsize jets Challenger 300/350 60,000 52,000 78,000Citation III/VI/VII 54,000 45,000 69,000Citation Excel/XLS 54,000 44,000 60,000Citation Sovereign 56,000 50,000 75,000Citation X 74,000 55,000 84,000Embraer Legacy 600 57,000 49,000 66,000Falcon 50/50EX 67,000 54,000 80,000Gulfstream Astra/G100/G150 54,000 47,000 69,000Gulfstream Galaxy/G280/G200 57,000 48,000 71,000Hawker 600/700 50,000 39,000 58,000Hawker 800/800XP/1000 56,000 45,000 70,000Hawker 850/850XP/900/900XP 58,000 47,000 72,000Learjet 35/36 47,000 38,000 57,000Learjet 40/40XR/45/45XR 48,000 40,000 58,000Learjet 55/60 53,000 45,000 67,000 Light jets Beechjet 400/Hawker 400XP 44,000 39,000 53,000CitationJet/CJ1/CJ2 44,000 38,000 50,000Citation Bravo/CJ3/CJ4 45,000 39,000 52,000Citation V/Ultra/Encore 46,000 39,000 54,000Learjet 31/31A 42,000 33,000 47,000Premier I 40,000 33,000 46,000

Charter turboprop Captain

Caravan/Conquest 47,000 39,000 61,000King Air 90/100 54,000 46,000 68,000King Air 200 59,000 49,000 71,000King Air 300/350 64,000 54,000 79,000Piaggio P180 Avanti 56,000 49,000 72,000Pilatus PC12 54,000 47,000 68,000 First oficer/copilot

King Air 90/100 37,000 33,000 52,000King Air 200 39,000 36,000 54,000King Air 300/350 44,000 38,000 56,000

Phenom 300 captains flying under Part 135 can earn as high as $79,000 annually, with an average of $67,000 and a low of $54,000.


Charter helicopter

Average Low High

Captain

AgustaWestland AW109 68,000 56,000 85,000AgustaWestland AW139 97,000 87,000 113,000Airbus Heli AS350/EC120 61,000 54,000 79,000Airbus Heli AS355/EC135 65,000 58,000 86,000Airbus Heli AS365 76,000 67,000 92,000Airbus Heli EC145 77,000 65,000 94,000Bell 206/206L 62,000 51,000 79,000Bell 407 66,000 58,000 83,000Bell 429 74,000 62,000 93,000MD900 63,000 52,000 81,000Sikorsky S76 96,000 87,000 112,000

First oficer/copilot

AgustaWestland AW139 63,000 52,000 80,000Airbus Heli AS365 55,000 48,000 69,000Sikorsky S76 63,000 51,000 79,000

Regional jet Average Low High Captain

Bombardier CRJ100/200 89,000 63,000 117,000Bombardier CRJ700 92,000 67,000 120,000Bombardier CRJ900 94,000 76,000 122,000Embraer ERJ135 83,000 58,000 96,000Embraer ERJ140/145 88,000 68,000 118,000Embraer 170/175 92,000 69,000 121,000Embraer 190/195 94,000 76,000 122,000 First oficer

Bombardier CRJ100/200 43,000 32,000 58,000Bombardier CRJ700 44,000 35,000 65,000Bombardier CRJ900 49,000 38,000 68,000Embraer ERJ135 43,000 32,000 58,000Embraer ERJ140/145 44,000 35,000 65,000Embraer 170/175 47,000 37,000 67,000Embraer 190/195 49,000 38,000 68,000

Regional turboprop Captain

ATR72 77,000 66,000 87,000Beech 1900C/D 46,000 35,000 63,000DHC Dash 8-100/200/300 72,000 48,000 88,000DHC Dash 8-Q400 88,000 72,000 103,000Saab 340 59,000 45,000 82,000 First oficer

ATR72 42,000 29,000 55,000Beech 1900C/D 32,000 27,000 42,000DHC Dash 8-100/200/300 41,000 31,000 51,000DHC Dash 8-Q400 44,000 35,000 56,000Saab 340 38,000 29,000 47,000

Charter captains flying a Bell 429 are able to earn a high of $93,000 per year, an average of $74,000 and a low of $62,000.

DHC Dash 8-Q400 captains in the regional field can be paid as high as $103,000, average $88,000 and a low of $72,000. While first officers flying the same aircraft can obtain a high of $56,000, an average of $44,000 and a low $35,000 yearly.

Regional captains operating an Embraer ERJ190 under Part 121 can obtain a high salary of $122,000, an average of $94,000 and a low of $76,000 annually. First officers in the same cockpit can aspire to receive a high of $68,000, average $49,000 and a low of $38,000.


Senior captains for United with 10 years service flying as PICs aboard the Airbus A320 (shown at right) or Boeing 737 will earn $191,503. United captains can make as much as $251,883 with seniority when assigned to B777/B747 aircraft. But the road to that level takes time. As a 1st year FO or FE crewed aboard the Airbus A320 or Boeing 737 the salary paid by United is $65,358. After 5 years of service the FO with United can make $145,998 with cockpit assign-ment aboard B757 or B767 aircraft.

2015 Major US Airline Pay Survey provided by

FAPA.aero, Henderson NV. 1-800-JET-JOBS

Courtesy of Pres Louis Smith.

Monthly military basic rates of pay

Pay

years <2 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26

0-10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 16072.20 16150.50 16486.80 17071.50

0-9 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 14056.80 14259.90 14552.10 15062.40

0-8 9946.20 10272.00 10488.30 10548.60 10818.60 11269.20 11373.90 11802.00 11924.70 12293.40 12827.10 13319.10 13647.30 13647.30 13647.30

0-7 8264.40 8648.40 8826.00 8967.30 9222.90 9475.80 9767.70 10059.00 10351.20 11269.20 12043.80 12043.80 12043.80 12043.80 12105.60

0-6 6186.60 6796.80 7242.90 7242.90 7270.50 7582.20 7623.30 7623.30 8056.50 8822.40 9272.10 9721.50 9977.10 10236.00 10738.20

0-5 5157.60 5810.10 6212.10 6288.00 6539.10 6689.10 7019.10 7261.50 7574.70 8053.80 8281.20 8506.50 8762.40 8762.40 8762.40

0-4 4449.90 5151.30 5495.10 5571.60 5890.50 6232.80 6659.10 6990.30 7221.00 7353.60 7430.10 7430.10 7430.10 7430.10 7430.10

0-3 3912.60 4435.20 4787.10 5219.40 5469.60 5744.10 5921.10 6213.00 6365.40 6365.40 6365.40 6365.40 6365.40 6365.40 6365.40

0-2 3380.70 3850.20 4434.30 4584.00 4678.50 4678.50 4678.50 4678.50 4678.50 4678.50 4678.50 4678.50 4678.50 4678.50 4678.50

0-1 2934.30 3054.30 3692.10 3692.10 3692.10 3692.10 3692.10 3692.10 3692.10 3692.10 3692.10 3692.10 3692.10 3692.10 3692.10

Cumulative years of service. Commissioned oficers.

Effective Jan 1, 2015

Data published by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel & Readiness

grade

Note:

Annual pay shown is based on 960 credit hours per year.

Pilots for all carriers can earn considerably more with profit sharing, intl overrides, overtime, special credits, and per diem, etc.

Alaska: Collective bargaining agreement with Air Line Pilots Association provides annual raises of 3.5% & 1.5% in 2016 & 2017 respectively.

American: New collective bargaining agreement with Allied Pilots Association provides 3% annual raises on January 1 each year through 2019.

Delta: Currently in negociations with Air Line Pilots Association.

FedEx: Currently in negociations with Air Line Pilots Association.

JetBlue: Currently in negociations with Air Line Pilots Association.

Southwest: Currently in negociations with Southwest Airlines Pilots Association.

United: Collective bargaining agreement with Air Line Pilots Association provides for pay raises of 3% in 2016 and 2017.

UPS: Currently in negociations with Independent Pilots Association.

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Future & Active Pilot Advisors

1st year 5th year 10th year Max

Airline FO or FE smallest a/c FO medium a/c Capt smallest a/c Capt largest a/c

ALASKA $52,368 B737 $117,590 B737 $193,680 B737 $197,808 B737

AMERICAN $72,038 EMB190 $139,968 B757 $215,126 MD80 $273,187 B777

DELTA $62,147 DC9/B717 $148,310 B757 $177,634 DC9/B717 $259,430 B747/B777

FEDEX $62,400 B727/B757 $126,720 B727/B757 $204,480 B727/B757 $250,560 MD11/A300/A310

JETBLUE $47,578 EMB190 $108,346 A320 $164,822 EMB190 $187,795 A320

SOUTHWEST $53,808 B737 $122,198 B737 $199,104 B737 $203,501 B737

UNITED $65,358 A320/B737 $145,998 B757/B767 $191,503 A320/B737 $251,883 B777/B747

UPS $37,440 All aircraft $148,800 All aircraft $239,040 All aircraft $251,520 All aircraft

AVERAGE $56,642 $132,241 $198,174 $234,461

Annual pay based on 80 hrs per month and size of aircraft flown.

Major US airline jet


Police helicopter

Average Low High

Captain AgustaWestland AW139 93,000 79,000 101,000Airbus Heli AS350/EC120 76,000 64,000 85,000Airbus Heli AS365N 91,000 77,000 100,000Bell 412/430 90,000 76,000 98,000Bell 206/206L/OH58 77,000 64,000 85,000Bell 212 82,000 69,000 97,000Bell 407/EC130 79,000 68,000 93,000MD500/Schweizer 330 72,000 63,000 84,000MD900 81,000 66,000 93,000Sikorsky S76 92,000 76,000 101,000Sikorsky UH60 Black Hawk 94,000 78,000 103,000

Offshore helicopter

Captain

AgustaWestland AW139 102,000 82,000 115,000Airbus Heli AS355/EC135 84,000 71,000 94,000Bell 407/EC130 82,000 69,000 92,000Bell 412/429/430 87,000 72,000 96,000Sikorsky S76 102,000 82,000 115,000Sikorsky S92 107,000 92,000 121,000

Electronic news gathering (ENG) helicopter

Captain

Airbus Heli AS350/EC120 68,000 57,000 86,000Airbus Heli AS355/EC135 70,000 60,000 90,000Bell 206/206L/407/OH58 67,000 56,000 85,000

Emergency medical service (EMS) helicopter

Average Low High Captain

AgustaWestland AW109 80,000 65,000 95,000AgustaWestland AW119 Koala 74,000 59,000 89,000AgustaWestland AW139 89,000 68,000 100,000Airbus Heli AS350/EC120 71,000 57,000 80,000Airbus Heli AS355/EC135 73,000 65,000 88,000Airbus Heli AS365/EC155 84,000 66,000 97,000Airbus Heli EC145 78,000 65,000 91,000Bell 206/206L/OH58 70,000 59,000 82,000Bell 407/EC130 72,000 64,000 88,000Bell 412/427/430 77,000 65,000 90,000Bell 429 79,000 66,000 92,000MD900 series 66,000 54,000 79,000Sikorsky S76 91,000 68,000 102,000

Emergency medical service (EMS) fixed-wing

Captain

King Air 90/100 62,000 55,000 70,000King Air 200/300/350 70,000 57,000 82,000Learjet 35/36 55,000 48,000 73,000Learjet 45/55/60 67,000 60,000 84,000Pilatus PC12 63,000 56,000 74,000TBM 700/850 61,000 55,000 72,000

Logging/construction helicopter Captain

Bell 205/212/214/412 74,000 63,000 90,000Boeing BV107/234 77,000 67,000 99,000Kaman K-Max 78,000 69,000 103,000Sikorsky S64 80,000 74,000 105,000

Boeing 234 cap-tains in the logging

and construction field can be paid

top salaries of $99,000 per year, average $77,000

and a low of $67,000.

A captain operating an

Airbus Heli EC145 in EMS may earn

a high of $91,000 annually, an av-

erage of $78,000 and a low of

$65,000.

An Airbus AS350 captain in the police field can be paid as high as $85,000 per year, an average of $76,000 and as low as $64,000.

AgustaWestland AW139 captains with offshore missions can make as high as $115,000 yearly, average $102,000 and as low as $82,000.


An overseas-based av dept mgr flying a Gulfstream G550 under Part 91 can earn a top salary of $198,000 yearly, an average of $167,000 and a low of $124,000. A chief pilot operating the same aircraft can make up to $170,000, an average of $148,000 and as low as $114,000.

Corporate intl

Average Low HighJet Heavy intl jets

Aviation dept manager 167,000 124,000 198,000Chief pilot 148,000 114,000 170,000Captain 131,000 92,000 160,000 Large jets Aviation dept manager 132,000 103,000 156,000Chief pilot 119,000 90,000 140,000Captain 110,000 83,000 131,000 Supermidsize and midsize jets Aviation dept manager 125,000 94,000 138,000Chief pilot 108,000 80,000 119,000Captain 98,000 70,000 111,000 Light and entry-level jets Aviation dept manager 110,000 82,000 119,000Chief pilot 96,000 71,000 108,000Captain 84,000 61,000 99,000

Turboprop

Aviation dept manager 99,000 72,000 106,000Chief pilot 84,000 58,000 98,000Captain 75,000 52,000 88,000 Helicopter

Aviation dept manager 105,000 84,000 124,000Chief pilot 89,000 71,000 109,000Captain 80,000 61,000 100,000

Charter intl

Jet

Heavy intl and large jets

Captain 121,000 83,000 148,000 Supermidsize and midsize jets Captain 98,000 70,000 112,000 Light and entry-level jets Captain 80,000 59,000 98,000

Turboprop

Captain 70,000 48,000 88,000 Helicopter

Captain 72,000 54,000 93,000

Regional intl

Average Low HighJet Captain

Bombardier CRJ100/200 86,000 72,000 104,000Bombardier CRJ700 91,000 82,000 108,000Bombardier CRJ900 100,000 85,000 118,000Embraer ERJ135 75,000 69,000 93,000Embraer ERJ145 86,000 72,000 104,000Embraer 170/175 91,000 82,000 108,000Embraer 190/195 100,000 86,000 118,000Fairchild Dornier 328JET 71,000 61,000 91,000Fokker 70/100 73,000 66,000 92,000 First oficer

Bombardier CRJ100/200 47,000 37,000 66,000Bombardier CRJ700 50,000 42,000 71,000Bombardier CRJ900 57,000 46,000 76,000Embraer ERJ135 45,000 36,000 63,000Embraer ERJ145 47,000 37,000 67,000Embraer 170/175 50,000 42,000 71,000Embraer 190/195 57,000 46,000 76,000Fairchild Dornier 328JET 46,000 36,000 62,000Fokker 70/100 47,000 36,000 61,000

Turboprop

Captain

ATR42 59,000 50,000 73,000ATR72 68,000 55,000 82,000DHC Dash 8-100/200/300 66,000 51,000 80,000DHC Dash 8-Q400 78,000 61,000 88,000Fairchild Dornier 328 53,000 43,000 67,000Saab 340 57,000 47,000 74,000Saab 2000 68,000 52,000 82,000 First oficer

ATR42 42,000 36,000 57,000ATR72 46,000 38,000 62,000DHC Dash 8-100/200/300 44,000 35,000 56,000DHC Dash 8-Q400 49,000 40,000 62,000Fairchild Dornier 328 39,000 34,000 53,000Saab 340 39,000 34,000 53,000Saab 2000 44,000 37,000 62,000

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