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Salary Study 2017: airlines target corporates

With little growth during 2017, the increase in bizav pilot salaries grew by only 2%. But with airline acquisitions of new aircraft plus older pilots retiring, they have been targeting young corporate pilots to fill their cockpits. In response some top executive flight departments have raised their salary and benefit packages.

Pro Pilot Staff Report

Overall salary increases for busi-ness aviation pilots grew on average 2% during this year.

In general, bizav has shown little ex-pansion. But the airlines aggressively have been growing rapidly.

The airlines are pushing hard to ind pilots to replace a large block of retirees and also to ill the cockpits of recently added airliners. A growing number of corporate aviation activ-ities are now faced with airline re-cruitments and so the corporate light depts are offering better compensation packages—especially to prevent their younger lightcrew members from leaving. This means that some corpo-rate departments are raising salaries well above the industry 2% average to blunt airline recruiting.

As the population increases world-wide the number of airline pasengers grows larger. So the airlines are ex-panding their leets and are desperate to ind more pilots. Retired military pilots are not a viable option so the airlines are targeting corporate light depts and other executive jets activi-ties with strong recruiting efforts and attractive beneit packages.

Further, the better salary increases are at corporate light depts with large aircraft—Gulfstreams, Falcons, Chal-lengers, Globals, Legacies, and Cita-tions. Airlines are particularly eager to attract young pilots with multiengine turbine time in their log books.

Where Pro Pilot gets salary numbers

As usual we worked hard to get re-ally good salary information this year. Our primary data source is our own survey effort, which netted 1370 re-sponses.

This is a study rather than a survey because we also networked with a group of key bizav activities. They co-operated by furnishing clearcut infor-mation based on what was happening in their own light departments.

To keep it as readable as possible, we igure salaries in US dollars by aircraft type without adding bonuses, proits, overtime, seniority years gains, or other beneits. Also these are sala-ries before taxes.

And we don’t separate salaries by re-gional differences. Instead, we average out a group of pilots who are within our measured standards from data received. In addition, the low, median and high salaries that we show, we don’t include inlated salaries paid by celebrities.

Bizjets and TPs are selling

While corporate aviation is continu-ing to grow, the airlines are boom-ing more. But notice that the major airframe OEMs are bringing out new innovative models and purchases are being made. Gulfstream, Dassault, Bombardier, Embraer, and Textron’s Cessna Citation are all penning in or-ders for their new bizjets.

Clearly the world’s industry leaders prefer lying their own business aircraft as compared to riding the airlines. Early arrival schedules, time wasting check-in times and increased securi-ty delays don’t suit busy business ex-ecutives. And airline emanation and landing sites often are not where these executives really want to go.

There’s also growth in inventive avi-ation share clubs and other charter activities such as PlaneSense, Wheels Up, MySky, and 91K activities like NetJets.

Range and cabin comfort are key selling points

The big boys will tell you range and cabin size are what sells in business air-craft. And while Gulfstream, Bombar-dier and Dassault have led the way with the ultra long-range jets, Embraer and

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Responses by licenses held %

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

ATP 95.7

51.8CFI/CFII

36.3Commercial

11.1Helo

9.4A&P

Responses by achievements %

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

IS-BAO 14.6

2.2

4.3Other

CAM

Responses by company benefi ts %

Health insurance 89.2

76.1

79.1

55.1

46.8

47.9

19.6

15.7

7.4

5.8

4.5

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

19.8

Responses by position

Captain

56%Chief pilot

21%

17%

First offi cer

Av dept mgr6%

Responses by level of education

BA/BS degree

AA/AS degree

MA/MS degree

High school

51.8%

Some college

19.6%

10.9%

10.2%

7.0%

0.5% PhD

Responses by use of aircraft

Corporate

0.9% Police

Charter

Regional1.2% EMS

0.3% Offshore oil

0.1% logging/ construction

0.1% Electronic news gathering

77.4%

15.3%

4.7%

This is the 45th 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 Apr 2017 a total of 8878 survey forms were sent out to a random selection of qualii ed Pro Pilot readers in the US and worldwide. A total of 1370 forms, repre-senting a 15.4% return, came back to the Pro Pilot ofi ce in Alexandria VA by the cutoff date of May 31, 2017.

After review a total of 1175 survey forms were found qualii ed as being

properly i lled out by eligible respon-dents. There were 195 forms disqualii ed due to lack of information, inconsisten-cies, errors, part time or contract pilot positions or lateness.

Each form was carefully reviewed to ensure reliability of data. In addition to survey averages, Pro Pilot also compared salaries provided by various corporate l ight departments, pilot placement agen-cies and such activities as FAPA Finan-cial Services, scheduled airlines and US government pilot services.

Methodology

Textron Cessna Citation are now offer-ing super midsize models that are being purchased. So we do see opportunities for more corporate pilot positions with the new Gulfstream G500 and G600, the Citation Latitude and Longitude, the Embraer Legacy 450 and 500, the Das-sault 5X, and the Pilatus PC24.

Turboprops having a rebirth with usefulness the key to their growth

The ubiquitous Beech King Air, now under the Textron banner, is still selling well after 50 years of production. Piag-gio has come back with a strong market push for its P180 Avanti II EVO turbo-prop. And the Pilatus PC12 continues to sell well as does the Daher TBM.

Helicopters i ll the needs for security, EMS, SAR and energy exploration

There certainly are jobs that only a helicopter can do which include airborne law enforcement as well as emergency medical service, search and rescue and energy exploration. The answer to dispelling terrorism is to have the intelligence to know where and when bad guys will strike. Heli-copters—and even UAVs—offer these

intelligence gathering capabilities. And rescues with EMS and SAR con-tinue to be key needs that are solved with helicopter operations.

Energy is our big need on this planet. And although offshore ops are down due to low prices for oil, the need for helicopters in energy exploration con-tinues to growth.

Good jobs in bizav and specialized activities continue to expand as diversity brings new opportunites

Corporate, charter, airborne law en-forcement, offshore, EMS, SAR and en-ergy exploration l ight ops offer much more diversity than the airlines. Over-all pilots in these i elds are happier with more satisfying careers and better family lives. Major manufacturers like Gulfstream, Dassault, Bombardier, Da-her, Embraer, Pilatus and Textron are here to stay in the bizjet and TP i elds. And Airbus Helicopters, Bell, Leonar-do, MD, Robinson, Sikorsky are also very dedicated to their customers.

We see jobs for pilots l ying these aircraft as more satisfying than those l ying for the airlines and we expect that to stay true with continuing bizav growth in the future.


2017 US Salary Study2017 US Salary Study

US-based corporate av dept mgrs flying a Citation Latitude can earn an annual average salary of $155,000, a top of $194,000 or a low of $128,000. Chief pilots flying a Latitude can receive high pay of $149,000 a year or a low of $103,000 with an average of $130,000.

Corporate jet

Average Low High Aviation dept mgr

Heavy intl jets Airbus ACJ318/319 199,000 151,000 264,000Boeing 727 183,000 124,000 201,000Boeing 737/BBJ 195,000 149,000 262,000Challenger 600/601 166,000 120,000 234,000Challenger 604/605 183,000 129,000 246,000Falcon 7X 196,000 135,000 256,000Falcon 900/900EX/900LX 190,000 131,000 245,000Global Express/5000/6000 197,000 148,000 256,000Gulfstream IV/G450 193,000 142,000 248,000Gulfstream V/G550 201,000 147,000 255,000Gulfstream G650 207,000 155,000 262,000

Large jets Falcon 2000/2000EX/LX 165,000 131,000 217,000Gulfstream III 136,000 122,000 176,000

Supermidsize jets Challenger 300/350 157,000 130,000 177,000Citation Latitude 155,000 128,000 194,000Citation X 158,000 131,000 204,000Embraer Legacy 600 138,000 118,000 154,000Falcon 50/50EX 146,000 110,000 195,000Gulfstream Galaxy/G200/G280 138,000 118,000 161,000

Midsize jets Citation Excel/XLS 124,000 102,000 146,000Citation Sovereign 130,000 104,000 154,000Falcon 20/200 103,000 87,000 132,000Gulfstream Astra/G100/G150 119,000 97,000 148,000Hawker 800/800XP/1000 129,000 96,000 160,000Hawker 850/850XP/900/900XP 139,000 103,000 172,000Learjet 35/36 91,000 79,000 110,000Learjet 40/40XR/45/45XR 114,000 93,000 138,000Learjet 55/60/60XR 125,000 98,000 154,000Learjet 70/75 129,000 100,000 157,000

Light jets Beechjet 400/Hawker 400XP 99,000 83,000 127,000 CitationJet/CJ1/CJ2/M2 93,000 74,000 124,000 Citation II/SII/Bravo/CJ3/CJ4 100,000 82,000 134,000 Citation V/Ultra/Encore 103,000 85,000 137,000 Embraer Phenom 100 91,000 74,000 115,000 Embraer Phenom 300 97,000 82,000 124,000 Premier I 91,000 73,000 115,000

Average Low High Chief pilot

Heavy intl jets Airbus ACJ318/319 183,000 137,000 205,000Boeing 727 157,000 119,000 170,000Boeing 737/BBJ 181,000 136,000 205,000Challenger 600/601 129,000 109,000 158,000Challenger 604/605 156,000 114,000 195,000Falcon 7X 166,000 123,000 198,000Falcon 900/900EX 160,000 116,000 194,000Global Express/5000/6000 179,000 131,000 214,000Gulfstream IV/G450 160,000 122,000 201,000Gulfstream V/G550 182,000 137,000 214,000Gulfstream G650 189,000 140,000 217,000 Large jets Falcon 2000/2000EX/LX 143,000 115,000 172,000Gulfstream III 120,000 96,000 150,000



Light jets Beechjet 400/Hawker 400XP 89,000 74,000 113,000CitationJet/CJ1/CJ2/M2 84,000 68,000 107,000Citation II/SII/Bravo/CJ3/CJ4 92,000 71,000 119,000Citation V/Ultra/Encore 94,000 72,000 124,000Citation Mustang 72,000 65,000 86,000Embraer Phenom 100 74,000 70,000 90,000Embraer Phenom 300 85,000 75,000 102,000Premier I 79,000 70,000 102,000


Bombardier Challenger 350 captains operating in Part 91 can earn an average compensation of $114,000, a high of $135,000 or a low of $92,000. FOs/copilots flying this aircraft can make a high of $88,000, a low of $64,000 or receive an average salary of $78,000 per year.

Average Low High Captain

Heavy intl jets Airbus ACJ318/319 140,000 127,000 179,000Boeing 727 126,000 105,000 147,000Boeing 737/BBJ 140,000 129,000 170,000Challenger 600/601 117,000 97,000 143,000Challenger 604/605 131,000 102,000 169,000Falcon 7X 139,000 101,000 174,000Falcon 900/900EX 132,000 98,000 170,000Global Express/5000/6000 152,000 114,000 195,000Gulfstream IV/G450 140,000 104,000 176,000Gulfstream V/G550 152,000 116,000 190,000Gulfstream G650 156,000 121,000 198,000 Large jets Falcon 2000/2000EX/LX 123,000 97,000 161,000Gulfstream III 111,000 90,000 138,000



Light jets Beechjet 400/Hawker 400XP 78,000 66,000 97,000CitationJet/CJ1/CJ2/M2 72,000 63,000 86,000Citation II/SII/Bravo/CJ3/CJ4 78,000 65,000 101,000Citation V/Ultra/Encore 84,000 68,000 105,000Citation Mustang 67,000 58,000 82,000Embraer Phenom 100 66,000 57,000 81,000Embraer Phenom 300 74,000 63,000 89,000Premier I 72,000 59,000 87,000

Average Low High )LUVW�RIÀFHU�FRSLORW� Heavy intl jets Airbus ACJ318/319 87,000 77,000 97,000Boeing 727 79,000 68,000 91,000Boeing 737/BBJ 88,000 78,000 97,000Challenger 600/601 75,000 68,000 87,000Challenger 604/605 86,000 78,000 93,000Falcon 7X 88,000 78,000 98,000Falcon 900/900EX 91,000 79,000 102,000Global Express/5000/6000 93,000 81,000 104,000Gulfstream IV/G450 92,000 80,000 102,000Gulfstream V/G550 94,000 82,000 106,000Gulfstream G650 97,000 85,000 108,000

Large jets Falcon 2000/2000EX/LX 84,000 72,000 94,000Gulfstream III 78,000 66,000 88,000


Midsize jets Citation Excel/XLS 58,000 52,000 70,000Citation Sovereign 67,000 57,000 82,000Falcon 20/200 53,000 43,000 64,000Gulfstream Astra/G100/G150 57,000 49,000 72,000Hawker 800/800XP/1000 63,000 56,000 79,000Hawker 850/850XP/900/900XP 69,000 60,000 84,000Learjet 35/36 50,000 42,000 59,000Learjet 40/40XR/45/45XR 60,000 49,000 69,000Learjet 55/60/60XR 64,000 56,000 76,000Learjet 70/75 68,000 57,000 78,000 Light jets Beechjet 400/Hawker 400XP 50,000 45,000 58,000CitationJet/CJ1/CJ2/M2 47,000 39,000 54,000Citation II/SII/Bravo/CJ3/CJ4 50,000 45,000 57,000Citation V/Ultra/Encore 52,000 47,000 59,000


Corporate turboprop

Average Low High Aviation dept mgr Caravan 61,000 51,000 75,000Cheyenne II/III 65,000 53,000 78,000Conquest II 66,000 55,000 82,000King Air 90/100 75,000 63,000 97,000King Air 200/250 85,000 68,000 99,000King Air 300/350 89,000 74,000 107,000Mitsubishi MU2 64,000 51,000 77,000Piaggio P180 Avanti 78,000 69,000 95,000Pilatus PC12 77,000 66,000 94,000TBM700/850 66,000 57,000 79,000TBM900/910/930 71,000 62,000 86,000

Chief pilot

Caravan 55,000 46,000 69,000Cheyenne II/III 58,000 46,000 73,000Conquest II 61,000 51,000 76,000King Air 90/100 66,000 53,000 82,000King Air 200/250 78,000 57,000 94,000King Air 300/350 83,000 61,000 100,000Mitsubishi MU2 56,000 46,000 72,000Piaggio P180 Avanti 72,000 57,000 88,000Pilatus PC12 71,000 56,000 87,000TBM700/850 59,000 48,000 72,000TBM900/910/930 63,000 55,000 76,000 Captain Caravan 51,000 42,000 65,000Cheyenne II/III 52,000 43,000 67,000Conquest II 54,000 47,000 72,000King Air 90/100 62,000 48,000 77,000King Air 200/250 72,000 54,000 87,000King Air 300/350 74,000 55,000 90,000Mitsubishi MU2 52,000 44,000 64,000Piaggio P180 Avanti 64,000 52,000 74,000Pilatus PC12 63,000 51,000 77,000TBM700/850 54,000 44,000 65,000TBM900/910/930 58,000 50,000 68,000

Corporate helicopter

Average Low High Aviation dept mgrAgustaWestland AW109 90,000 73,000 108,000AgustaWestland AW139 124,000 107,000 133,000Airbus Heli AS350/EC120 82,000 72,000 98,000Airbus Heli AS355/EC135 84,000 75,000 101,000Airbus Heli AS365/EC155 107,000 98,000 142,000Airbus Heli EC145 96,000 86,000 122,000Bell 206/206L/AW119 Koala 78,000 67,000 98,000Bell 212/222/230 83,000 68,000 100,000Bell 407/EC130 86,000 75,000 102,000Bell 412/430 88,000 77,000 104,000Bell 429 104,000 90,000 130,000Bell 427 94,000 83,000 122,000MD500 series 79,000 66,000 99,000MD900 series 93,000 80,000 117,000Sikorsky S76 126,000 108,000 160,000Sikorsky S92 131,000 116,000 174,000 Chief pilot

AgustaWestland AW109 84,000 68,000 98,000AgustaWestland AW139 114,000 98,000 122,000Airbus Heli AS350/EC120 74,000 65,000 92,000Airbus Heli AS355/EC135 76,000 67,000 96,000Airbus Heli AS365/EC155 100,000 88,000 131,000Airbus Heli EC145 88,000 79,000 115,000Bell 206/206L/AW119 Koala 73,000 60,000 92,000Bell 212/222/230 78,000 64,000 89,000Bell 407/EC130 80,000 68,000 97,000Bell 412/430 84,000 70,000 99,000Bell 429 95,000 83,000 118,000Bell 427 87,000 76,000 112,000MD500 series 73,000 59,000 93,000MD900 series 86,000 74,000 110,000Sikorsky S76 120,000 101,000 153,000Sikorsky S92 122,000 110,000 166,000 Captain

AgustaWestland AW109 77,000 63,000 91,000AgustaWestland AW139 104,000 93,000 110,000Airbus Heli AS350/EC120 68,000 57,000 85,000Airbus Heli AS355/EC135 72,000 59,000 88,000Airbus Heli AS365/EC155 95,000 82,000 120,000Airbus Heli EC145 84,000 69,000 108,000Bell 206/206L/AW119 Koala 67,000 54,000 84,000Bell 212/222/230 72,000 60,000 82,000Bell 407/EC130 73,000 62,000 86,000Bell 412/430 77,000 65,000 92,000Bell 429 88,000 73,000 108,000Bell 427 82,000 68,000 103,000MD500 series 67,000 53,000 84,000MD900 series 82,000 68,000 103,000Sikorsky S76 114,000 95,000 136,000Sikorsky S92 119,000 104,000 152,000

Pilatus PC12 av dept mgrs operating under Part 91 can make as much as $94,000 annually. They can earn an average salary of $77,000 and generally the minimum will be $66,000.

Annual remuneration for an av dept mgr under Part 91 in the US flying a Sikorsky S76D is an

average of $126,000, with a low of $108,000 and a high yearly salary of $160,000.


Charter jet

Average Low High Captain Heavy intl jets and large jets Airbus ACJ319 140,000 112,000 156,000Boeing 737/BBJ 142,000 114,000 157,000Boeing 757/767 146,000 116,000 159,000Challenger 601 98,000 91,000 122,000Challenger 604/605 114,000 100,000 134,000Falcon 900/900EX 117,000 104,000 136,000Falcon 2000/2000EX 116,000 96,000 132,000Falcon 7X 140,000 112,000 157,000Global Express/5000/6000 135,000 108,000 149,000Gulfstream III 106,000 88,000 120,000Gulfstream IV/G450 126,000 104,000 145,000Gulfstream V/G550 138,000 108,000 153,000Gulfstream G650 145,000 114,000 163,000 Supermidsize and midsize jets Challenger 300/350 108,000 86,000 128,000Citation Excel/XLS 80,000 67,000 93,000Citation Sovereign 87,000 77,000 102,000Citation X 94,000 86,000 119,000Embraer Legacy 600 92,000 83,000 106,000Dassault 50 92,000 83,000 108,000Gulfstream Astra/G100/G150 85,000 72,000 102,000Gulfstream Galaxy/G200/G280 96,000 80,000 112,000Hawker 800/800XP/1000 87,000 71,000 103,000Hawker 850/850XP/900/900XP 94,000 77,000 108,000Learjet 35/36 70,000 60,000 85,000Learjet 40/40XR/45/45XR 78,000 68,000 92,000Learjet 55/60 85,000 73,000 104,000Learjet 75 90,000 76,000 108,000 Light jets Beechjet 400/Hawker 400XP 73,000 61,000 92,000CitationJet/CJ1/CJ2 67,000 58,000 80,000Citation Bravo/CJ3/CJ4 72,000 60,000 83,000Citation V/Ultra/Encore 74,000 58,000 92,000Embraer Phenom 100 63,000 54,000 74,000Embraer Phenom 300 68,000 56,000 81,000

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Heavy intl and large jets Airbus ACJ319 82,000 64,000 104,000Boeing 737/BBJ 81,000 63,000 104,000Boeing 757/767 85,000 66,000 106,000Challenger 601 72,000 58,000 86,000Challenger 604/605 76,000 61,000 89,000Falcon 900/900EX 81,000 63,000 100,000Falcon 2000/2000EX 79,000 62,000 95,000Falcon 7X 86,000 70,000 105,000Global Express/5000/6000 84,000 65,000 100,000Gulfstream III 62,000 54,000 79,000Gulfstream IV/G450 79,000 58,000 87,000Gulfstream V/G550 84,000 64,000 94,000Gulfstream G650 93,000 73,000 105,000

Average Low High Supermidsize and midsize jets Challenger 300/350 62,000 53,000 81,000Citation Excel/XLS 58,000 48,000 73,000Citation Sovereign 59,000 51,000 76,000Citation X 63,000 56,000 81,000Embraer Legacy 600 58,000 50,000 69,000Falcon 50 58,000 51,000 69,000Gulfstream Astra/G100/G150 55,000 48,000 69,000Gulfstream Galaxy/G280/G200 57,000 50,000 71,000Hawker 800/800XP/1000 57,000 46,000 72,000Hawker 850/850XP/900/900XP 59,000 48,000 73,000Learjet 35/36 48,000 40,000 59,000Learjet 40/40XR/45/45XR 50,000 42,000 60,000Learjet 55/60 54,000 46,000 67,000

Light jets Beechjet 400/Hawker 400XP 46,000 41,000 55,000CitationJet/CJ1/CJ2 46,000 41,000 54,000Citation Bravo/CJ3/CJ4 48,000 43,000 56,000Citation V/Ultra/Encore 50,000 44,000 58,000

Embraer Phenom 300 captains flying under Part 135 operations earn an average annual salary of $68,000 with a maximum of $81,000 and a minimum of $56,000.

King Air 350 captains under Part 135 ops register average salaries of $65,000 per year. They can earn as high as $81,000 and as low as $56,000.

Charter turboprop Captain

Caravan/Conquest 48,000 42,000 62,000King Air 90/100 55,000 47,000 69,000King Air 200/250 61,000 50,000 72,000King Air 300/350 65,000 56,000 81,000Piaggio P180 Avanti 57,000 50,000 71,000Pilatus PC12 55,000 48,000 69,000 )LUVW�RIÀFHU�FRSLORW King Air 90/100 39,000 35,000 53,000 King Air 200/250 41,000 38,000 56,000 King Air 300/350 46,000 40,000 58,000


Charter helicopter

Average Low High Captain

AgustaWestland AW109 70,000 58,000 86,000AgustaWestland AW139 99,000 88,000 114,000Airbus Heli AS350/EC120 63,000 55,000 82,000Airbus Heli AS355/EC135 67,000 59,000 87,000Airbus Heli AS365 78,000 69,000 94,000Airbus Heli EC145 78,000 68,000 95,000Bell 206/206L 64,000 53,000 80,000Bell 407 68,000 59,000 85,000Bell 429 76,000 64,000 95,000MD900 65,000 55,000 84,000Sikorsky S76 97,000 90,000 116,000 )LUVW�RIÀFHU�FRSLORW AgustaWestland AW139 65,000 55,000 81,000Airbus Heli AS365 57,000 50,000 70,000Sikorsky S76 65,000 55,000 81,000

Regional jet Average Low High Captain

Bombardier CRJ100/200 91,000 65,000 116,000Bombardier CRJ700 92,000 68,000 119,000Bombardier CRJ900 96,000 76,000 121,000Embraer ERJ135 84,000 59,000 98,000Embraer ERJ140/145 88,000 70,000 115,000Embraer 170/175 93,000 69,000 120,000Embraer 190/195 95,000 76,000 123,000 )LUVW�RIÀFHU Bombardier CRJ100/200 44,000 32,000 58,000Bombardier CRJ700 45,000 36,000 64,000Bombardier CRJ900 50,000 38,000 68,000Embraer ERJ135 43,000 33,000 58,000Embraer ERJ140/145 45,000 36,000 64,000Embraer 170/175 48,000 39,000 68,000Embraer 190/195 49,000 40,000 70,000

Regional turboprop Captain

ATR72 78,000 67,000 87,000Beech 1900C/D 46,000 36,000 65,000DHC Dash 8-100/200/300 73,000 49,000 88,000DHC Dash 8-Q400 87,000 73,000 102,000Saab 340 57,000 45,000 82,000

)LUVW�RIÀFHU ATR72 43,000 31,000 56,000Beech 1900C/D 32,000 29,000 43,000DHC Dash 8-100/200/300 42,000 32,000 52,000DHC Dash 8-Q400 45,000 36,000 57,000Saab 340 38,000 31,000 47,000

MD Helicopters MD900 captains operating under Part 135 can earn salaries as high as $84,000 annually, an average of $65,000 or a low of $55,000.

Salaries for regional Bombardier DHC8-Q400 captains can go as high as $102,000 per year. The average is $87,000 and low is $73,000. FOs can make average salaries of $45,000, with a high of $57,000 and a low of $36,000.

Embraer 190 captains operating in the regional field can be paid as high as $123,000 yearly with an average of $95,000 and a low of $76,000. FOs can earn a high of $70,000 annually with an average of $49,000 and a low of $40,000.

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Delta operates 18 Boeing 777s—8 B777-200ER and 10 B777-200LR intercontinental jets. Having a passenger capacity of up to 218 revenue seats, the Boeing 777 represents an excellent income oppor-tunity for pilots. A senior captain operating PIC in the B777 can earn an annual salary of $316,800.

2017 Major US Airline Pay Survey provided by FAPA Financial Services, Henderson NV. 1-800-JET-JOBS.

Info courtesy of VP of Financial Services Tom 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 15583.20 15583.20 15583.20 15583.20

0-9 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 14352.00 14559.30 14857.80 15378.60

0-8 10155.00 10487.70 10708.50 10770.00 11045.70 11505.90 11612.70 12049.80 12175.20 12551.70 13096.50 13598.70 13933.80 13933.80 13933.80

0-7 8438.10 8829.90 9011.40 9155.70 9416.70 9674.70 9972.90 10270.20 10568.70 11505.90 12296.70 12296.70 12296.70 12296.70 12359.70

0-6 6398.70 7029.90 7491.30 7491.30 7519.80 7842.30 7884.60 7884.60 8332.50 9124.80 9589.80 10054.50 10318.80 10587.00 11106.00

0-5 5334.30 6009.30 6424.80 6503.40 6763.20 6918.30 7259.70 7510.50 7834.20 8329.80 8565.00 8798.10 9062.70 9062.70 9062.70

0-4 4602.60 5327.70 5683.50 5762.40 6092.40 6446.40 6887.40 7230.30 7468.50 7605.60 7684.80 7684.80 7684.80 7684.80 7684.80

0-3 4046.70 4587.00 4950.90 5398.20 5657.10 5940.90 6124.20 6426.00 6583.50 6583.50 6583.50 6583.50 6583.50 6583.50 6583.50

0-2 3496.50 3982.20 4586.10 4741.20 4839.00 4839.00 4839.00 4839.00 4839.00 4839.00 4839.00 4839.00 4839.00 4839.00 4839.00

0-1 3034.80 3159.00 3818.70 3818.70 3818.70 3818.70 3818.70 3818.70 3818.70 3818.70 3818.70 3818.70 3818.70 3818.70 3818.70

Cumulative years of service. Commissioned oficers.

Current pay rates in force since Jan 1, 2017

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

grade

Notes:

Annual pay shown based on 960 credit hours per year.Pilots for all carriers can earn considerably more with profit sharing, intl overrides, overtime, special credits, per diem and other extras.Pattern bargaining has returned to the airline industry with each collective bargaining agreement providing increasing pay and benefits.JetBlue is the only major airline remaining without a collective bargaining agreement as of this publication date.Major US Airlines hired more than 4000 pilots during 2016. Copyright 2017 FAPA Financial Services - 800 JET JOBS (538-5627)

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 $54,720 B737 $120,000 B737 $200,640 B737 $207,360 B737

AMERICAN $82,560 EMB190 $160,320 B757 $248,640 B737 $310,080 B777

DELTA $82,560 DC9 $160,320 B757 $250,560 B737 $316,800 B777

FEDEX $71,040 B737 $144,000 B757 $231,360 B757 $284,160 B777

JETBLUE $50,880 EMB190 $120,960 A320 $204,480 A320 $210,240 A320

SOUTHWEST $73,920 B737 $144,960 B737 $235,200 B737 $240,960 B737

UNITED $81,600 B737 $154,560 B757 $249,600 B737 $314,880 B777

UPS $43,200 All aircraft $170,880 All aircraft $273,600 All aircraft $288,000 All aircraft

AVERAGE $67,560 $147,000 $236,760 $271,560

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 96,000 82,000 105,000Airbus Heli AS350/EC120 78,000 66,000 88,000Airbus Heli AS365N 95,000 80,000 103,000Bell 412/430 93,000 80,000 101,000Bell 206/206L/OH58 78,000 66,000 88,000Bell 212 84,000 71,000 99,000Bell 407/EC130 81,000 70,000 95,000MD500 74,000 65,000 86,000MD900 83,000 68,000 96,000Sikorsky S76 95,000 78,000 103,000Sikorsky UH60 Black Hawk 95,000 78,000 103,000

Offshore helicopter

Captain

AgustaWestland AW139 104,000 84,000 117,000Airbus Heli AS355/EC135 86,000 74,000 96,000Bell 407/EC130 84,000 71,000 95,000Bell 412/429/430 89,000 74,000 98,000Sikorsky S76 104,000 84,000 117,000Sikorsky S92 110,000 95,000 123,000 Electronic news gathering (ENG) helicopter

Captain

Airbus Heli AS350/EC120 70,000 59,000 88,000Airbus Heli AS355/EC135 72,000 62,000 92,000Bell 206/206L/407/OH58 69,000 58,000 87,000

Emergency medical service (EMS) helicopter

Average Low High CaptainAgustaWestland AW109 82,000 67,000 97,000AgustaWestland AW119 Koala 76,000 62,000 92,000AgustaWestland AW139 92,000 71,000 102,000Airbus Heli AS350/EC120 72,000 60,000 82,000Airbus Heli AS355/EC135 74,000 67,000 90,000Airbus Heli AS365/EC155 86,000 68,000 99,000Airbus Heli H145 82,000 70,000 93,000Bell 206/206L/OH58 72,000 61,000 84,000Bell 407/EC130 74,000 65,000 88,000Bell 412/427/430 79,000 67,000 92,000Bell 429 81,000 70,000 94,000MD900 series 72,000 60,000 84,000Sikorsky S76 94,000 71,000 104,000 Emergency medical service (EMS) fixed-wing

Captain

King Air 90/100 64,000 56,000 73,000King Air 200/300/350 72,000 60,000 86,000Learjet 35/36 57,000 50,000 74,000Learjet 45/55/60 69,000 62,000 85,000Pilatus PC12 65,000 59,000 79,000TBM 700/850 63,000 57,000 74,000

Logging/construction helicopter Captain

Bell 205/212/214/412 76,000 65,000 92,000Boeing BV107/234 79,000 70,000 100,000Kaman K-Max 79,000 70,000 104,000Sikorsky S64 83,000 77,000 107,000

Kaman K-Max cap-tains in logging &

construction register annual salaries as high as $104,000

with the lowest salary of $70,000

and the average is $79,000.

Bell 429’s large cabin and rear

doors allow full body access

making it valuable for EMS ops. Bell 429 captains can

earn as high as $94,000 a year with an average

salary of $81,000 and a low of

$70,000.

Airbus Helicopters AS350B3 captains with law enforcement missions can earn salaries as high as $88,000 annually. The average is $78,000 and the low is $66,000.

Sikorsky S92 captains flying in the offshore oil field make an average salary of $110,000 and can earn as high as $123,000 and as low as $95,000.


Being overseas based, corporate av dept mgrs flying a Bombardier Global 5000 can earn as high as $203,000 annually, average of $170,000 and a low of $126,000. Chief pilots can make as much as $175,000, an average of $150,000 or a low of $115,000.

Corporate intl Average Low HighJet Heavy intl jets Aviation dept manager 170,000 126,000 203,000Chief pilot 150,000 115,000 175,000Captain 135,000 96,000 165,000 Large jets Aviation dept manager 137,000 106,000 160,000Chief pilot 122,000 94,000 142,000Captain 112,000 86,000 133,000 Supermidsize and midsize jets Aviation dept manager 128,000 98,000 143,000Chief pilot 112,000 84,000 123,000Captain 100,000 76,000 115,000 Light and entry-level jets Aviation dept manager 113,000 85,000 123,000Chief pilot 99,000 75,000 108,000Captain 87,000 65,000 102,000

Turboprop

Aviation dept manager 102,000 76,000 110,000Chief pilot 88,000 61,000 100,000Captain 78,000 55,000 91,000 Helicopter

Aviation dept manager 109,000 87,000 128,000Chief pilot 92,000 74,000 111,000Captain 84,000 65,000 102,000

Charter intl

Jet

Heavy intl and large jets Captain 126,000 86,000 150,000 Supermidsize and midsize jets Captain 103,000 73,000 111,000 Light and entry-level jets Captain 83,000 60,000 99,000

Turboprop

Captain 73,000 49,000 88,000

Helicopter

Captain 75,000 57,000 94,000

Regional intl Average Low HighJet Captain

Bombardier CRJ100/200 90,000 75,000 107,000Bombardier CRJ700 95,000 85,000 111,000Bombardier CRJ900 102,000 87,000 119,000Embraer ERJ135 78,000 72,000 96,000Embraer ERJ145 89,000 75,000 107,000Embraer 170/175 94,000 85,000 111,000Embraer 190/195 103,000 89,000 121,000Fairchild Dornier 328JET 73,000 63,000 93,000Fokker 70/100 74,000 67,000 94,000 )LUVW�RIÀFHU Bombardier CRJ100/200 50,000 40,000 68,000Bombardier CRJ700 53,000 45,000 73,000Bombardier CRJ900 59,000 49,000 79,000Embraer ERJ135 47,000 38,000 66,000Embraer ERJ145 50,000 40,000 70,000Embraer 170/175 53,000 45,000 73,000Embraer 190/195 59,000 49,000 79,000Fairchild Dornier 328JET 48,000 38,000 64,000Fokker 70/100 49,000 38,000 64,000

Turboprop

Captain

ATR42 62,000 53,000 76,000ATR72 70,000 57,000 86,000DHC Dash 8-100/200/300 69,000 54,000 83,000DHC Dash 8-Q400 80,000 64,000 91,000Fairchild Dornier 328 56,000 46,000 70,000Saab 340 59,000 49,000 76,000Saab 2000 71,000 55,000 84,000 )LUVW�RIÀFHU

ATR42 43,000 38,000 58,000ATR72 48,000 40,000 63,000DHC Dash 8-100/200/300 47,000 38,000 58,000DHC Dash 8-Q400 52,000 44,000 65,000Fairchild Dornier 328 41,000 36,000 56,000Saab 340 41,000 36,000 56,000Saab 2000 47,000 39,000 64,000

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