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    Jacob ThomasBy Jacob ThomasMarch 13, 2023Updated:March 13, 2023No Comments4 Mins Read
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    Airline Pilots : Most of us know how much airline tickets cost, but what about how much the pilot flying your plane makes?

    As it turns out, right now is a good time to be an airline pilot when negotiating salaries. Airline profits are sky-high — expected to reach a net profit of $38.4 billion in 2018 ($4 billion more than in 2017) — and have been boosted by economic growth and more people flying and shipping cargo on planes than ever.

    On top of the increased demand for air travel, the airline industry is amid a pilot shortage, stemming in part from 2009 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations requiring pilots to log more hours of training and take more time to rest in between flights, meaning airline pilots are flying less than they used to. These changes happened when many pilots began retiring, which means airlines must hire more pilots to replace the retirees.

    All these conditions give airline pilots and their unions a lot of leverage in negotiating better pay packages to get the best salaries and benefits possible as airlines look to keep current pilots happy and recruit more.

    The average U.S. airline pilot salary is $113,709, according to Glassdoor — and their contracts tend to last three or four years. Most well-known airlines pay more than average; Glassdoor data shows that Delta Air Lines pilots make about $137,500 annually, while American Airlines pilots come in around $141,200. But United Airlines beats them both, coming in at an average pilot salary of $178,100.

    Here’s a closer look at how much airline pilots make based on various factors, including plane size and route.

    Commercial airline pilot salary

    Aside from the basic contract negotiations, numerous factors determine how much airline pilots make, including the size of the airplane they typically fly.

    A little-known fact about airline pilot pay is that they are paid hourly. Federal law mandates that pilots only fly 1,000 hours a year to ensure they stay fresh on the job. The highest hourly wage is $320 for flying a Boeing 777 — one of the biggest planes, measuring nearly 210 feet long with the ability to transport about 400 passengers — and those flights usually go to the more senior airline pilots.

    So how much a pilot makes is largely based on how long they’ve been in the business, how many hours they fly, and what type of planes they are flying.

    “Some of the cushiest gigs are the super long-haul flights to Asia or Australia because it might be 15 hours one way and 15 hours back,” Sumers said. “So that’s 30 hours of flying in just two trips.”

    Private airline pilot salary

    The same federal rules that apply to commercial airline pilots also hold for those who fly private planes — they’re not allowed to fly more than 1,000 hours per year. But one difference is commercial pilots are mandated by the FAA to retire at 65, after which those who want to keep flying sometimes transition to working as private pilots.

    Private pilots are paid similarly to commercial airline pilots — for example, private jet company NetJets pays its pilots an average of $111,800 a year, according to Glassdoor.

    Regional vs. major airline salaries

    Pilots for regional airlines, such as Delta Connection and American Eagle, tend to make much lower salaries than pilots for major airlines. Working at regional airlines is usually a stepping stone to their next job for most airline pilots.

    Summers estimates most regional airline pilots make around $50,000 annually. Because of the pilot shortage, regional airlines have been forced to sweeten the deal to compensate for how little pilots make compared to others.

    U.S. vs international airline pilots

    For airline pilots willing to relocate, there are even bigger paydays.

    Several countries in the Middle East and Asia don’t have enough trained pilots — China especially needs pilots — so they entice U.S. pilots to move by offering them a chance to make more money. “They recruit pilots to fly for Middle Eastern airlines like Emirates and Qatar Airways,” Sumers said.

    Emirates, headquartered in Dubai, currently offers captains monthly salaries of at least $16,000 and a monthly housing allowance of $4,377 or company-provided housing. Pilots there get a minimum of eight days off each month as well.

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