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Seralth t1_ir2tyh9 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in [Image]Patience and motivation. by Ok_Chocolate_3480

Barely and only after a decade plus. Plus the industry is cancer and you basically have to give up having a normal life.

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TongueTwistingTiger t1_ir35re7 wrote

Wtaf is the point in trying to achieve anything? Even “elite” jobs pay so terrible you can’t afford to sit in them for more than a few years. I make more than that for my shitty collections job, never mind having actually human fucking lives hang in the balance.

Fuck this world and everyone in it. If I found out my years of work were going to amount to 30k, I’d nosedive after my first ascent.

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88cowboy t1_ir4gktb wrote

Like everything Depends where you work and what you're qualified to fly things are different . A small regional airline with 10 small planes will pay less than Delta.

Year one salaries major airlines can be low but they have significant jumps year 2 then annual raises after that. By year 6 making 140+ on low end for major airlines.

For a first officer:

Spirit you go from 33k to 61k after one year.

Southwest go from 55k to 90k after one year.

Fedex starts 84k and year 6 200k

If you become captain you can really make some money especially if you want overtime. It's not a bad life if you're single. Lot less stressful than being a truck driver.

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HFY_HFY t1_ir3u6fe wrote

Jetblue pays starting a FO $89/hour per google

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GoMoriartyOnPlanets t1_ir5iwpz wrote

Also per Google:

Pilot pay at jetBlue ranges from $44,956.80 per year for a new first officer up to $183,691.20 per year for a senior captain.

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