Originally Posted by
ORDGuy79
I thought it was interesting that the 747 pay rates were missing from this, which I would imagine would have to be significant.
As others have said, it's the same as the 777. I have a friend who was a 747 F/O but bid down to the 777 when the pay dropped to 777 pay. Without the pay differential, it wasn't worth it to her to have lower relative seniority in the 747 so she bid the 777 where she can get better schedules at the same pay rate.
Originally Posted by
Teeejay
But nearly $40,000,000.00 in total compensation for one year's work seems a little high.
$40M wouldn't bother me if the employees of UAL were also prospering and sharing the wealth. They initially all shared the pain but now only the top execs are sharing the rewards. IMO, that's very poor leadership.
Originally Posted by
Bear96
Add another (approx.) $500/mo ($6,000/yr) to account for "per diem" (airline industry term for additional pay which is supposed to be used for meals and other incidental expenses while on the road).
That's a pretty good figure. More for international schedules. You don't make much money on per diem, though. You pretty much spend it all on meals, uniform cleaning, travel expenses and travel supplies. Per diem is supposed to cover all of those type of expenses and it's usually in the ball park and much simpiler than doing expense reports.