| Average Annual Wages and Salaries - PILOT AND CO-PILOT PERSONNEL | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NO ADJUSTMENTS MADE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||
| American | $ 112,190 | $ 116,470 | $ 131,651 | $ 137,971 | $ 130,099 | $ 132,477 | $ 123,244 | $ 126,335 | $ 130,019 | $ 129,947 | $ 137,734 | $ 138,290 | $ 138,743 | $ 138,792 | $ 137,482 | $ 139,872 | $ 139,963 | $ 140,689 | $ 147,312 | $ 151,558 | $ 206,244 | $ 214,549 | |
| Continental | $ 90,461 | $ 108,561 | $ 124,152 | $ 154,401 | $ 161,395 | $ 166,752 | $ 163,624 | $ 136,686 | $ 140,028 | $ 145,061 | $ 128,724 | $ 123,618 | $ 133,318 | $ 136,253 | $ 150,211 | $ 156,458 | $ 178,727 | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | |
| Delta | $ 129,315 | $ 134,016 | $ 131,249 | $ 121,885 | $ 143,880 | $ 150,549 | $ 185,982 | $ 173,365 | $ 197,380 | $ 209,330 | $ 155,532 | $ 127,268 | $ 128,756 | $ 125,616 | $ 132,374 | $ 142,801 | $ 149,925 | $ 158,227 | $ 181,804 | $ 193,555 | $ 195,379 | $ 228,112 | |
| Northwest | $ 154,635 | $ 131,641 | $ 126,107 | $ 142,578 | $ 128,100 | $ 134,441 | $ 138,427 | $ 148,084 | $ 161,931 | $ 169,208 | $ 143,618 | $ 117,556 | $ 132,009 | $ 120,798 | $ 146,675 | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | |
| United | $ 135,728 | $ 146,249 | $ 147,212 | $ 135,886 | $ 117,920 | $ 132,126 | $ 138,627 | $ 184,429 | $ 116,998 | $ 132,010 | $ 115,242 | $ 114,985 | $ 115,711 | $ 119,460 | $ 125,465 | $ 124,228 | $ 125,690 | $ 135,004 | $ 164,581 | $ 185,430 | $ 185,102 | $ 214,090 | |
| US Airways | $ 127,154 | $ 132,437 | $ 135,623 | $ 135,762 | $ 128,722 | $ 119,513 | $ 157,090 | $ 153,587 | $ 154,638 | $ 132,741 | $ 120,124 | $ 91,419 | $ 103,487 | $ 113,851 | $ 111,329 | $ 110,199 | $ 109,535 | $ 118,240 | $ 121,069 | $ 157,127 | $ - | $ - | |
| America West | $ 77,093 | $ 82,589 | $ 86,289 | $ 85,117 | $ 75,045 | $ 99,221 | $ 99,301 | $ 92,148 | $ 92,111 | $ 100,269 | $ 101,279 | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | |
| --sub Network | $ 124,353 | $ 128,147 | $ 132,550 | $ 134,301 | $ 129,881 | $ 136,773 | $ 146,041 | $ 150,515 | $ 145,082 | $ 150,572 | $ 133,466 | $ 120,889 | $ 126,615 | $ 127,031 | $ 133,979 | $ 136,685 | $ 142,032 | $ 141,902 | $ 160,495 | $ 175,846 | $ 195,950 | $ 218,935 | |
| Southwest | $ 107,109 | $ 106,862 | $ 110,905 | $ - | $ 109,958 | $ 110,601 | $ 112,259 | $ 117,558 | $ 130,069 | $ 144,511 | $ 157,420 | $ 165,882 | $ 167,112 | $ 172,750 | $ 176,726 | $ 192,289 | $ 203,196 | $ 187,551 | $ 194,598 | $ 197,782 | $ 230,626 | $ 244,437 | |
| jetBlue | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ 22,132 | $ 56,644 | $ 93,332 | $ 93,532 | $ 95,841 | $ 96,734 | $ 98,927 | $ 105,893 | $ 107,647 | $ 124,680 | $ 140,546 | $ 139,744 | $ 139,687 | $ 147,109 | $ 148,428 | $ 149,341 | $ 154,502 | |
| AirTran | $ 54,838 | $ 65,770 | $ 68,926 | $ 75,335 | $ 85,709 | $ 89,593 | $ 98,055 | $ 95,809 | $ 96,527 | $ 99,311 | $ 100,952 | $ 104,265 | $ 108,549 | $ 128,225 | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | ||||
| Frontier | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ 27,592 | $ 29,091 | $ 37,516 | $ 102,065 | $ 109,865 | $ 110,417 | $ 112,256 | $ 99,879 | $ 102,726 | $ 108,905 | $ 107,707 | $ 96,119 | $ 101,126 | $ 113,250 | $ 116,122 | $ 114,868 | $ 125,811 | $ 160,260 | $ 151,025 | |
| Virgin America | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ 73,576 | $ 63,993 | $ 75,869 | $ 92,073 | $ 106,630 | $ 134,541 | $ 149,428 | $ 149,717 | |
| --sub LCC | $ 104,933 | $ 102,696 | $ 90,662 | $ 42,482 | $ 94,394 | $ 93,100 | $ 103,964 | $ 110,930 | $ 118,997 | $ 129,200 | $ 134,414 | $ 138,041 | $ 140,335 | $ 141,328 | $ 147,776 | $ 157,991 | $ 167,612 | $ 168,703 | $ 175,071 | $ 178,560 | $ 201,392 | $ 209,542 | |
| Alaska | $ 104,893 | $ 106,838 | $ 114,791 | $ 52,344 | $ 52,773 | $ 132,140 | $ 141,808 | $ 151,734 | $ 163,211 | $ 160,974 | $ 145,953 | $ 129,620 | $ 130,022 | $ 132,877 | $ 163,096 | $ 150,061 | $ 153,530 | $ 155,024 | $ 159,858 | $ 159,839 | $ 154,615 | $ 131,660 | |
| Hawaiian | $ 74,565 | $ 75,803 | $ 79,762 | $ 76,402 | $ 1,859,096 | $ 79,289 | $ 90,924 | $ 111,463 | $ 105,289 | $ 121,216 | $ 132,782 | $ 125,350 | $ 126,812 | $ - | $ 117,351 | $ 120,097 | $ 117,354 | $ 119,225 | $ 134,667 | $ 145,434 | $ 149,362 | $ 141,059 | |
| Spirit | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ 16,695 | $ 71,178 | $ 65,784 | $ 69,585 | $ 80,443 | $ 82,994 | $ 99,666 | $ 107,439 | $ 111,163 | $ 92,420 | $ 110,044 | $ 113,327 | $ 113,941 | $ 116,276 | $ 107,931 | $ 109,422 | $ 113,086 | $ 120,251 | |
| Allegiant | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ 47,559 | $ 47,861 | $ 56,870 | $ 65,419 | $ 83,839 | $ 89,398 | $ 87,993 | $ 98,891 | $ 101,330 | $ 103,747 | $ 116,721 | |
| -- sub Other | $ 92,009 | $ 92,242 | $ 87,567 | $ 54,637 | $ 52,872 | $ 112,924 | $ 120,544 | $ 130,145 | $ 135,633 | $ 136,082 | $ 126,383 | $ 118,788 | $ 117,076 | $ 112,542 | $ 132,725 | $ 128,195 | $ 129,544 | $ 130,260 | $ 133,800 | $ 135,102 | $ 133,874 | $ 127,168 | |
| Total All Sectors | $ 122,484 | $ 125,634 | $ 128,213 | $ 127,624 | $ 122,144 | $ 132,295 | $ 141,267 | $ 145,441 | $ 141,393 | $ 146,832 | $ 133,283 | $ 123,944 | $ 128,890 | $ 129,376 | $ 136,943 | $ 140,993 | $ 147,130 | $ 147,396 | $ 161,926 | $ 173,343 | $ 191,995 | $ 207,933 | |
| Note: Shaded data means data appear questionable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data Source: US DOT Form 41 via BTS, Schedule P5.2 & P10. Average Wages = Total Pilot/Copilot Wages and Salaries (P5.2)/ Total Pilots and Copilots (P10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note: Does not include any profit sharing reported outside of Schedule P-5.2 (some airlines appear to report profit sharing for pilots in Schedule P-6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||