No wonder airline tickets are so expensive. If the flight attendants make a quarter million, what do the pilots make?
Good question. Pilots actually earn LESS than she did!
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage for airline pilots and copilots is $117,290. The bottom 10 percent earned under $60,770, while the top 10 percent earned more than $187,200.
https://pilotjobs.atpflightschool.com/2015/01/23/how-much-money-can-airline-pilots-really-earn/
I retired in 2003 at $201,000
Most make far less than that.
She has seniority.she is number 5 on the list.
What a pilot makes is dependent on the plane you fly, whether you are the Captain or First Officer, and how long you’ve been with the company.
A Captain flying the largest jets overseas to Europe or Asia is making north of 350k per year.