Demand for pilots continues to develop in enterprise aviation whereas salaries enhance by about 3%. Robust profit packages are supplied to maintain and entice pilots.
Nonetheless, an sudden scenario has risen in 2020 that has modified the world’s financial system the COVID-19 pandemic. Everybody has been affected, however it’s vital that we spotlight the creativity of corporations, executives, and pilots in persevering with their operations as finest they’ll and implementing protocols designed to maintain their crews secure and wholesome. Robust corporations are managing to maintain their pilots through the use of their reserves and specializing in plane upkeep and pilot raining whereas flying time is down. Some corporations have centered on transportation of medical provides to areas badly hit by the coronavirus.
Some pilots have had their flying schedules lowered dramatically, and duties has shifted to plane upkeep. In different instances, basic aviation (GA) pilots are experiencing layoff, furloughs, and begin increasing their schooling and abilities with the intention to be extra engaging to employers when it’s time to renew flying. Pilot have to concentrate on getting the licenses or credential they’ve been eager about. This pandemic gained’t be limitless. Flying actions are slowly coming again. And when that second comes, pilots wish to be prepared with improved abilities, licenses, and most significantly, angle for his or her prospects and employers.
Skilled Pilot journal has carried out its 2020 Wage Survey based mostly on 1142 sturdy varieties in further to helpful inputs offered by firm flight departments. A number of the latter supply full packages to draw pilots. Nonetheless the salaries cited on this survey are gross in-come solely. As such, they don’t embrace bonus, shares, or advantages, nor do they consider components reminiscent of seniority, cross coaching, variety of plane flown, or area the place the corporate is situated. Professional Pilot makes use of common, high and low wage figures to mirror earnings based mostly on plane mannequin, job title, and discipline of operation.
Captain working below Company Jet:
| Common (USD) | Low (USD) | Excessive (USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus ACJ 318/319 | 156,000 | 130,000 | 196,000 |
| Boeing 737/BBJ | 155,000 | 141,000 | 189,000 |
| Boeing 727 | 139,000 | 116,000 | 162,000 |
| Gulfstream VI/G650 | 175,000 | 137,000 | 221,000 |
| Gulfstream V/G550 | 171,000 | 130,000 | 214,000 |
| Gulfstream IV/G450 | 156,000 | 118,000 | 197,000 |
| Gulfstream III | 120,000 | 99,000 | 152,000 |
| Gulfstream Galaxy/G200/G280 | 127,000 | 98,000 | 156,000 |
| Gulfstream Astra/G100/G150 | 112,000 | 90,000 | 132,000 |
| Bombardier World 7500 | 176,000 | 132,000 | 224,000 |
| Bombardier World Specific/5000/6000 | 171,000 | 129,000 | 221,000 |
| Bombardier Challenger 604/605 | 147,000 | 115,000 | 190,000 |
| Bombardier Challenger 600/601 | 131,000 | 109,000 | 158,000 |
| Bombardier Challenger 300/350 | 128,000 | 103,000 | 155,000 |
| Dassault Falcon 7X/8X | 156,000 | 129,000 | 195,000 |
| Dassault Falcon 900/900EX | 149,000 | 110,000 | 190,000 |
| Dassault Falcon 2000/2000EX/LX | 139,000 | 106,000 | 181,000 |
| Dassault Falcon 50/50EX | 120,000 | 96,000 | 150,000 |
| Dassault Falcon 20/200 | 93,000 | 78,000 | 117,000 |
| Embraer Legacy 600/650 | 115,000 | 95,000 | 142,000 |
| Embraer Praetor 500/600 | 129,000 | 104,000 | 162,000 |
| Embraer Legacy 500/450 | 128,000 | 106,000 | 155,000 |
| Embraer Phenom 300 | 85,000 | 75,000 | 108,000 |
| Embraer Phenom 100 | 79,000 | 71,000 | 97,000 |
| Cessna Quotation Latitude | 130,000 | 105,000 | 157,000 |
| Cessna Quotation X | 133,000 | 109,000 | 159,000 |
| Cessna Quotation Sovereign | 120,000 | 97,000 | 134,000 |
| Cessna Quotation Excel/XLS | 101,000 | 86,000 | 129,000 |
| Cessna Quotation V/Extremely/Encore | 96,000 | 79,000 | 118,000 |
| Cessna Quotation II/SII/Bravo/CJ3/CJ4 | 90,000 | 75,000 | 115,000 |
| Cessna CitationJet/CJ1/CJ2/M2 | 82,000 | 71,000 | 98,000 |
| Cessna Quotation Mustang | 75,000 | 68,000 | 93,000 |
| Hawker 850/850XP/900/900XP | 113,000 | 95,000 | 136,000 |
| Hawker 800/800XP/1000 | 111,000 | 89,000 | 135,000 |
| Hawker 400/400XP | 90,000 | 79,000 | 110,000 |
| Hawker 200/Premier I | 83,000 | 71,000 | 99,000 |
| Learjet 70/75 | 111,000 | 97,000 | 126,000 |
| Learjet 55/60/60XR | 108,000 | 91,000 | 123,000 |
| Learjet 40/40XR/45/45XR | 103,000 | 88,000 | 121,000 |
| Learjet 35/36 | 84,000 | 74,000 | 104,000 |
First Officer/Co-pilot working below Company Jet:
| Common (USD) | Low (USD) | Excessive (USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus ACJ 318/319 | 97,000 | 85,000 | 107,000 |
| Boeing 737/BBJ | 99,000 | 87,000 | 107,000 |
| Boeing 727 | 87,000 | 75,000 | 100,000 |
| Gulfstream VI/G650 | 107,000 | 95,000 | 122,000 |
| Gulfstream V/G550 | 106,000 | 92,000 | 120,000 |
| Gulfstream IV/G450 | 101,000 | 88,000 | 112,000 |
| Gulfstream III | 87,000 | 72,000 | 98,000 |
| Gulfstream Galaxy/G200/G280 | 78,000 | 63,000 | 93,000 |
| Gulfstream Astra/G100/G150 | 64,000 | 56,000 | 80,000 |
| Bombardier World 7500 | 114,000 | 101,000 | 124,000 |
| Bombardier World Specific/5000/6000 | 104,000 | 90,000 | 114,000 |
| Bombardier Challenger 604/605 | 96,000 | 88,000 | 105,000 |
| Bombardier Challenger 600/601 | 85,000 | 77,000 | 98,000 |
| Bombardier Challenger 300/350 | 86,000 | 72,000 | 97,000 |
| Dassault Falcon 7X/8X | 99,000 | 89,000 | 109,000 |
| Dassault Falcon 900/900EX | 98,000 | 87,000 | 107,000 |
| Dassault Falcon 2000/2000EX/LX | 92,000 | 79,000 | 104,000 |
| Dassault Falcon 50/50EX | 84,000 | 66,000 | 94,000 |
| Dassault Falcon 20/200 | 59,000 | 49,000 | 71,000 |
| Embraer Legacy 600/650 | 78,000 | 66,000 | 93,000 |
| Embraer Legacy 500/450 | 85,000 | 67,000 | 96,000 |
| Cessna Quotation Latitude | 89,000 | 73,000 | 99,000 |
| Cessna Quotation X | 91,000 | 77,000 | 102,000 |
| Cessna Quotation Sovereign | 76,000 | 63,000 | 91,000 |
| Cessna Quotation Excel/XLS | 65,000 | 57,000 | 77,000 |
| Cessna Quotation V/Extremely/Encore | 59,000 | 54,000 | 67,000 |
| Cessna Quotation II/SII/Bravo/CJ3/CJ4 | 57,000 | 52,000 | 65,000 |
| Cessna CitationJet/CJ1/CJ2/M2 | 53,000 | 45,000 | 61,000 |
| Hawker 850/850XP/900/900XP | 76,000 | 67,000 | 94,000 |
| Hawker 800/800XP/1000 | 70,000 | 62,000 | 89,000 |
| Hawker 400/400XP | 56,000 | 51,000 | 65,000 |
| Learjet 70/75 | 75,000 | 65,000 | 88,000 |
| Learjet 55/60/60XR | 72,000 | 63,000 | 85,000 |
| Learjet 40/40XR/45/45XR | 67,000 | 55,000 | 77,000 |
| Learjet 35/36 | 56,000 | 48,000 | 66,000 |
[Source: Professional Pilot Magazine June 2020]
