How Much Pilots Earn in the U.S in 2024 (New Contracts)

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As of late 2023, Legacies had their new contracts! With the new contract, the salaries will substantially increase over the 3-4 year course. Salaries are the most commonly discussed topic among the new pilots and pilots-to-be. Unlike the rest of the world, pilot salaries are determined based on hourly rates in the U.S. That makes the overall calculation more complex than European and Middle Eastern pilot salaries because an individual's salary will be based on how hard or easy he/she wants to work in the U.S. In this video, I wanted to give you a rough idea of how you should calculate the approximate compensation as a Legacy pilot in the U.S. Since we are talking about the money, I'd like to warn you in advance there might be little discrepancies between actual values and presented values. Also, I tried to simplify the equipment-pay rates table and didn't consider blended rates in this video. Before watching, I encourage you to read the disclaimer first at the beginning of the video!
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Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro & new contracts
04:38 - Pay rates in 2024
05:51 - Hours credit & and how to calculate annual salary
08:18 - Pay rates in 2025
09:46 - Longevity
11:22 - Recap of pay rates in 2024, 2025, 2026
12:16 - 401k & Profit sharing
14:09 - Example of annual income of FO, 1st year (Narrow-body)
15:37 - Example of annual income of FO, 2nd year (Narrow-body)
16:18 - Example of annual income of FO, 6th year (Wide-body)
17:24 - Example of the annual income of Capitan, 12th year (Narrow-body)
18:38 - Example of the annual income of Capitan, 25th year (Wide-body)
19:55 - Pre-tax salary & conclusion
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@traulee2123 8 месяцев назад

Best detailed aviation information channel ever

@CanerAcarbay 8 месяцев назад

Glad you think so! Thanks :)

@Shawn8Lampard 2 месяца назад

Great job 👏🏽

@gauravbansal2086 8 месяцев назад

Thanks sir for sharing

@CanerAcarbay 8 месяцев назад

Most welcome!

@nawar6124 4 месяца назад

I have never seen a pilot mentioning every single detail about this industry .. Man you're awesome!! 👏👏 Thank you so much.💙💙

@CanerAcarbay 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much for your support and appreciation! It means a lot to me that you found the video valuable.

@rhyanbrandt3807 3 месяца назад

thank god for the time stamps

@saaddbrrh 8 месяцев назад

Caner we just love your content keep going ❤❤...please can you make a video on the side benefits that a US airline pilot gets

@CanerAcarbay 8 месяцев назад

Thank you very much. I'll make a video about your request. Regards.

@Saint.Holy.Sinner 8 месяцев назад

👌👌@@CanerAcarbay

@benburns5995 8 месяцев назад

Hi Caner, thanks for this comprehensive video about pilot salaries. It is great that you included both the Captain and First Officer pay for a period of years as you grow with the company. The 401 K benefit and Profit sharing can add substantially to the pilots salary.

@luisjosepereira8036 8 месяцев назад

amazing.

@CanerAcarbay 8 месяцев назад

Thanks :)

@spanthyx Месяц назад

Hey Caner! I just found your channel one or two hours ago and been binging a lot of your videos, they're super informative and comprehensive, and you should definitely have more subs imo. Also, as I live in Germany, you mentioned in a comment that you went to a flight school in Germany, which one did you go to and would you recommend it? Also, you don't need to answer if it's too private, but I'd be interested in knowing how you financed your flight training, did you need to take on some debt or did you go through some kind of cadet program or used another way, because these days it seems super expensive to become a pilot, north of 100.000€? Again, thanks for the great videos!

@Freeborn88 4 месяца назад

Southwest guy here. We are the only airline that I know of that doesn't get paid by the hour. We are paid by the distance of each leg, so it makes things a bit more complex when it comes to comparing to other airlines. The most accepted way is to multiply our pay by 1.149 to be comparable to our peers.

@CanerAcarbay 4 месяца назад

Hey, thanks for the feedback. I heard that this calculation gets you more benefits. Is it true? Btw, congrats on your new contract! Well deserved

@Freeborn88 4 месяца назад

@CanerAcarbay I wouldn't say it's gets us any more benefits. It's just a different way that we are paid. The minimum credit for a 3 day trip is 19.5. I can fly 1 leg each day, and it pays that much. If you pick up a low block trip, it will pay that much, and you can go and pick up more trips with low block and get paid that minimum 19.5 credits for either in open time at 1.5x pay up to 3x pay depending on the company incentive put on it.

@Furudal 8 дней назад

Seeing this I understand how airforce and navy have a hard time retaining their pilots

@vickypallapu2859 8 месяцев назад

Love from India sir❤

@CanerAcarbay 7 месяцев назад

Thanks :)

@jamesbailie8647 8 месяцев назад

Would be interested to know how much extra credit you could realistically make through overtime etc. Overtime must be the reason for the story’s of senior captains earning $1million. Thanks for another brilliant video.

@CanerAcarbay 8 месяцев назад

Hey James, thanks for the comment. Extra credit and overtime is a little bit different in the US. Overtime generally refers to flying extra than your normal schedule per month. On the other hand, In the US, senior captains make huge salary because of the premium pay. Without any overtime, s/he can fly all trips with 100% - 150% premium pay. Therefore, they can fly only 50 hours (well below European or Middle Eastern Company’s Overtime Threshold) and yet they can get paid 100-150 credits per month. You are right, premium pay + seniority is the story behind high earnings. That’s the one of another reasons why FO’s stay as an FO or narrow-body captains stay in narrow-body and don’t upgrade. To answer last question, you can only fly normal trips that are not paying premium with a very low seniority in the system. My record is 125 credit with 85 hours flying.

@jamesbailie8647 8 месяцев назад

@@CanerAcarbay Thanks Caner. You’re always very helpful!

@drbh6331 6 месяцев назад

@@CanerAcarbaycan my son start his career as a pilot.He is 15 years old . How do he start his career . Can you kindly do a guidance video on how to start a career for young americans. Without wasting time and better pathway to became a captian

@Richard-mv8wx 7 месяцев назад

Wonderful video! Your explanation is a light for those who are willing to be a pilot in the US 🙏🏻 But I’m curious how much tax do you have to pay as a pilot in the US. In my country, a pilot’s salary is partly tax free due to the structure of the salary (eg. Flying pay after 50 hr, perdiem, and overtime…etc., these are tax free.) I wonder how many percentage of your salary is taxable? Thank you again for your video 🙏🏻

@CanerAcarbay 7 месяцев назад

Your full salary is taxable. Here is the question? How much is your take-home salary? After-tax, still US pilots earn the best salaries in the industry! YOu can calculate take-home salaries from below. salaryaftertax.com/us/salary-calculator

@samrogers4379 2 месяца назад

Hi Caner, Could you post a video or tell me more about how you got to the USA airlines. I am Australian and my goal is to fly in the states and want to know what my best option is. thanks!

@colelehnert5202 2 месяца назад

Do you recommend to get a 4 year degree or start flight school full time time to get my hours and get my seniority going at the regionals and majors? Or should is the 4 year degree important when flying for the airlines even after no longer requiring only recommending?

@bheganadhithyan8901 7 месяцев назад

Which country is better to study pilot training uk or canada

@Ahmed-pw4tx 5 месяцев назад

how long will it take me from college graduation to legacy airline captain? If I did the math right maybe 10 years? 4-5 years regional. 4-5 years legacy first officer. Then captain?

@umeshyadavkld22 Месяц назад

Hllo caner how much taxes in usa airlines pilot salary deduction

@user-em7di7xe5s 7 месяцев назад

Did you go to a traditional 4-year university to become a commercial airline pilot or did you take the shortcut?. So, what is your advice to someone who wants to become an airline pilot ?

@CanerAcarbay 7 месяцев назад

I had my Bachelor and then I became a pilot. If you can afford your own training be a pilot while studying an university degree.

@DividendRick 6 месяцев назад

Hey bud. I'm in Houston. What flight school should i go to? I have been debating for about 3 years and i keep procrastinating. Are you in Houston as well?

@CanerAcarbay 6 месяцев назад

YEs, I'm in Houston Area. I went my flight school i Germany not in the US :)

@irtzahussain2372 7 дней назад

One question please, how did you get visa with European passport??

@user-em7di7xe5s 7 месяцев назад

Do you advise students to go to traditional 4-year flight schools? Or shorten 7 months or 2 years of college? Thanks

@CanerAcarbay 7 месяцев назад

University degree and being a pilot is two different thins. They can be done in parallel.

@onuralisogut1536 7 месяцев назад

kaptanla uçurum farkkı var maaşların ama net rakam deildir belki siz daha iyi bilirsiniz vergi kesintisi olmuyormu bide siz şuan yardımcı pilotmusunuz yoksa kaptanlığınız tanımlandımı orda hocam

@CanerAcarbay 6 месяцев назад

Merhaba, maaslardan vergi kesiliyor. Ben su anda ikinci pilotum. Yorum icin tesekkurler :)

@Johnathanwillams76 8 месяцев назад

Hello I have to my 2000 flying hours but I’m type rated on a A320 and don’t have an atpl but a mpl I am unsure of the cost of converting the license and the cost of getting the new type rating of the A380. Do emirates cover the cost of ether of those if not are you a ware of the cost of both of obtaining the new license. Thank you

@antoniolamarina9758 8 месяцев назад

Technically after 1500 you unfroze your atpl, after that your atpl is equivalent to an atpl made through a normal flight school

@CanerAcarbay 7 месяцев назад

If you are accepted to Emirates, EK will cover cost of conversion and they assist you on these conversions. Very nice and smooth process.

@ardaagrbassh 8 месяцев назад

Abi videolara turkce ceviri de gelsin❤

@CanerAcarbay 8 месяцев назад

Daha once de dedigim gibi maalesef zamanim yok :(

@JestonSun 5 месяцев назад

Do alot of Airlines hire alot of Ex-Military Pilots who had previously flown Tanker and Fighter Aircraft?

@tylerwillem8683 4 месяца назад

You’d still need the right certification and flight hours but yes they take it into account

@dunkafa 7 месяцев назад

Hi. Would be nice to know how you manage to get a job in the US as a non citizen, unless you are.

@CanerAcarbay 6 месяцев назад

Hey, I already had my green card!

@grbyt4641 8 месяцев назад

Does it include allowances?

@CanerAcarbay 8 месяцев назад

There is no allowance in this Job. This is the beautiful part of it! Believe or not, if there is an allowance, your overall compensation will be less.

@aimbot2683 6 месяцев назад

Hello brother in USA Does pilot salary deduction?? Does they take tax??

@CanerAcarbay 6 месяцев назад

Hey, you need to pay taxes in the US from your salary. There is no training deduction if you are asking this question 🙋‍♂️

@dennisshi756 7 месяцев назад

Big question. As no major US Airline sponsor working Visa. How can foreign pilots legally work in US.

@CanerAcarbay 7 месяцев назад

If you have a work permit or green card, you can work for US carriers.

@toffonardi7037 7 месяцев назад

you can request a visa without any sponsor, but you need 10 years experience (which is stupid because in aviation nobody refers to "years" as experience, but fliying time. but you know bureaucrats don't know anything about aviation

@cihanakdag 8 месяцев назад

Tshirt linki gelir mi? 😅

@CanerAcarbay 8 месяцев назад

Hahaha direkt web sitesinden bakabilirsiniz :)

@_CaPtAiN_X 8 месяцев назад

Love from India ❤❤❤

@CanerAcarbay 8 месяцев назад

Thanks :)

@dipalichavan9024 Месяц назад

Sad thing is pilots don’t have family life 😢😢😢😢

@V1FlightReport 7 месяцев назад

Video recorder in Türkiye? Becasue I could hear praying in background 😅

@CanerAcarbay 7 месяцев назад

Good catch 😀 I sometimes record from my home in Izmir, Turkiye :)

@V1FlightReport 7 месяцев назад

@@CanerAcarbay my wife is from Türkiye so very often we're there and everywhere I'll recognize praying there 😅

@simo-dv5xk 8 месяцев назад

I thought US majors are not accepting any foreign pilots even on working visa? Do you have Greencard?

@CanerAcarbay 8 месяцев назад

I have a green card.

@simo-dv5xk 8 месяцев назад

@@CanerAcarbay Is it possible for you to live outside US and commute to base for work?

@Ahmed-pw4tx 5 месяцев назад

What do you mean by 25th year captain? Does this mean you stayed at the airline for 25 years? Will it take 25 years to reach $400 an hour?

@CanerAcarbay 5 месяцев назад

It will take 12 years t reach max pay scale. Therefore, 12th year captain and 25th year captain are getting paid the same hourly rate.

@Ahmed-pw4tx 5 месяцев назад

@@CanerAcarbay how long before you become a captain will it take? For example, 4 years regional FO then 4 years regional Captain. Then transfer to legacy FO 4 years. Then upgrade to captain. What would a time line look like?

@cenkozeyranoglu8009 8 месяцев назад

These numbers are all before tax right?

@CanerAcarbay 8 месяцев назад

That's correct.

@chandanjha937 8 месяцев назад

Hlo sir can a pilot able to fly any airlines of the world

@CanerAcarbay 8 месяцев назад

Yes, As long as he has a work permit and a valid pilot license for the country that you are intended to work

@chandanjha937 8 месяцев назад

@@CanerAcarbay thanks for your support sir

@VeronicaNdara-xc2ou 5 месяцев назад

How much does the money being converted in shilling 🙏🇰🇪🇳🇪

@VeronicaNdara-xc2ou 5 месяцев назад

I'm from India 🇳🇪

@HamzaSarsilmaz 5 месяцев назад

Dann

@Adam-py6fz 8 месяцев назад

Is it possible to pm you? I'm a 737 pilot.

@CanerAcarbay 7 месяцев назад

You can send DM through IG.

@Adam-py6fz 7 месяцев назад

@@CanerAcarbay I already did a week ago or so, but it's still marked as not accepted :)

@veeeerr69___ 2 месяца назад

Bro u takin 22min for just revealing salary?

@marwendridi8918 8 месяцев назад

Do emirates pay higher than usa airlines?

@luisjosepereira8036 8 месяцев назад

no kkkkk absolutely not.

@nickden1412 8 месяцев назад

But the good thing about Emirates is “Free Tax Salary”

@chicharonbuyakyak 8 месяцев назад

New hires get paid higher

@CanerAcarbay 8 месяцев назад

If we are talking about total compensation, US Legacy airline much better than EK over 30-year period :)

@marwendridi8918 8 месяцев назад

@@CanerAcarbay and i also have another question who do you suggest more for working with emirates or united

@Revolio 8 месяцев назад

I disagree with how you’re using the terms “hard” and “easy”. Pilot salaries being based on hours means they have to be ABLE to work extra hours. Working hard to does not necessarily equate more time. I work way harder than some of my peers but don’t use any overtime because I’m accomplishing so much in my 8 hours a day. Working more doesn’t inherently mean working harder

@CanerAcarbay 8 месяцев назад

Hey thanks for the comment. You are right. I should have mentioned that in the video. However, your statement is true mostly for the USA pilots. In Europe or ME, working hard mostly refers to work more. Thanks for the feedback 🙏

@irubenguler 7 месяцев назад

Where are you getting these numbers from? Don’t think these are accurate

@CanerAcarbay 7 месяцев назад

Why exactly do you think that these numbers are not accurate? As I mentioned in the video, there might be some discrepancies. These numbers are pretty much accurate!

@irubenguler 7 месяцев назад

@@CanerAcarbay pilot central says otherwise but. I hope you’re right. I don’t know. I’m just saying compared to other forums it’s a bit different