I get it - you made the best choice, you're living large. I already said you win. Maybe it's not 3x - I'm not sure what an "average" rotor salary is these days, but I have a general idea. And you're right, I'm not home every night (duh). Here's what I do know.
Next month I will: - fly 1 3-day trip and 2 4-day trips
- have 20 days off, of which 12 will be in a row 21 NOV - 2 DEC
- fly 6 legs for the month
- be gone from home 196 hours
- make $19,173, $509 per diem, and company 401k contribution of $3,259
- this is for a slow, winter month schedule. If I wanted to pick up a 3-day during my string of
12 off, I could add around $5,500 to that 19k and the 401k would go to about 4k. Per diem
would also jump up slightly.
So... $22,941 with 20 days off and away just a bit more than a M-F 40-hour cubicle monkey (with a string of 12 days off in a row) or $29,4 ish with only 17 days off. That's from the right seat of a WB. If I jumped to left seat of a NB, that pay would jump 4-5k, but I'd work more days and be gone more.
So maybe not 3 times your average rotor-head, but I'd be willing to bet not too far off.
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