Extra pay increased from 2022 to 2023


It’s a mixed bag when it comes to pay raises, bonus/incentive pay, and compensation for extra work hours. A large portion of our industry (41%) still received no pay raise, or a pay raise less than 3%. However, that number is well below last year’s 72%. In other words, more pilots received pay raises in 2022 compared to


the year before. This was likely a result of operators focusing more on pilot retention.


The main factor for earning extra pay is overtime. The largest majority of pilots (62%) are paid overtime at 1.5 times their normal rate, which is up from 35% just five years ago. A full 15% either get no extra


Question: What percent pay raise did you receive in 2022?


pay for working extra hours or do not work extra hours at all. Whereas 4% get paid straight-time for extra hours worked. The remaining respondents’ compensations for extra hours were based on a variety of formulas.


Question: What types of incentives/ bonus pay does your employer offer?


INSIGHT: MOONLIGHTING PILOTS •


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15% of pilots responded yes to the question, “Do you fly part-time (or as a contract pilot) to earn extra income outside of your full-time flying job?”


Of those “moonlighting” pilots, there was a broad range of income earned, which ranged between $5k (32% of moonlighters) to over $30k (14% of moonlighters.)


Mar/Apr 2023


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