Tuesday, March 10, 2009

flight attendant Average wage income

the average annual income of us airways flight attendant is $56,000.00 A YEAR PLUS ALL BENEFITS
A flight attendant's salary varies from airline to airline. The pay ranges from about $13.00-$40.00 per flight hour or more. On average, a flight attendant will work 75 hours a month. Usually the bigger the airline the higher the pay. So you can expect to higher wages for getting hired at a major airline like United and Delta,Lufthansa and british airways
obviously an international flight attendant would make more than one on a CRJ, Most new hire flight attendants will earn between $16,000-23,000 and may eventually earn up to $75,000 per year. Actual pay per hour is dependent upon years of service and any special qualifications the Flight Attendant may have on board the aircraft. With each year of service comes an increase in salary. Flight attendants also receive a “per diem” allowance for meal expenses while on duty away from home. Most per diem are about $1.50-$2.00 an hour. On average, flight attendants work anywhere from 150-400 hours of time away from base each month where they are making the $1.50-$2.00 an hour on top of the flight hour pay.
In addition, flight attendants and their immediate families are entitled to free or discounted fares on their own airline and reduced fares on most other airlines.