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ALPA lists 10 airlines with lowest starting pay for pilots



By Terry Maxon tmaxon@dallasnews.com

The Air Line Pilots Association, as part of its argument that low pay is the reason U.S. airlines can't attract enough pilot candidates, has put out a list of the 10 U.S. airlines with the lowest starting pay.

In each case, the salary listed is what a first officer (co-pilot) would earn in his or her first year on the job. Pilots start at airlines as first officers. They can move up to captain if they stay long enough to get enough seniority.

Here's the list:

10 Lowest-Paying Airlines
Estimated First-Year Salary as of July 20, 2014

Great Lakes $14,616
Silver Airways $18,693
SkyWest Airlines $20,064
Mesa Airlines $20,183
GoJet Airlines $20,504
Republic/Shuttle/Chautauqua $20,655
ExpressJet Airlines $20,745
Atlantic Southeast Airlines $20,907
Trans States Airlines $21,531
PSA Airlines $21,600