Why Are Pilots Paid So Much?

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you’ll never believe how much pilots are actually making. The median salary for an airline pilot itself is $202,000.

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Meanwhile, the highest-level captains at the legacy carriers are able to make much more thanks to high-paying overtime opportunities.

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The top captains at Southwest are making $549,000 per year. And the top captains at American Airlines are making over $700,000 per year.

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On top of this, airlines have some of the most generous 401K plans in the world given that many of them contribute 16% worth of your paycheck to a retirement fund without you even contributing.

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But, despite these insane perks, the pilot shortage is only getting worse, and it’s expected that the pilot shortage will grow multiple folds within the next decade.

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This means that pilot salaries will only go up even more and the top pilots will probably be making 7 figures in the imminent future.

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