DELTA FLIGHT ATTENDANT

[TangoBearFox]

Here is the Delta Pay table for flight attendants. New trainees should seriously consider being a flight attendant if they aren't at a 12.

 

[Soul_Controller]

Maybe if you're at a four. They don't work full time hours.

 

[Gauff]

Here is the Delta Pay table for flight attendants. New trainees should seriously consider being a flight attendant if they aren't at a 12.

While the hourly rates look great, they work roughly 80hrs a month instead of 40hrs a week. So the starting pay is around 35k a year

 

[Unable is a full sentence]

Maybe if you're at a four. They don't work full time hours.

And they only have to be fours nowadays, so overall a pretty good rate.

 

[bomber996]

Hold your manufactured outrage. Being a flight attendant is NOT a 40 hour a week job. Academy students make about what a first year FA makes. They won't make AG pay until at least year 4. These two are NOT the same.

 

[32andBelow]

The max a flight attendant can work is 1000 hours a year

 

[Motodog]

Not a proponent of flight attendants, but to be fair the ~80/month they work is brakes released on push, to brakes set on arrival, and doesn’t include duty time. And they spend roughly half their life on the road. But for what they do, open Cokes, and yes they learn how to evac the plane, they’re paid very well

 

[Bandit117]

The max a flight attendant can work is 1000 hours a year

So they will make more than a level 4 controller

 

[GulfBravoPapa]

Not a proponent of flight attendants, but to be fair the ~80/month they work is brakes released on push, to brakes set on arrival, and doesn’t include duty time. And they spend roughly half their life on the road. But for what they do, open Cokes, and yes they learn how to evac the plane, they’re paid very well

Delta flight attendants get paid for boarding now too

 

[Gauff]

Not a proponent of flight attendants, but to be fair the ~80/month they work is brakes released on push, to brakes set on arrival, and doesn’t include duty time. And they spend roughly half their life on the road. But for what they do, open Cokes, and yes they learn how to evac the plane, they’re paid very well

They make effectively $15 to $20 an hour starting out, I wouldn't say they are appropriately paid but they have arguably a worse union than us.

When you are away from home 50% of the month and on reserve and not paid for 25%+ of the time you are required to be at work it is ridiculous how little they are paid

Yeah they don't do too much but they are required by the FAA to be there for safety and should be paid more

 

[Dynamic_Decisions]

I don't particularly care about this argument, but don't count out the fact they get per diem (I think its $3.40 an hour for every single hour they are away. I believe that includestime sleeping and when they are waiting around the airport). Plus they also get profit sharing which can be huge. I believe last year it equaled a month of pay for an old friend. But honestly what the hell do I know.....

 

[Shikaka]

https://www.reddit.com/r/flightattendants/comments/1owcp79/flight_attendants_make_67130_per_year

The flight attendants themselves shit on most arguements. They make mid level CPC pay, after all thinga considered.

 

[FugiitPeace]

They make effectively $15 to $20 an hour starting out, I wouldn't say they are appropriately paid but they have arguably a worse union than us.

When you are away from home 50% of the month and on reserve and not paid for 25%+ of the time you are required to be at work it is ridiculous how little they are paid

Yeah they don't do too much but they are required by the FAA to be there for safety and should be paid more

Just so we have a clear picture of what it's actually like to be a Delta FA here:

Delta FAs are non-union. They are paid when they're on standby and they are only scheduled 6 standby days a month, with that number going to zero after a few years of seniority (depending on your base). Unless you are trying to get to ATL, you can typically get to your preferred base within two years. Bidding for "turns" (where you are home and sleeping in your own bed every night) becomes a reality about ~5 years in if you prefer it. Delta FAs can and do clear six figures at around the five year mark, but many don't and instead chose to work more laxed schedules. They also make boarding pay. They get profit sharing checks every year.

This year, delta unexpectedly gave them all a 4% raise which took effect immediately after the victory-lap email. While the profession wouldn't be for me, I am also not stuck at a black hole low level with no realistic way out.