Flight Attendant Pay & Benefits 2025: Data-Driven Comparison
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= Best (+1pt.) = Worst (-1pt.) Southwest (14pts.) Delta (3pts.) United (-4pts.) American (-8pts.) Column 2 Alaska Allegiant Sun Country Hawaiian Frontier JetBlue Spirit SkyWest Envoy Piedmont Republic PSA Endeavor Breeze Airways Silver GoJet CommuteAir Mesa Air Wisconsin
Last Updated 4/1/2025 Compensation and Benefits
Starting Pay 30.75 TFP (~$35.33) $35.50 $28.88 (+$2 per hour on Reserve) $35.82 32 TFP(~$35.52) + $2.50 per hour on Reserve $29.23 $21.53 $25.24 $25.50 $23 $22.51 $29.73 $28.86 $27.80 $27.27 $27.06 $25.46 $25 $24.40 $19.58 $19.35 $19.00 $18.04 Top Out Pay @ Number of Years 77.43 TFP (~$88.96) @ 13 Years $79.80 @ 12 Years $67.11 @ 13 Years (+$2 per hour on Reserve) $82.24 @ 13 Years 74.25 TFP (~$82.41) + $2 per hour on Reserve @ 14 Years $64.05 $53.56 @ 34 Years $73.61 $60 @ 19 Years $69.90 @ 12 Years $60.18 $48.27 @ 25 Years $41.57 $41.57 $44.60 $43.51 $45.46 $31.50 $38.82 @ 14 Years $38.30 $37.83 $43.61 $37.15
Union? (Monthly Dues) Yes ($50) TBD ($0) Yes ($50) Yes ($41) Yes ($50) Yes ($38.75) Yes ($50) Yes ($50) Yes ($50) Yes ($35) Yes ($50) TBD Yes ($?) Yes ($?) Yes ($31) Yes ($25) Yes ($50) Yes ($?) Yes ($?) Yes ($?) Yes ($?) Yes ($50) Yes ($?)
Per Diem (Per Hour) $2.97 (Domestic) / $3.54(International) $3.30 (Domestic,International) / $3.55 (Transoceanic, Hawaii, and Canada) $2.40 (Domestic) / $2.90 (International) $2.85 (Domestic) / $3.40 (International) $2.75 $2.30 $2.87 (Domestic) / $3.59 (International) ??? $2.20 $2.30 $2.82 $2.15 ??? $2.00 $2.25 (Domestic) / $2.70 International $2.00 $2.20 $2 ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Minimum Required Flying Per Month (To Keep Benefits) No Minimums No Minimums* (540 Annual Hours to keep health/vacation benefits) No Minimums 40 Hours *No Minimums* (480 TFP Annually to keep benefits) 40 Hours One Trip Every 90 Days ??? 50 Hours (Lineholders) 30 Hours *No Minimums* (600 Annual Hours to keep benefits) 150 Hours Per Quarter ??? ??? No Minimums 60 Hours 6 Days Per Month ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? 401k Match 100% Match for 9.3% of Eligible Earnings 9% Total Match (Automatic 3% from Delta then 100% Match for 6% of Eligible Earnings) 8% Total Match (Automatic 5% from United + 100% Match for 3% of Eligible Earnings After 3 Years) 9% Total Match (Automatic 5% from American then 100% Match for 4% of Eligible Earnings) 100% Match for 8% of Eligible Earnings 100% Match for 5% of Eligible Earnings 100% Match for 3% of Eligible Earnings ??? 100% Match for 6% of Eligible Earnings ??? The Company provides matching contributions, dollar-for-dollar, up to the following percentages based on completed years of service: ??? 1-4 years of service = 2% 5-9 years of service = 4% 10+ years of service = 6% ??? ??? ??? 100% of the lesser of i) the flight attendant's tax deferred contribution for the plan year or ii) [after 6 months: 2%; after 5 years: 3%; after 12 years: 4%] of the flight attendant's compensation ??? 70 Hours ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Monthly Guaranteed Hours 72 TFP (~82 Hours) None 78 Hours 75 Hours 90 TFP (103.5 Hours) *Reserve Only* 75 Hours 72.5 Hours *75 Hours* (If you bid for at least 75 hours and they cant give you 75 you can ask them to have reserve days added to get you to 75.) ??? 75 Hours 72 Hours 76 Hours ??? ??? 75 Hours 75 Hours 75 Hours ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Vacation Days (After 1 Year) 14 Days 14 Days 12 Days 7 Days 14 Days 7 Days 7 Days ??? 14 Days 7 Days ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? 7 Days ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Vacation Days (Top Out) 35 Days @ 18 Years 35 Days @ 18 Years 40 Days @ 25 Years 35 Days @ 26 Years 35 Days @ 18 Years 28 Days *34 Days* ??? 35 Days @ 20 Years 28 Days at Topout ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? 35 Days ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Profit Sharing (2025) 1.1% of Eligible Earnings 10% of Eligible Earnings 5.3% of Eligible Earnings 1.1% of Eligible Earnings 11.46% of Eligible Earnings Yes None ??? None ??? None ??? No ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Duty Period Minimum (Per Day) 6.5 TFP (~5.5 Hours) 4.75 Hours 5 Hours 5 Hours 5 TFP (First Day of Trip) / 4 TFP per Day for Multi Day Trips 4 Hours 3.75 Hours ??? 4.5 Hours 6 Hours 4.5 Hours 4.12 Hours at least 3.5 hours of credit on a no-fly short call day, at least 4 hours credit for no-fly hot reserve. Our short call days are 14 hours of on-call, long reserve is 24 hours. Max duty is 14 hours (1 hour extension for IROPs, 1 hour personal choice extension) ??? ??? ??? 4 Hours ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? A/Lead/Purser (Additional Pay Per Hour) A Position: $4.00 Flight Leader: $3.50 / (International): Purser A: $6.65/Purser B: $4.80 Purser: $2.00 / Purser (Widebody): $3.00 / Purser (International): $7.50 Lead (Domestic) $3.25 / (International) $7.50 / (Transcon A321T) $5.75 $4 per TFP None Lead $2.00 ??? None Lead $2.00 Lead: $2.50 N/A ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ????
LOD (Language of Destination) Pay LODO: $5.00 LOD: $2.75 LOD: $2.50 LOD: $2.00 ??? None None ??? LOD Pay In Contract but not currently utilized by comoany. ??? ??? N/A ??? ??? ??? None ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
International Pay International $3.00 International $2.05 International $2.00 International: $3.00/Transoceanic: $3.75 $1.50 per TFP International Pay International: $1.00 None ??? ??? ??? ??? None ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Maternity/Birthing Leave Yes (6 Weeks Paid) Yes (12 Weeks Paid) Not Quite (Up to 1 Year Unpaid) Yes (10 Weeks Paid) ??? Yes (3 Weeks) 16 Weeks ??? ??? ??? ??? Up To 1 Year Off ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Paternity/Non-Birthing Leave Yes (2 Weeks Paid) Yes (2 Weeks Paid) Yes (2 Weeks Paid) Yes (Unpaid) ??? ??? None ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Commuter Policy? (Details in Comment) Yes Not Quite (*Seat Availability Required*) Yes (*Seat Availability Required*) Yes (*Seat Availability Required*) ??? ??? ??? None ??? ??? non-rev or personal transportation, must have two flights to be in your domicile before your reserve block or trip begins ??? ??? None ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Allowed to Sell Your Trips? Yes No No No Yes Yes No ??? Yes Yes Yes Yes ??? ???? Yes No ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Training and Miscellaneous
Training Pay $1200 Bonus After Graduation $7.25 Per Hour $140 Per Week Stipend and $1000 Bonus After Graduation Unpaid Unpaid $55.20 Per Day $1000 Bonus After Graduation ??? None $500 Per Week $1200 Bonus After Graduation 2.13 Flight Hours Per Day (Approximately $1,800) $2000 Bonus After Graduation ??? $7.25 + Per Diem $27.06 + $2 Per Diem$1,500 Training Stipend 1200 Bonus After Graduation ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Meals Stipend (Total for Training) $945 Meals Stipend None Breakfast at Hotel, Lunch or Dinner Provided at Training Facility Al Meals Provided at Training Facility $40 Per Diem Paid Weekly None None ??? Meals ProvidedAll meals provided for training (including recurrent each year). ??? None ??? ??? Breakfast Provided Breakfast Provided ??? $48 Per Day Meal Stipend ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Initial Uniform Cost FREE FREE Uniform Cost: $900 (Deduction from each paycheck until paid, includes Tumi Luggage Set) Uniform Cost: $1,000 (Deduction from each paycheck until paid.) FREE + Luggage Set FREE No ??? Payroll Deduction for whatever you order.First Uniform and Luggage Set Free ??? FREE Uniform Cost: $1,000 ((Deduction from each paycheck until paid.) ??? ~$300 can be Payroll deductible over 6 Months $800Free; Luggage set paycheck deductibleFREE ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Required Amount of Time Worked Before Trading Trips After 1st Full Line Month None None None* (Must Obtain Approval For Trip Trades During Probation Period) None None Must Be Line Holder ??? ??? ??? None ??? ??? ??? None None ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Roommate During Training? No Yes Yes No No Yes N/A ??? Yes No Yes No ??? No No No No No ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Training Length ~4 Weeks ~7 Weeks ~6 Weeks ~6 Weeks ~6 Weeks ~4.5 Weeks ~4 Weeks ??? ~4 Weeks ~6 Weeks ~4 Weeks ~5 Weeks (35 Days) ~4 Weeks ~5 Weeks ~4 Weeks ~4 Weeks ~4 Weeks ~4 Weeks ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Probation Period 6 Months 6 Months 6 Months 6 Months 6 Months 6 Months 9 Months ??? 9 Months ??? 6 Months 12 Months 6 Months 6 Months 9 Months 6 Months ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? NonRev Priority Order Check-In Time Seniority Seniority Check-In Time Seniority ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Seniority Based ??? ??? ??? Check In Time ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Airport Base Parking Paid by Company Paid By Company Paid by Company Paid by Company Paid By Company or $75 per Month Stipend Paid By Company *Paid By Company* ??? Paid by Company Paid By Company Paid By Company ??? ??? ??? Paid By Company Paid By Company Paid By Company ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Number of Bases / Satellite Bases 12 Bases 14 Bases 8 Hubs / 5 Bases / 6 Satellite Bases 12 Bases / 4 Satellite Bases 6 Bases / 0 Satellites 22 4 Bases ??? 10 Bases ??? ??? 19 Crew Domiciles ??? ??? ??? 5 Bases 6 Bases ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Number of Destinations 117 290 348 350 115 130 110 ??? 100+ ??? ??? 245 ??? ??? ??? ~90 126 68 ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Employee Ratings
Comparably Rating 4.5 4.5 3.4 2.9 3.8 3.3 3.9 3.5 2.4 2.3 3.9 4.2 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.4 3.7 N/A 2.4 N/A N/A 2.8 N/A Glassdoor Rating 4.1 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.9 4.1 3 3.9 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.8 3 3.2 2.6 3 2.7 3.4
Indeed Rating 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.9 3.3 4 3.3 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.3 3 3.4 2.3 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.9 3.4Resources & Links
- Industry Comparison: This document includes an industry comparison summary on many key provisions of the Joint Collective Bargaining Agreements from American, Delta, and United. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/620bdb7c8857ee6ad49debe3/t/63f68b93de5f262c18ebceee/1677101972718/INDUSTRY+COMPARISON+-+23FEB2023.docx
- Flight Attendant Pay Comparison - Regional Airlines - 2023*: Regional Airlines Pay Comparison (Flight Attendants) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/626843bda1232f0ba9616158/t/6421bc318637b9081bf4f7e9/1679932466213/3+24Comparison+Sheet+print.pdf.pdf
- Flight Attendant Professionals Comparison of Different Airlines for Flight Attendants: https://flightattendant.pro/about/
- Airline Comparison Document Created by Redditor or r/flightattendants: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tDQphmujg-Jflc2xxdeBEe8dHbHjNsNAoA1sYOT5eG4/edit?usp=sharing