But thatâs the starting minimum by contract. Airline pilots typically can earn more with overtime, extra trips, per-diem allowances and bonus pay for international trips. At the top end of the airline scale, Southwest Airlines has a first-year minimum of $49,572.n the low end, first-year pilots at US Airways would, theoretically, earn a minimum $21,600 a year. For that, they would work 72 hours a month at the controls of a plane (lots more hours are involved in flight preparations, overnights and sitting around waiting).
The middle half of these merchant seamen earned an average of $64,180 per year. The top quarter had annual salaries of $91,750 per year and the average salary of the top 10 percent was $117,310 per year. The average annual salary of engineers in the merchant marine was $70,920 per year in 2010.The bottom 10 percent of these merchant seamen made an average salary of $38,170 per year, and the bottom fourth made $48,160 per year on average. The middle half of ship engineers earned salaries averaging $65,880 per year.he middle half of these merchant seamen earned an average of $64,180 per year. The top quarter had annual salaries of $91,750 per year and the average salary of the top 10 percent was $117,310 per year. The average annual salary of engineers in the merchant marine was $70,920 per year in 2010.
According to the U.S. Navy's web site, a Navy captain has reached the official pay grade of O-6. The basic monthly starting pay for active duty as of June 2013 was $6,064.80 per month. This pay increases with additional years of service. After 10 years, monthly basic pay is $7,473.00; at 20 years it's $9,429.80.