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.
As of 2009, a ship engineer's average hourly wage was $33.38, and his average annual salary was $69,420, according to the BLS. Ship engineers on the lower end of the salary scale earned $35,030 per year, and those on the higher end of the salary scale earned $109,310 per year.hey also stand watch and steer the ship and have other duties. Marine oilers assist engineers and perform duties such as lubricating gears and reading temperature and pressure gauges. As of 2009, these merchant mariners averaged $17.94 per hour, and their average annual salary was $37,310, according to the BLS.