And have they ever. When The Carlyle Group bought BAH back in 2008, it was totally dependent upon government contracts in the fields of information technology (IT) and systems engineering for its bread and butter.
According to data for 14 regional airlines, the average new pilotâs hourly wage is about $24 per hour, the report says. But the Air Line Pilots Association estimates that the average starting salary is even lower than that â $22,500 per year, which for a 40-hour work week equals an hourly rate of $10.75.
The average airline pilot received an annual salary of $119,180 as of May 2011, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS category for airline pilots is scheduled air transportation, which included 58,630 pilots, or 86 percent of the 68,350 total number of pilots.