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 BLS reports that the highest-paid airline pilots worked in the scheduled air transportation industry and averaged $119,180 per year. Airline pilots working primarily in nonscheduled air transportation earned an average income of $90,480 per year. Those working directly for the federal government earned an average of $96,920 per year.