HOW MUCH DOES A FLIGHT ATTENDANT MAKE | So You Want to Be a Flight Attendant |
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- Chicago based Flight Attendant here! Sharing with you some information of how much money a Flight Attendant makes. This is information based on my experience at the airline I work for as well as my industry knowledge.
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Rate of Pay 1:45
Duty Time vs Credit Hours: 3:09
Schedules 4:58
Per Diem 7:37
Pay Scale 9:20
Reserve Pay 10:48
ALSO, note on reserve pay is hard because it can be difficult to pick up over 75 hours of pay. It can be limiting for financial growth.
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I’m a Canadian Flight Attendant. People need to realize this is not a good paying Job. Year one pay for me was $28.25 an hour and my per diem is $3.60 an hour. You explain it perfectly, people don’t realize we don’t get paid when we walk into the airport…. We don’t get paid while we help you with your luggage. We don’t get paid while we have delays and this can be 4-6 hours some days depending on weather. This industry is in need of change.
Kyle: the pay may not be the best BUT have you seen the quality of boys and girls that the airlines are hiring now???? the quality has gone down tremendously compared to what the flight attendants used to be like in the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. I think that the pay could be the reason that higher educated and quality pretty boys and girls are simply not applying. The airlines however, know full well that the demand to become a flight attendant is so high that they can still get thousands of applicants for a few advertised flight attendant jobs . The airlines have no incentive to pay more when they can so readily and easily get so many applicants desperate to become flight attendants!! By the way your year one pay and per diem pay was damn good!!
@@genten777 while I don’t disagree with you, my hourly wage sounds decent however when you work 150+ hours a month and get paid for 75 that’s not good. Airlines also need to account for turn around, while flight attendants are much much much cheaper to train the pilots it still costs them lost of $$ to train flight attendants. If our pay was better they would have less turn around. My recommendation to anyone looking at becoming a flight attendant know what your getting into. While the perks are nice I can’t afford to use them lol
@@kyle910910 I'm certain by year 2, 3, 4 and so on, you were making a little over 30 bucks an hour! That's still damn good!
@@genten777 Being a "pretty boy" or "pretty girl" is a requirement?????????? LOL. I don't really care how pretty they are, so long as the service is good/great! I'm on that flight to get from destination A to destination B in relative comfort that doesn't include getting a hardon because my flight attendant is "pretty". 🤦♂🤣🤣🤔🤣🤣
@@kyle910910, as from nurse prospective, it sounds terrible. We get paid as soon as we step on the job site. It takes me only 20 minutes to get to work. I would not work for free even a minute! Yes, it was tough to become a nurse and first year on the job, but is sounds like your seniority is our beginner. For me, FA is a slave!
You’re so straightforward and informative, thank you!
I have applied for flight attendant positions, and learning about the industry. I enjoyed your video.
It's short, precise and easy to understand. I also like how you broke it down in simple ways. Thank you so much!
did u make it?!
Big thanks for the video. Keep up the good work 👍
eHwy girl! CLT based flight attendant here! Love how you went about this video. So many people ask me this question and you explain it very well.
omg i live in clt & i want to be a flight attendant so bad :( !!
@@deala. start applying and making good money as a flight attendant!! Thousands of pretty girls and boys would give their right arms to become one!! you have no idea what a huge demand there is to become a flight attendant.
@@genten777 im not old enough sadly lol
Love the breakdown. Very clearZ thank you. Basically you can make decent money. Once you know how to work it!
Been flying for 32 years (same airline as yours, and you know why I can tell 😉) and you did a great job in this video explaining a topic that can be very complicated. Well done.
What airline ?
@@strawbunny99 Spirit
American
Which airline/s?
Great info!
I watched so many videos about pay and yours is the only one that made sense thank you
I made a few videos about this topic too
@tolanit: you are right!! most of the other water buffaloes on TH-cam sugar coat the flight attendant pay scale by looking really pretty and dolled up!! They never tell you the whole truth about the financial aspect of being a flight attendant.
You seem like such a genuine person!
You have a terrific channel name. Plus your intro and outro are nicely done with the shifting letter boards commonly found at airports.
We can make bank for real. Each year is better and better.
Thanks for sharing this video today.❤️
not first but still love you ...huge fan
Love this I’m definitely thinking about this ❤️
Really???? You're thinking about becoming a "waitress " ???? I told my daughter she was better than that, now she's a Legal assistant, and making WAAYYY MORE MONEY.....
@@AzuliDj I’m actually already a waitress, I’ve thought about being a flight attendant but I decided not to be because of the pay. I’m actually in my Pre-Rexfor a register nurse program and am almost done :)
Thank you so very much for making it so easy to understand what the pay scale for a flight attendant can be like! I was told once that the fact that flight attendants can fly all the want on their off days along with their families is also considered to be part of the pay package!! Think of the money that you save trying to fly to see grandma in a retirement home in Phoenix?? So flying for free is very much part of earning for a flight attendant which can add up to thousands of dollars!!
thank you, this video was very informative and easy to understand:)
Helo The Daily Departure....very informative video,,,,safe flight ....
If you can't walk on the plane just before the door closes and starts your "pay clock" and do your job as expected it's time to strike. If you are performing job functions and not getting paid it's BS.
@patfranks: It may be BS to you but there are literally thousands pf pretty girls and gay boys that are desperate to become flight attendants for a very limited number of jobs. The demand to become a flight attendant is HUGE and the airlines know that so WHY should they pay them more when they can so easily hire them????
How often do they pay you ? DO it include the per diem or is that a separate check? Is the per diem paid on the same period as regular pay or when you land at a location?
Once you top out on the pay scale(14 years at my company), and you like fly overtime, you you can make a little over $200,000 a year. I don’t fly that much so, I make half of that.
Let’s say it’s my first year and I work at delta (hypothetically speaking) how much would I make?
Hi I love this video !!, so I know certain airlines done really let you chose you base are there like any exceptions on them letting u chose like maybe a family member is sick n ur the person like can only look after them?
I live in NWI and applied today to become a flight attendant at ORD for United!!!
Great videos. Keep it up! When you are on reserve or standby, do you get paid for any of that?
Reserve is 75 hour guarantee & standby you get credit hours for part of it as per my companies contract
@@TheDailyDeparture which one is better than the other?
The benefits are great thru United and if u work holidays they pay u a ton extra
I am with AA and our holiday pay sucks. You guys are so lucky.
Really? I need more information! I’m looking to change airlines (I’m happy with the job, but I want to see the world 🌎) and United seems like a win. Your contract seems really good!
@@ntmn8444 my friend works for them. He’s very happy. Idk too much. He said the application process can take 6 months. I’m still waiting.
I am interested in working as flight attendants in your country. Is it possible for foreigner working there??
this is a very underrated chanel but very very informative n no this is not an hate comment also i want to be a flight attendant, is southwest a good option?
I want to be a flight attendant (not for long) the moment I turn 18 (in may) so I’m bout to start my research now 😭❤️
Now it's your birthday Month 🎂 🥳 🎉
Mean that US airlines pay flight attendants only for block-time. There's much work before and a bit after, no wonder the service is often so crappy - what kind of service would you expect from crew only paid for time on the aircraft? Elsewhere, flight attendants are paid for block time, sign-in, sign-off and any other time while they are under the direction of the airline. High-time trips are great to $$$, but you need seniority to pick them up. The juniors are shafted, the over-50s make decent money, but nothing like what they make outside the US.
Oooh so the FAs got paid when I had a flight recently when we were PUSHED BACK from the gate waiting to taxi and someone decided that was a good time to go to the bathroom. The rear FA was banging on the door like SIR SIR RETURN TO YOUR SEAT. O m g.
nice, understood now why when we landed they opened the door after 20 minutes:)
They only get paid for when the door is closed
that happened when the plane get to the airport earlier than is supposed to.
Attention all passengers. Our captain missed our arrival gate. We now have to circumnavigate the entire airport, and will be delayed for about 1.5 hours. Thank you.
Kkkk
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cool that makes sense
Say you have stay in a hotel till next day who pays for your meals & hotel? & the hourly rate, is this salary enough to support a family or is mostly for single people?
Your hotel is paid for, you get per diem for food.
I saw Delta flight attendants finally got getting paid during the boarding process put into their contract. How close are AA and United (if you know) to getting this into their contracts?
Honestly we are all hopeful but none of us are holding our breath…
This is AMAZING! Getting an inside look and education should be dubbed "Dummies Guide To Becoming a Flight Attendant" by TDD. Just a thought. I Googled for hours and kept getting wrong information about pay...until I came across your channel. Whoop-Woop. Thank you for clearing things up.
Your video is great! I will make my decision one just one thing:
Are you a flight attendant now??? If yes, I will join, if no, you answer my question.
Here is what ima do ima get my degree first then be a flight attendant so when I retire I can find a job that needs a degree and does not
You should flip that. FA first so you get seniority faster then you have money saved up for yourself and tuition afterwards. Plus retirement!
You don't get paid enough to work with some of those people. It's not as glamorous as it used to be - Pan Am used to be the best!
I fly with a NHL team all season long. They are pretty cool. We get a salary plus hourly and per diem. If you work on your off days that’s at least 300 bucks more per day
@@183Itsme what is NHL?
@@hemzatefili1203 National Hockey League
@The Daily Departure When you say, "not taxed," does that mean that the IRS does not count it as taxable income, OR do you mean that you as the taxpayer are responsible for withholding tax money from the amount paid? In other words, are taxes withheld from all "taxable" income? I hope that's not confusing, but I just want to ensure that I wouldn't have to OWE $$ when filing my 1040 return.
I've watched so many videos and nobody has answered these
1.) can you chose to have your days off in a row?
2.) Can you transfer airlines and keep your seniority?
3.) Does the airline help out financially with the relocation to your base?
4.) Can my family fly for free? If so, how often?
5.) Can an American be based outside of the country, like canada?
Thank you so much!
1) you can bid for days off you would like but you will get what your seniority holds. Sometimes there is the flexibility to change some days on a line month
2) leave the airline to go to another and you will lose your seniority. You always start from the bottom.
3) typically no. My airline helped people get loans through the credit union though.
4) you can and you get 1 companion that also can… some airline do charge their companions like $35 per flight though. My airline is free. And parents get flight benefits for a very small fee.
5) you can be based anywhere your airline has a base… United for example has a base in Guam!
Is it true that you get more pay than regular hourly pay if you fly more than 80 hours? Thank you
Does American Airlines new flight attendants have 12 consecutive days off or not? Thank You
Can on reserve flight attendants pick up more trips in order to earn more? Are newly hired flight attendants allowed to do that?
On your days off, if you’re legal, yes.
How much pay a
Do you bring home and do you get pay every week or every two weeks
When you say “drop trips” does that mean one can just decide not to work those trips or does someone else have to pick up those trips you don’t want to work ?
It probably depends on the airline but at mine the most likely way to drop a trip is by posting it on a trade board far in advance and hoping another flight attendant picks it up. You have the option to put the trip into the company trading system but its not super common for trips to be successfully dropped. At some airlines (even though its against the rules) flight attendants offer money for people to take their trips in desperate last minute situations or on holidays.
Yes and yes. You can drop your trip, or you can give it to someone else. You choose what days you want to work. But this, of course, is true only once you have a line. Most airlines (not delta) will put you on reserve for a bit. As you accumulate seniority and they add more lines, you’ll eventually get what we call a line, which is basically a set schedule. You’ll know ahead of time what trips you’ll be working, and you will have the ability to drop or pick up as she was saying.
You can give your trip away by posting on the trade board. It’s easy to drop trips because so many people want to make more money.
About $30k roughly
Hello!! My question is, can you choose the airport where you are going to be based?
Yes and no. I have a video explaining that in my playlist!
@@TheDailyDeparture thanks a lot!!!
watched the whole video and still dont know how much flight attendents MAKE A YEAR?????
I know wtf, give us a low estimate and a high estimate. Jeeze
Depends on what airline you work for. The smaller airlines it’s around $20 and hour. Mainlines is around $30. Just depends. Google it. 75 x $30 would give you a good idea for a mainline.
Is the pay bi-weekly?
What’s your highest pay check?
What airline do you work for ?
OK soooo maybe a stupid question.. However if i work 15 days straight .... could i basically work 15 days straight then have 15 days off?? All in a row???
Yes and no! You technically can’t work more than 7 days in a row. You’d have to have 24 hours off in between so if you can make that happen with layovers or time between trips then you definitely can!
Do you get per diem during your duty time?
Yes! Per diem is from start to finish of the entire trip. So basically you get it during duty time & layover. We can layovers “on duty layover” because though you are not technically working on the plane or at the airport you are still laying over because it is part of your work schedule :)
emirates cabin crew paid 3K USD per month with free accomodation, transportation.
That’s good
You can work for another country’s airline being an American?
@@mr.international23 of course, emirates cabin crew are multinational, coming from different countries across the globe
@@Czech801 had no idea thanks for this info!
Do you get to travel anywhere for free? Can you go international?
Yes and yes!!! Check out my instagram if you want to see some of my travels!
Heyy I’m a regional FA for, and I just got a interview with mainline, what’s the starting pay for American?
Hey. Did you have to leave your home and get relocated in a different state? I’ve always wanted to become a FA but this is one of the things that’s holding me back. Can I politely say no (or I would definitely consider it depending on the circumstances) to interviewer if I get asked if I’m willing to be relocated and still get the job? Is that possible?
They’re won’t hire you if you’re not willing to re-locate.
So overall you really have to like to fly because money wise really not worth it & of you're a mother or father. Bills not good. Or didn't understand clearly 🤔
How much does a new flight attendant make??? Well,I was mainline fa, ran up 2 cc to pay bills and finally went bankrupt. But I was still a fa!! 😂😂😂😂😂 How little do majority of fa's make??not much.seniors with years with airline make big bucks! Seniors don't retire.they only have to work 40 hrs a month. But those fa's are at top of pay range.
Hi! Do you know how long after receiving a CJO do you get a training date?
Typically they will talk with you if offered a CJO F2F or 5-7 business days after receiving your CJO! But varies from airline to airline
Hi Lauren! I received my CJO on 10/25/22. Received my training dates on 11/15/22. So excited!! 💨 🛫
I waited 29 months with Covid!
@@sandrahall1608how far was your first training day from the time you were notified? I’m wondering how much time I have to prepare
@@dreamingbig98 Hi 👋! My first training day is January 16th. So from October 25, approximately 3 months. Also, there are groups on Facebook you can join to connect with others to get valuable info and stay in the loop. Hope that helps.
Hey, Once the hard working airline employees were called, 'air hosts and hostesses', then air stewardship and stewardesses, then flight attendants, and every other good title in between.
I think you guys deserve a new enhanced title :
'Cruise Deputies'.
I think it'd be more up to date.
it’s a flight, not a cruise.
group captain tolk, you are full of it
@@ryan-1313 ---most of the airspeed during flight is 'crusing speed' anyhow, and at cruising altitudes, ain't it? ---so why not just call them 'Cruise deputies...they'd like it more. Everything is getting 'hip'per these days.
@@davidmoser3535 ---there's nothing wrong with hip titles, most of the airspeed during flight is 'crusing speed' anyhow, and at cruising altitudes, ---so why not just call them 'Cruise deputies, ---they'd like It more, everything is getting 'hip'per these days.
Amazon employees make more than flight attendants. This is really sad. You have to want to travel in order to be ok with being a flight attendant cuz it sucks
So about $70K a year sound about right or more?
i wouldn’t say that much based on the math i did but i could be wrong
I get you could make that if you worked yourself to death. Starting out I’d say more like $30-$60
Hi! I'm also planning to be a flight Attendant. But how much did you paid to be a flight Attendant?
Karie: Just do the math and figure it out as to how much you will make as a flight attendant. Every airline has a different pay scale. 75 hours multiply it with what the starting pay is going to be.
But, you are, essentially, paid for those other hours as your hourly pay reflects the "down" time. Normally, a flight attendant wouldn't make $40 or $50 or $60 "real" dollars per hour - no offense meant here. The job isn't worth that hourly rate. So, the airlines are "baking" in the "down" time into the higher hourly rate. Moreover, there are other pay add ons, etc. For what you do (what I used to do), it's a decent paying job with lots of autonomy and flexibility. If you want high pay, be a lawyer/doctor/software developer, etc.
So can you give us the sum figure pay an hour?
I believe I made note of it in the video but depending on the airline the start hourly pay ranges from ~$14-$30
Yeah….I don’t understand but 😭🤚🏾
I don't think she answered the question.
She did! Starting is 16-30 $ depending on the airline
She did
The mainline airlines like American, United and Delta start you out at at least 30 dollars per hour. However even then expect for your monthly pay to be just $2500 per month. One of my friends who works at united told me.
@@supermonk3y07is this just the first year or always?
@@Leona.luna8 first year
How stressful would you say this is on relationships? Seriously considering becoming a flight attendant, but I'm a bit worried about how often I'll be gone.
It’s not stressful at all. 🤍 I bring my fiancé on layovers with me. It also makes your time at home with them even more special.
You can bring your husband with you! But it does require discipline and understanding on both your parts. Depending on the person you’re with, it can be taxing on relationships. I’ve been with my fiancé for 4 years (we get married in 52 days!!) and I’ve been a flight attendant for 2 years of the 4. It works for us, because he comes with me sometimes, and he knows that I’m out working. So he will stay sometimes and help around the house while I’m gone, and he’ll do his work and whatnot. But not everyone is like that. It’s sad to say, but it depends on how compatible you guys are.
@@rachelr3907 that’s a lie, it definitely is stressful for relationships there are videos of FA quitting because of how it effected personal relationships with spouse and kids
It depends on what kind of relationship you have… it all comes down to it!! Most of the FAs I work with are married.
You can’t miss someone if they’re never gone. If hubby did come he’d be flying standby, unless he’s outright purchasing a tkt every time.
Are u trying to be a flight attendant for the rest of your life
I hope to be 🙏🏼
Can you choose what days you get off?
Yes to some degree. Longer you are with the company the easier it can be to get days off you want!
@@TheDailyDeparture thanks for clearing that up! I enjoy your videos so much ❤️
Is there a weight requirement?
twanna: HELL NO !!! there is no weight requirement like there used to be in the 80s and 90s .... you are going to see many water buffaloes up in the air serving you drinks!! The quality of flight attendants has steadily been going down ...the appearance is NOTHING like it used to be!!
Are you just "Flight Attendant" or do you have an actual name? Just a first name is fine. Good Vide!!! A lot learned... =)
I would say not enough money.
Help I want to become a flight attendant
Whoa, math.
How long after training do you usually start working?
A week
The next. Once you are qualified, you can start right away.
United is $140/per diem what does that mean?
Per diem refers to additional money you get on top of your hour that is given for your being “away from base” aka our and flying a trip from when you sign in to when you sign out at the end of the trip
You’re talking about $140 per week during training. Different per diem.
So beautiful. Kisses from Brasil.
How can you live on 80 hours per month?
They factor that into your pay. The mainlines start out about $30 an hour. You can pick up on your days off. Very easy to make at least $3000-$4000 a month.
@@gagecarlsen3872are they going to ask what wage I’m looking to make during the interview? I’ve had jobs where I had to negotiate. Or is it basically take what we offer or not?
You are not helpful for the entire video you said hours you failed to say the amount you get...
You can google what airline you are wanting To know. Every airline pays different.
I want to be a flight attendant. How do i start?
not right now you don't
@@TimConnor there are actually a lot of airlines that have Started hiring recently
@@lejlaland2020 that read written 6 months ago say that time there read no way anyone was hiring, I know I work for one
Going through the interview process right now. I'm a recently divorced dad of two and will be doing hybrid work model to make the financials work with Insurance + Flight Attendant. Do you know of anyone who is doing the same in the industry to make it work balancing half their time with family, a second job, and the second half with being a flight attendant?
Absolutely there are people who really do the most outside of their life as a flight attendant. I think it is doable but a good support system is so important and just be careful not to burn out
Y'all don't get paid for delays D does 😲
Halfway through still no dollar amount
Because she's being professional. Shes not going to come out and say "I make $19.50 per hour" it's her personal, financial business. She told you the typical hourly wage is between $16-$30 an hour.
@@TD-izAbxy thank you
Plus depending on the airline it’s very different. Use her math and go google the pay of your airline you’re looking at!
Hi beautiful!!
I'll bet if someone tied your hands down, you wouldn't be able to talk.
what
Geez! Get to the point already! Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz