How much could i realistically earn as cabin crew?

Question

Hi, having a bit of a change of heart with my job. ive been teaching for 3 yrs and fancy a change. Cabin crew has always appealed, but im scared about low wages. Colud someone explan a) How much i would earn before tax and 2) who are the better paying airlines

Thank you!

Answer 1

Things are very different for Cabin Crew depending on where they are based. UK based crew are treated a lot better and paid a lot more compared to crew working for American carriers. After tax, you can expect to take home between £1400-£2000 per month with a UK based airline and this would improve with promotion / comission etc. Longhaul airlines offer the best wages and conditions and a lot of teachers make the move to cabin crew! Good luck with your decision!

Answer 2

What country do you reside in? The wages in the US are lower than in Europe, for instance. In the US, don't expect to make more than $20k for the first year, before taxes, and the wages don't go up very fast from there. See this chart:

http://www.cabincrewjobs.com/salarycompa...

Also, with the current hiring situation being questionable due to fuel prices (with several carriers either out of business or on the verge of doing so) , you might want to rethink a career change. When layoffs come, as they already have for many airlines, the junior people are the first to go.  I'm a pilot and almost 25% of my 23 year career has been spent on furlough.

Airline flying can be fun but's not always the great life everyone thinks it is.

Answer 3

Go try it for a year (if you can make it that long) so you get it out of your system.  colganair.com will suck you right up and they pay slightly more than most others.  I think they start you out at $17.xx an hour (75 hour guarantee per month) which is more than most + 1.35 or so per-diem if you do overnights.  They've got something like 30 bases so you won't have a problem finding a place you'll like.  Don't expect a lot of money and have a plan on getting out before you even step foot in an interview - turnover rate was about 6 months for cabin crew.