2005 Salary Survey

Aug. 8, 2005
The results from our 2005 salary survey are in.

The results from our 2005 salary survey are in. We want to thank everyone who participated in this year’s survey. Because of your participation, we are able to document aircraft maintenance compensation trends in our industry.

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This year we wanted to know “What would you recommend to someone wishing to advance in an aircraft maintenance career?” Be sure to turn to page 34 to see some of the responses we received to that salary survey question. AMT

Northwest Mountain
2003 2004 2005
GA $22.78 $26.61 $21.23
Corporate $28.33 $32.72 $28.54
Regional * $25.76 $26.30
Air Carrier $20.67 $29.89 $23.23
Helicopter * $27.14 $25.83
Avionics * $27.96 *
Great Lakes
2003 2004 2005
GA $19.88 $27.07 $22.64
Corporate $27.20 $32.96 $30.44
Regional $19.43 $23.88 $19.68
Air Carrier $26.90 $29.63 $27.08
Helicopter * $23.99 $30.70
Avionics $19.25 $25.83 *
Eastern
2003 2004 2005
GA $19.60 $21.68 $19.75
Corporate $28.92 $32.00 $36.02
Regional $25.28 $21.34 $22.10
Air Carrier $28.17 $29.54 $31.29
Helicopter $21.50 $27.38 $30.15
Avionics * $29.26 $24.26
New England
2003 2004 2005
GA * $23.69 $19.37
Corporate * $35.61 $42.46
Regional $17.33 $20.13 $22.06
Air Carrier $27.38 $32.04 $38.30
Helicopter * $23.88 $24.73
Avionics * $23.50 *
Western Pacific
2003 2004 2005
GA $29.30 $23.51 $26.02
Corporate * $30.51 $35.14
Regional * $25.92 $24.67
Air Carrier $39.25 $29.73 $29.81
Helicopter $15.83 $27.09 $27.77
Avionics * $27.32 $31.23
Southwest
2003 2004 2005
GA * $27.16 $22.00
Corporate * $33.49 $34.39
Regional * $23.14 $20.53
Air Carrier * $29.54 $28.86
Helicopter * $28.51 $28.63
Avionics * $21.31 $30.19
Central
2003 2004 2005
GA $22.37 $22.95 $23.99
Corporate $33.04 $25.69 $29.60
Regional * $22.93 $21.92
Air Carrier $37.33 $30.09 $31.62
Helicopter $36.60 $27.32 $21.74
Avionics $32.60 $24.68 $31.00
Southern
2003 2004 2005
GA $17.99 $23.02 $24.01
Corporate $28.33 $27.12 $34.39
Regional $31.00 $24.71 $23.10
Air Carrier $27.97 $30.69 $30.26
Helicopter $24.29 $25.20 $24.76
Avionics $26.17 $26.85 $31.12