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2019 Flight Attendant Pay ComparisonRed dot and bolded font in the table below indicate the highest rate for each time period.

Last updated February 8, 2019.

Trip For Pay (TFP) Hourly Conversion: Alaska and Southwest pay flight attendants per TFP instead of per hour. Alaska TFP converted to hourly using TFP ×1.13. Southwest TFP converted to hourly using TFP ×1.15.Overtime Premiums: JetBlue 1.5 times premium rate over 70 hours. Frontier 1.5 times rate over 82 hours. Spirit 1.5 times rate over 85 hours. Alaska and United have quarterly productivity premiums. Southwest has productivity pay. Refer to contracts for more details. Longevity Premiums: Alaska $1 after 16 years, $1.50 after 20 years, $2 after 25 years and then $1 per every five years after that. Hawaiian $54.85 after 17 years, $55.52 after 19 years. Southwest additional $1.50 per TFP after 25 years.

First6 months

After15 years

First 6 months

7–12 months

After 1 year

After 2 years

After 3 years

After 4 years

After 5 years

After 6 years

After 7 years

After 8 years

After 9 years

After 10 years

After 11 years

After 12 years

After 13 years

After 14 years

After 15 years

$19.52

$19.52

$21.15

$24.13

$25.37

$26.85

$28.20

$30.09

$31.58

$32.64

$34.05

$35.08

$36.13

$37.21

$37.21

$37.21

$37.21

$20.62

$22.53

$25.38

$27.24

$29.35

$30.86

$32.30

$34.36

$36.16

$37.35

$38.90

$40.85

$41.70

$43.07

$45.38

$47.80

$48.20

$21.00

$23.70

$25.86

$27.78

$29.76

$32.06

$35.36

$38.32

$39.78

$41.10

$42.78

$44.48

$46.56

$51.38

$51.38

$51.38

$51.38

$24.50

$26.68

$31.20

$34.79

$37.02

$44.56

$45.73

$46.92

$48.26

$49.68

$50.84

$52.04

$52.55

$53.05

$53.59

$54.17

$54.17

$26.70

$26.70

$30.28

$31.78

$34.51

$36.02

$40.60

$44.56

$46.00

$47.26

$49.03

$52.65

$56.17

$61.14

$62.27

$63.40

$64.53

$30.35

$30.35

$32.18

$34.24

$36.47

$40.16

$45.48

$49.76

$51.35

$52.77

$54.75

$56.25

$58.93

$68.25

$68.25

$68.25

$68.25

n/a

$26.02

$28.39

$30.49

$32.66

$35.19

$38.82

$42.05

$43.66

$45.12

$46.95

$48.81

$51.10

$56.40

$56.40

$56.40

$56.40

$27.76

$27.76

$29.45

$31.32

$33.36

$36.75

$41.62

$46.53

$48.02

$49.35

$51.19

$52.60

$55.11

$64.50

$64.50

$64.50

$64.50

$28.91

$29.28

$32.10

$34.42

$37.23

$40.26

$45.91

$48.52

$50.99

$54.03

$57.19

$60.10

$64.34

$68.82

$72.80

$72.80

$72.80

$29.76

$29.76

$31.55

$33.57

$35.76

$39.38

$44.59

$48.79

$50.35

$51.74

$53.68

$55.15

$57.78

$66.91

$66.91

$66.91

$66.91

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