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Operator Classification
Operator name: Spirit Airlines
Operator type: Major/National/Low Cost
Region: North America
Country: USA
 
Pilots' Detailed Payscale - please state whether payscale is before or after tax
(pension, per diems and brief payscale are listed further down the page)
Effective from: August 2023
Listed pay rates are:
(yearly, hourly etc)
 hourly
Currency: US$
Guaranteed hours:
(if applicable)
 72hrs/month
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Addtional notes:    
 
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Fleet
 A320/A321A320/A321A321/319MD80
Rank
 CaptainFOFOFO
Year
  
20
300.90
193.71
19
300.00
193.71
18
300.00
193.71
17
300.00
193.71
16
300.00
193.71
15
300.00
193.71
14
300.00
193.71
13
300.00
193.71
12
300.00
193.71
11
292.91
189.47
10
285.83
187.01
9
278.74
181.46
8
275.16
177.57
7
271.63
174.44
6
268.14
171.35
5
264.70
169.73
4
261.31
165.28
3
257.95
153.22
2
254.64
136.96
1
251.49
93.35
Brief Payscale (please state whether before or after tax) (please ignore if the detailed payscale above is up to date)

last update
Capt top $259,200.00
27/Aug/23
Capt base $217,287..36
27/Aug/23
FO top $167,365.44 27/Aug/23
FO base $80,654.40 27/Aug/23
SO top
SO base
FE top
FE base
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
last update
Capt $2.33
23/Oct/21
FO $2.33
23/Oct/21
SO
FE
   
Pension Details
last update
401K with Direct Contribution of 16% of income, no match required (up to IRS limits currently of $46,000.00) Personal match possible up to IRS yearly limits (currently $23,000.00)  
2/Jun/24
   
Conditions
last update
Roster
Leave 2 weeks paid vacation. 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 15 years of employment.
2/Jun/24
Staff travel
Discounted
holidays
 
Employment Situation For Pilots
last update
  Current Situation:  
Not currently hiring, 358 pilots on furlough. 13/May/25
   
  Outlook:  
Aircraft orders deferred to 2029-2031. All merger talks have ceased. Focussing on own operation post bankruptcy. 13/May/25
     
  Overall Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):  
Negative   13/May/25
   
Entry Requirements
last update
  Captain  
Upgrades according to seniority, currently no upgrades until all furloughs are recalled and hiring starts again. 4000 hrs required. 13/May/25
     
  FO  
Application via Spirit website. Once selected, complete a personality test. Interview with Spirit Airlines HR and Ops department at HQ. Airline PIC time not required but highly recommended. 23/Oct/21
     
  SO  
     
  FE  
     
  Scholorship  
 
   
Recruitment Process
last update
     
Fleet
last update
  Current:  
1 A319, 51 A320, 61 A320NEO, 23 A321, 31 A321NEO 13/May/25
     
  Orders:  
2022: 24 A320 Neo 2023: 20 A320 Neo & 13 A321 Neo 100 total on order with mixed Airbus A319/A320/A321 Neo options.   13/May/25
 
Recruitment Contact For Pilots
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  Preferred method of application:  
     
  Name:    
 
  Job Title:  
 
  Address:    
 
       
Tel:
Fax:
Email:
       
  Website:   
www.spiritair.com   30/Dec/04
  Pilot vacancies webpage:   
www.spiritair.com/welcome.aspx?pg=employment&JobID=1&StartRow=1   30/Dec/04
  Online application form link:   
 
     
Bases For Pilots
last update
FLL MIA MCO ATL DTW ORD DFW IAH LAS EWR   13/May/25

 

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