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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:
2023
Listed pay rates are:
(yearly, hourly etc)
 hourly
Currency:
 US$
(click here to use the currency converter)
Guaranteed hours:
(if applicable)
 72hrs/month
Addtional notes:
    
 
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
Additional Duty Pay / Per Diems for Spirit Airlines Pilot Jobs
last update
Capt $2.33
23/Oct/21
FO $2.33
23/Oct/21
SO
FE
Pension Details for Spirit Airlines Pilot Jobs
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 for Spirit Airlines Pilot Jobs
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

Spirit Airlines Pilot Jobs Situation
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 Hiring Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):
Negative   13/May/25
Spirit Airlines Pilot Jobs Entry Requirements (including preferred pilot schools)
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 for Spirit Airlines Pilot Jobs
last update
Practice aptitude and psychometric tests here. 
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
Spirit Airlines Pilot Jobs Recruitment Contact
last update
Preferred method of application:  
   
Name:  
 
Job Title:  
 
Address:    
     
Tel:
Fax:
Email: (To find out whether your email application has been read use VisualCV)
     
Website:  30/Dec/04
www.spiritair.com  
Pilot vacancies webpage:  30/Dec/04
www.spiritair.com/welcome.aspx?pg=employment&JobID=1&StartRow=1  
Online application form link:  
   
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Bases For Spirit Airlines Pilot Jobs (including restrictions for recent pilot school graduates)
last update
FLL MIA MCO ATL DTW ORD DFW IAH LAS EWR
(click to look-up airport codes)		 13/May/25

 

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