BTS | Table 25: Average Annual Full-Time Equivalent Employee Compensation - Passenger Airlines by Group

Table 25: Average Annual Full-Time Equivalent Employee* Compensation
Passenger Airlines by Group
Ranked by First Quarter 2006 Performance

(Salary + Benefits in Dollars)

1Q 2006 Rank		1Q 2001	1Q 2002	1Q 2003	1Q 2004	1Q 2005	1Q 2006	Change 1Q 2001-1Q 2006
1	Network	78,562	84,084	90,464	88,930	85,720	86,273	7,711
2	Low-Cost	56,423	56,764	61,039	68,252	73,656	78,759	22,336
	14-Carrier Average	75,885	80,181	85,704	85,205	83,452	84,751	8,866
	Group Dollar Difference	22,139	27,320	29,425	20,678	12,064	7,514	−14,625

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Form 41 Airline Financial Data and T-100 Market Data.

* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two art-time employees as one full-time employee.