BTS | Table 33: Average Annual Full-Time Equivalent Employee* Compensation - Low-Cost Carriers

Table 33: Average Annual Full-Time Equivalent Employee* Compensation
Low-Cost Carriers
Ranked by Third Quarter 2006 Performance

(Salary + Benefits in Dollars)

3Q 2006 Rank	Low-Cost	3Q 2001	3Q 2002	3Q 2003	3Q 2004	3Q 2005	3Q 2006	Change 3Q 2001-3Q 2006
1	Southwest	64,739	64,709	70,979	82,927	92,767	101,019	36,280
2	ATA	51,804	60,095	57,196	68,713	69,074	88,088	36,284
3	Spirit	49,808	52,833	59,542	61,988	72,344	73,800	23,992
4	America West	53,839	56,186	60,415	61,205	63,652	63,224	9,385
5	JetBlue	55,759	59,489	65,289	61,394	61,653	63,116	7,357
6	AirTran	42,116	49,091	48,434	53,085	57,079	59,625	17,509
7	Frontier	48,103	49,453	53,506	44,588	55,331	56,007	7,904
	7-Carrier Average	58,060	60,284	64,297	70,324	76,407	80,831	22,771

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Form 41 Airline Financial Data

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