Table 31: Average Annual Full-Time Equivalent Employee* Compensation,,,,,,,,
Passenger Airlines by Group,,,,,,,,
Ranked by 2006 Performance,,,,,,,,
(Salary + Benefits in Dollars),,,,,,,,
 2006 Rank ,,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,"Change
2001-2006"
1,Network ,"78,913","86,712","88,926","89,634","84,693","85,310","6,397"
2,Low-Cost  ,"57,561","59,035","64,406","70,201","75,309","80,873","23,312"
,14-Carrier Average,"76,253","82,613","84,705","86,108","82,880","84,388","8,135"
,Group Dollar Difference,"21,352","27,677","24,520","19,433","9,384","4,437","-16,915"
"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.,,,,,,,,