Table 32: Average Annual Full-Time Equivalent Employee* Compensation,,,,,,,,
Network Carriers,,,,,,,,
Ranked by 2006 Performance,,,,,,,,
(Salary + Benefits in Dollars),,,,,,,,
2006 Rank ,Network ,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,"Change
2001-2006"
1,Northwest,"82,957","89,576","100,596","102,255","107,645","91,618","8,661"
2,American,"75,348","84,827","83,271","82,038","84,551","87,814","12,466"
3,Alaska,"67,939","73,568","81,300","87,529","86,171","87,519","19,580"
4,United,"83,241","93,326","87,421","89,264","77,526","84,910","1,669"
5,Continental,"69,858","74,294","79,086","81,037","80,957","84,200","14,342"
6,Delta,"78,404","86,644","96,880","98,613","85,529","82,631","4,227"
7,US Airways,"88,194","90,534","87,421","87,221","68,628","74,204","-13,990"
,7-Carrier Average,"78,913","86,712","88,926","89,634","84,693","85,310","6,397"
"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.,,,,,,,,