Table 33: Average Annual Full-Time Equivalent Employee* Compensation,,,,,,,,
Low-Cost Carriers,,,,,,,,
Ranked by 2006 Performance,,,,,,,,
(Salary + Benefits in Dollars),,,,,,,,
2006 Rank ,Low-Cost ,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,"Change
2001-2006"
1,Southwest,"64,964","63,867","70,778","81,986","90,669","100,254","35,290"
2,ATA,"48,282","55,289","58,734","67,033","69,107","83,536","35,254"
3,Spirit,"48,943","52,041","55,689","60,199","69,712","71,089","22,146"
4,America West,"52,623","54,939","61,943","60,745","63,114","65,049","12,426"
5,JetBlue,"57,997","60,881","64,297","62,179","61,561","64,139","6,142"
6,AirTran,"43,279","48,100","48,533","52,916","57,278","59,986","16,707"
7,Frontier,"46,927","48,473","51,922","51,756","55,629","56,148","9,221"
,7-Carrier Average,"57,561","59,035","64,406","70,201","75,309","80,873","23,312"
"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.,,,,,,,,