BTS | Table 31: Average Annual Full-Time Equivalent Employee* Compensation - Passenger Airlines by Group

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.