BTS | Table 32: Average Annual Full-Time Equivalent Employee* Compensation - Network Carriers

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.