BTS | Table 33: Average Annual Full-Time Equivalent Employee* Compensation - Low-Cost Carriers

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.