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Show What the Average Pilot Earaa . The average pilot on a regularly scheduled air transport line earns $",-558 $",-558 a year and works an average of less tbnn two and a half boors a day, flying about 40,000 miles a year, according ac-cording to a report of the aeronautic branch of the Department of Commerce. Com-merce. The same report states that the average air transport operator employs em-ploys pilots at a base pay of $194.02 a month, with additional compensation at the rate of 5.5 cents a da-y-mlle and 9.3 cents a night-mile. Flying an average of 63 hours a month, the average pilot earned J4G3.51 during that period. Mechanics and riggers earned an average of $104.37 a mouth, nt an hoirtly rate of 70 cents. |