They don't, the first year contract increase would yield 21% increase. > An agreement could include 21% pay increases in the first year of the contract, Isom s

They don't, the first year contract increase would yield 21% increase. > An agreement could include 21% pay increases in the first year of the contract, Isom said. Factoring in higher 401(k) contributions by the end of a four-year deal, a captain flying narrow-body planes would make $475,000 at the top of the scale, up $135,000 from current pay, while the most senior captains of wide-body planes would make $590,000 per year, a $170,000 increase from today.