SkyWest Airlines Flight Attendant Salary in 2025

UTAH- SkyWest Airlines is an American regional carrier headquartered in the city of St. George in Utah. The carrier was founded over 50 years ago and is a contractor for the four mainland operators in the United States, namely Alaska (AS), American Airlines (AA), Delta Air Lines (DL) and United Airlines (UA). They are currently the largest regional airline in the US on nearly all metrics.

With a fleet of 524 aircraft, SkyWest serves 258 destinations for its partners. It operates close to 2,000 flights daily and has over 5,000 cabin crew members who ensure the smooth sailing of their services, along with ensuring passengers are provided with the hospitality and service they are used to when flying for Alaska, American, Delta and United.

Here is a comprehensive guide into how much they are paid by the airline as well as the other benefits they can avail.

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SkyWest Airlines Flight Attendant Salary

SkyWest flight attendants are paid in line with their experience but are required to undergo a robust training program at the start of their careers with the airline to acquaint themselves with regional operations.

Apart from having distinct procedures and quick turnover times, the features on smaller airplanes are vastly different, hence making training a vital step in the employment of SkyWest’s cabin crew.

Depending on their experience, SkyWest pays its flight attendants between US$ 29.73 per hour and US$ 49.23 per hour. The wage is constant in the initial years of the cabin crew’s carrier but following two years under their belt, there is consistent growth with the possibility to be promoted to higher roles with the airline too. Plus, SkyWest is the only American carrier besides Delta to pay its crew during boarding of the aircraft.

Generally, an individual with an average experience of three to four years can expect to earn US$2,819.68 per month or US$33,836.16 in a year. They are compensated with an hourly rate of US$30.55, whereas the boarding rate is US$7.66 for each flight.

While this estimate is for 80 hours per month and 48 boardings, flight attendants are guaranteed a minimum of 76 hours in a bidding period (30 days) with an upper limit of 120 hours.

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Benefits enjoyed by SkyWest cabin crew

Apart from their monetary compensation, SkyWest cabin crew members are eligible to avail the following benefits with the carrier.

1. STAFF TRAVEL – All cabin crew as well as their nominated family and friends are eligible to participate in SkyWest’s staff travel scheme. It allows them to make us of unlimited discounted fares to travel on SkyWest’s network as well as on their partner airlines, Alaska, American, Delta and United, for cheaper fares than the market.
2. HEALTH INSURANCE – A health insurance cover is provided to the cabin crew and their families, while employees also have a life insurance policy to their name. The healthcare plan takes care of major medical expenses for each of the nominated individuals within the geographical boundaries of the United States of America.
3. RETIREMENT SCHEME – SkyWest employees are eligible to take part in the airline’s 401(K) plan, which contributes an agreed portion of their salary towards a pension fund. With interest rates usually much higher than the inflation, this is seen as a great savings practice and is an extremely popular benefit which crew avails.
4. PAID TIME OFF – SkyWest cabin crew members have significant days in paid time off during a calendar year. Apart from their annual leaves, they are entitled to additional public holidays as well as sick days. There is also scheduling flexibility for them to be allowed layovers at requested destinations prior to the creation of the roster.
5. ASSISTANCE PROGRAM – SkyWest has a comprehensive employee assistance program which every cabin crew member can avail free of charge. They can seek treatment against problems in their personal lives, including marital, gambling-related or drug-related with eligible nominees also having the option to pursue these.

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How to become a cabin crew at SkyWest?

SkyWest Airlines has a lengthy list of requirements for candidates wishing to be its cabin crew. Those are as below.

• Ensure the safety and comfort of customers onboard the aircraft.
• Consistently contribute to a positive and productive work environment with employees and customers.
• Efficiently prepare, serve, and restock in-flight beverages, meals, and snacks, and sell onboard liquor and food.
• Greet passengers, assist with carry-on baggage stowage, and deliver onboard announcements.
• Provide effective leadership, direction, and assistance in emergency and non-emergency situations.
• Calmly resolve passenger situations during flights, including disorderly passengers and medical emergencies.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations by inspecting and safely operating aircraft cabin components, systems, and emergency equipment such as escape slides, fire extinguishers, portable oxygen bottles, and automatic external defibrillators (AED).
• Adhere to established procedures and performance standards without supervision.

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SkyWest Airline’s hiring process

SkyWest Airlines does not have a conventional hiring process like other carriers in the United States and around the world. Instead, they have walk-in recruitment sessions in a number of cities around the country where interested candidates can register and attend.

They are interviewed subject to meeting eligibility and following a thorough check of their documents after an interaction with the team, an offer is made. Subsequently, every individual must undertake and pass a paid training program for the employment to be confirmed.

Between now and the end of March 2025, SkyWest has recruitment drives in Phoenix, Detroit, Dallas, Minneapolis, Chicago, Denver, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles and Nashville.

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