Explanation of the FAA's problems

[N4843W]

Anyone else see the salary for the FAA Administrator? This is the person who is head of the most sophisticated aviation system on the planet, impacting everyone who owns, works on, or flies on any type of aircraft. Incredible leadership, experience and management skills are required to herd tens of thousands of "cats."
The salary? $140,000. What person with such qualifications would take that job for that salary?
This is called, "a clue."

 

[atjudge]

It's not the FAA Salary that attracts candidates, its the connections and all the money you'll make when you leave the position

 

[N4843W]

Point! Which makes it even worse. Just a stepping stone. We need someone totally committed in that joby. Should be at least $300K to get that.

 

[scootshep]

The president is limited by law to less than $500,000. They also get tons of expense coverage.

 

[neald]

Anyone else see the salary for the FAA Administrator? This is the person who is head of the most sophisticated aviation system on the planet, impacting everyone who owns, works on, or flies on any type of aircraft. Incredible leadership, experience and management skills are required to herd tens of thousands of "cats."
The salary? $140,000. What person with such qualifications would take that job for that salary?
This is called, "a clue."

That number is incorrect. The FAA Administrator makes ~$200k base plus significant bonus based on meeting Flight Plan Goals.

One of the larger benefits is that you retire and continue to receive 75% of your "high 3" years (averaged) -- adjusted for inflation -- for the rest of your life. And healthcare.

I tell anyone young enough: Take the test to see if you can be a controller. Upwards of 250k/yr working ~6hrs a day. Same benefits described above. And all you need is a high school diploma.

-Neal-

 

[N4843W]

I dunno ... that salary was on one of the Flying websites today. Who knows! But $200K is still way too low. I am a member of the Board of Trustees of the HBI (Home Building Institute) part of NAHB - National Association of Home Builders. We got a new Executive Director 4 years ago at about double the salary as the previous. aider the old guy, nothing much was happening. The new guy is incredible. We made it worth his while to come and be totally committed to leading change. The improvements are beyond dramatic. Night and Day and worth every penny. Don't get me wrong, plenty of groups, especially charities, have paid a half million for a douchebag who turns out to be a do-nothing or a crook. But you have to pay to find someone who wants the job for the job itself, not a stepping stone.

 

[Michael Hoffmann]

If I am committed to a cause, passionate about it, how can I ask for money for it?
Just a question.

 

[BUFDRVR]

"One of the larger benefits is that you retire and continue to receive 75% of your "high 3" years (averaged) -- adjusted for inflation -- for the rest of your life. And healthcare"

Neal, thats the old civil service retirement (forget what its acronym was). The new one is called FERS...Federal Employee Retirement System. You get a monthly "pension" of 1% per year of service at you final annual salary...then theres a matching (up to 6%) 401K. Thats it. I also don't think there was ever any healthcare retirement benefits. The old civil service retirement system was identical to the old military retirement (minus the healthcare). 50% of your "top-3" average at 20-years and then 2.5% per year after that. The military doesn't even do that anymore (for anyone entering the service after 2016...or maybe 2017). The US military has something close to FERS, a miniscule "pension" and matching 401K.

Mike