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Base rate by years of service
Current verified scale rate only — before license, shift, lead and retirement additions. Hover or use arrow keys for exact values; the table below carries every number with its citation.
Step chart: a mechanic earns the rate of the highest step reached. Scales end at their top step; the flat tail to the right edge shows the top rate continuing. On a phone, drag the chart sideways for later years and each line’s end value. Effective columns differ by carrier (American Airlines 2026-01-01; United Airlines 2025-11-30; Southwest Airlines 2026-08-16; Alaska Airlines 2025-10-17; Allegiant Air 2025-11-01; Hawaiian Airlines 2026-02-16; PSA Airlines 2026-09-07; Envoy Air 2026-05-13; Horizon Air 2026-05-06).
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Side by side
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sourceaa-twu-iam-mr-extension · p.2 · Article 16.B — AMT chart verified 2026-08-08dual-read verified |
sourceua-ibt-reset-2025-dispatch · p.2 · Updated 2025 Industry Reset Wage Rate Schedules — Technicians and Inspectors, Basic Hourly Rate (11/30/2025 RESET column); mechanism: LOA #29 'Industry Reset' of the 2023 extension, pp.281-284 verified 2026-08-18dual-read verified |
sourcewn-amfa-mech-cba · p.69 · Article 15 — Wage Rates, Base Rates of Pay per Hour (Mechanics) verified 2026-08-08dual-read verified |
sourceas-amfa-tech-cba · p.100 · Article 26 — Schedule A, Technician wage table (rate review governed by Article 23) verified 2026-08-10dual-read verified |
sourceaay-ibt-mx-cba · p.62 · Table A-1 — Aircraft Technician, Hourly Base Rate (printed p.55) verified 2026-08-10dual-read verified |
sourceha-iam-mech-cba · p.82 · Wage tables — (Group 4) Aircraft Machinist, Aircraft Welder, Aircraft Mechanic, Facilities Repairman, GSE Mechanic (pp.81-83) verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified |
sourcepsa-iam-cba · p.55 · A&P Mechanics wage tables verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified |
sourceenvoy-twu-mr-cba · p.16 · Article 4: Compensation — Aircraft Maintenance Technicians wage table verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified |
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| Retirement (401k) | match rate: 100% sourceaa-twu-iam-mr-consolidated-2025 · p.182 · Article 30.C.2 — 401(k) verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified match cap: 4% sourceaa-twu-iam-mr-consolidated-2025 · p.182 · Article 30.C.2 — 401(k) verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified direct contribution: $3.60/hr sourceaa-twu-iam-mr-extension · p.6 · Article 30.B — IAM National Pension Fund verified 2026-08-08dual-read verified | match rate: 50% sourceua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.174 · Article 16 §K — 401(k) verified 2026-08-10dual-read verified direct contribution: 1% of earnings sourceua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.175 · Article 16 §K.2 — closing paragraph, additional CARP contribution verified 2026-08-10dual-read verified | match cap: 9.3% of earnings sourcewn-amfa-mech-cba · p.71 · Article 16 — Profit Sharing, ¶2 (401(k) provisions) verified 2026-08-09dual-read verified | match rate: 50% sourceas-amfa-tech-cba · p.82 · Retirement article, Paragraphs H and J — COPS/MRP/Dispatch 401(k) verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified match cap: 5.5% sourceas-amfa-tech-cba · p.82 · Retirement article, Paragraphs H and J — COPS/MRP/Dispatch 401(k) verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified | match cap: 4% sourceaay-ibt-mx-cba · p.73 · Article 17.C.2 — 401(k) company match verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified | not yet verified | match cap: 10% sourcepsa-iam-cba · p.48 · Article 19 — Retirement (401(k)) verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified direct contribution: 2% of earnings sourcepsa-iam-cba · p.48 · Article 19 — Retirement (401(k)) verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified | match cap: 7% sourceenvoy-twu-mr-cba · p.117 · Letter B: 401(k) Company Match of Eligible Earnings verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified | match rate: 100% sourcehorizon-amfa-tech-cba · p.111 · Article 23.B — 401(k) verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified match cap: 8% sourcehorizon-amfa-tech-cba · p.111 · Article 23.B — 401(k) verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Health: employee contribution | employee contribution: $96.70 flat sourceaa-twu-iam-mr-consolidated-2025 · p.172 · Article 29.B — Medical Plan employee contributions verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified employee contribution: $108.78 flat sourceaa-twu-iam-mr-consolidated-2025 · p.172 · Article 29.B — Medical Plan employee contributions verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified employee contribution: $174.06 flat sourceaa-twu-iam-mr-consolidated-2025 · p.172 · Article 29.B — Medical Plan employee contributions verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified employee contribution: $195.81 flat sourceaa-twu-iam-mr-consolidated-2025 · p.172 · Article 29.B — Medical Plan employee contributions verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified employee contribution: $251.43 flat sourceaa-twu-iam-mr-consolidated-2025 · p.172 · Article 29.B — Medical Plan employee contributions verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified employee contribution: $282.84 flat sourceaa-twu-iam-mr-consolidated-2025 · p.172 · Article 29.B — Medical Plan employee contributions verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified employee contribution: $338.47 flat sourceaa-twu-iam-mr-consolidated-2025 · p.172 · Article 29.B — Medical Plan employee contributions verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified employee contribution: $380.75 flat sourceaa-twu-iam-mr-consolidated-2025 · p.172 · Article 29.B — Medical Plan employee contributions verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified | employee contribution: 20% sourceua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.161 · Article 16.B.4 — medical Required Monthly Contributions verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified employee contribution: 20% sourceua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.165 · Article 16.C.4 — Core Dental Option verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified employee contribution: 9.25% sourceua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.165 · Article 16.C.4 — Core Dental Option verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified | employee contribution: $0.00 flat sourcewn-amfa-mech-cba · p.79 · Article 20.1 — Insurance Benefits verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified employee contribution: $0.00 flat sourcewn-amfa-mech-cba · p.79 · Article 20.1 — Insurance Benefits verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified employee contribution: $0.00 flat sourcewn-amfa-mech-cba · p.79 · Article 20.1 — Insurance Benefits verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified clause text“During the term of this Agreement the Company will continue the benefits of the following insurance plans on the same terms presently offered, with no premium charged to the Employee: Regular Plan Medical, Regular Plan Dental, Regular Plan Basic Life.” | employee contribution: 20% sourceas-amfa-tech-cba · p.88 · Medical premiums — employee share cap verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified | employee contribution: $160.15 flat sourceaay-ibt-mx-cba · p.71 · Article 17.A — TeamCare monthly contributions verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified employee contribution: $210.37 flat sourceaay-ibt-mx-cba · p.71 · Article 17.A — TeamCare monthly contributions verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified employee contribution: $334.44 flat sourceaay-ibt-mx-cba · p.71 · Article 17.A — TeamCare monthly contributions verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified employee contribution: $468.52 flat sourceaay-ibt-mx-cba · p.71 · Article 17.A — TeamCare monthly contributions verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified | employee contribution: 12% sourceha-iam-mech-cba · p.97 · Article 23.2 — Group One medical, employee premium percentages verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified employee contribution: 12% sourceha-iam-mech-cba · p.97 · Article 23.2 — Group One medical, employee premium percentages verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified employee contribution: 20% sourceha-iam-mech-cba · p.97 · Article 23.2 — Group One medical, employee premium percentages verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified | employee contribution: 30% sourcepsa-iam-cba · p.47 · Article 18.B — Health and Dental verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified | employee contribution: not published sourceenvoy-twu-mr-cba · p.121 · Letter D — Expansion of Holidays or Medical Plans verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified clause text“…the Company agrees that in the event it grants to other employee groups improvements in holidays or medical plans, such improvements will be extended to employees covered by this Agreement (Letter D, dated May 13, 2023).” | employee contribution: not published sourcehorizon-amfa-tech-cba · p.111 · Article 23.A — Health and Welfare verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified clause text“The Company will provide each of the following benefits to Employees on the same terms, conditions, and employee cost as it does to its non-management non-represented employees.” | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Key dates
The contract calendar every US airline mechanic is living on. Dates from the agreements and official announcements cited below.
- Southwest final negotiated raise takes effect
- United technician TA electronic ballots scheduled to be tallied at 5:00 PM Eastern Time (Teamsters Locals 856/986 Notice of Referendum, September 2); a scheduled tally is not a ratification result
- Envoy TWU M&R amendable date (verified from the agreement)
- American M&R amendable date (as stated in the signed extension; pending human confirmation)
- Southwest AMFA amendable date (as stated in the AMFA term sheet; pending confirmation)
- Allegiant amendable date (per ratification announcements)
- Horizon AMFA amendable date (verified from the agreement)
- UPS Local 2727 extension runs through this date
- TBDAlaska-Hawaiian first joint AMFA contract — negotiations forming after the 2026-02-25 representation election
Contract watch
Major contract events across US airline mechanic workgroups — dated, sourced, and strictly factual. No commentary, no predictions. RSS feed.
Teamsters announce ratification of a new Frontier mechanics agreement
ratifiedThe Teamsters announced that Frontier mechanics ratified a successor collective bargaining agreement. The release identifies Locals 19, 104, 455, 769 and 986 as the representatives. This is a sourced contract-event update, not a verified pay scale: the successor agreement text and its compensation terms have not been archived and independently verified by AMT Index. No Frontier rate is added to the comparison or calculator.
Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, September 16, 2026 announcement · FrontierAMFA reports exploratory Southwest maintenance contract-extension talks
negotiationsAMFA reported an August 31–September 3 bargaining session with Southwest covering a possible extension of the current aircraft maintenance technician agreement. The parties exchanged nonbinding proposals under an exploratory protocol and planned another session for the week of October 13. This update does not announce a ratified extension or change the current pay tables.
Source: AMFA-SWA AMT Negotiating Committee, Negotiations Update #2, September 8, 2026 · Southwest AirlinesTeamsters issue Notice of Referendum — United technician ballots tallied September 18
vote pendingTeamsters Locals 856 and 986 posted a Notice of Referendum for the 2026-2030 United-IBT technician tentative agreement. It prints that voting instructions and credentials "WERE MAILED TO MEMBERS THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2026" and that "ELECTRONIC BALLOTS WILL BE TALLIED BY BALLOTPOINT ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2026, AT 5:00 P.M. (EASTERN TIME)." This is the first union-issued document to print the ballot schedule; the 2026-08-13 entry carried the window as an attributed press report only, noting the union's own materials had not yet printed it. This September 2 notice establishes the scheduled tally, not its outcome. Proposed terms are reference material only; current-pay tables and the calculator require a verified result and printed effective date before any promotion.
Source: Teamsters Locals 856 & 986 (teamsterssfo.com), Notice of Referendum, 2026-09-02 · United AirlinesTeamsters re-post the United technician tentative agreement with a corrections log
tentative agreementA second posting of the 2026-2030 United-IBT technician tentative agreement (437 pages, dated 8/28/26 in its filename) adds a Corrections Log stating that the agreement "will be corrected for administrative errors identified after the initial publication; no changes alter the substance of the tentative agreement." Its three entries, all dated 8/24/26: a sentence added to Article 1.B.12 on three heavy-check lines performed in-house by IBT-represented employees; Article 15.L per diem rates updated to the rates in effect as of January 1, 2026; and LOA 5 moved to Historical Records. A page-level comparison against the 8/3/26 posting found the Appendix A pay tables identical. Both postings are archived on this site; proposed terms may appear as explicitly labeled reference material, but no tentative rate becomes current pay without a verified ratification result and a printed effective date.
Source: Teamsters Airline Division — corrected tentative agreement posting (PDF, Corrections Log p.2) · United AirlinesSouthwest mechanics' final negotiated raise takes effect
raise effectiveThe 8/16/26 wage-rate column of the AMFA CBA — the last negotiated step-up of the 2023-2027 agreement — becomes the operative scale (top of scale moves to $60.42 base). This site's tables switch to the new column automatically.
Source: AMFA-Southwest CBA, Article 15 (archived copy, p.69) · Southwest AirlinesUnited technician ratification voting window reported: Aug 28 - Sep 18
vote pendingThe Center Square reports the ratification voting period for the 2026-2030 United-IBT technician tentative agreement as August 28 through September 18, 2026. The union's own posted materials have not yet printed the schedule (as of 2026-08-17), so this date is carried here as an attributed report, not on the verified key-dates list. Promotion into current pay requires both a verified ratification result and a printed effective date; the scheduled vote alone is insufficient.
Source: The Center Square (syndicated via Yahoo News), 2026-08-13 · United AirlinesAlaska–Hawaiian joint contract process still at the pre-negotiation stage
negotiationsAMFA reported that the parties met virtually on 2026-08-07, following a 2026-07-29 face-to-face meeting in Seattle, on a Merger Transition Protocol (MTP) Agreement, and that the company’s response “reverted to its prior” position (AMFA’s characterization). AMFA states that MTPs “are a critical step toward commencing the ISL and JCBA negotiation process” — they set the rules, schedules and timelines for seniority integration and joint contract bargaining. No start of Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA) or Integrated Seniority List (ISL) negotiations has been announced. Alaska’s 2023-2028 AMFA agreement and Hawaiian’s IAM agreement remain in force, and the verified rates published here continue to govern.
Source: Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) — Alaska Airlines updates · Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian AirlinesFull 2026-2030 Tentative Agreement text released to United technicians — no vote dates announced
tentative agreementThe Teamsters Airline Division told members in a letter dated 2026-08-03 (posted 2026-08-04): “We are pleased to announce that we have completed our comprehensive language review and have reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) with United Airlines.” The full 2026-2030 TA text was published for member review, with a highlight sheet and road-show schedule promised “in the coming days.” At that announcement, no ratification voting window, vote result, or date of signing was given. Proposed terms are available separately as reference material; this site does not use them as current pay without verified ratification and a printed effective date. United’s published current-agreement rates remain separate.
Source: Teamsters Airline Division — Teamsters at United Airlines · United AirlinesUnited and IBT reach agreement in principle for 2026-2030 technician contract — ratification vote pending
vote pendingIBT announced an agreement in principle covering 11,000+ technicians and related: signing bonus pool stated at $54 million, top-of-scale progression shortened from eight years to five. The bargaining committee recommended it 19-12. As of 2026-08-09 no ratification vote result exists. The full tentative agreement is archived on this site. Verified proposed terms are labeled separately from current pay; current-rate publication requires the ratification, printed effective-date and verification gates to pass.
Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters · United AirlinesUPS aircraft maintenance Teamsters (Local 2727) ratify three-year contract extension
extension ratifiedUPS mechanics and related, represented by IBT Local 2727, ratified an extension running through November 1, 2029. The agreement text is not yet publicly posted; UPS joins this site's coverage when the document is obtainable from an official source.
Source: UPS newsroom statement · UpsAMFA opens proposal survey ahead of Southwest negotiations
negotiationsAMFA is surveying Southwest members to prioritize proposals for the next contract cycle, ahead of the proposed 2027-08-16 amendable date (pending confirmation).
Source: AMFA National · Southwest AirlinesSpirit Airlines ceases operations — AMFA first-contract negotiations end with no ratified agreement
negotiationsSpirit Airlines ceased operations on 2026-05-02. AMFA, certified for the Spirit technician group in 2022, stated: "After 34 years of service to the traveling public, the closure of Spirit Airlines and the loss of more than 14,000 jobs mark a deeply painful moment." The group's first collective bargaining agreement was still in National Mediation Board mediation when the airline shut down — the last session reported by AMFA was its thirteenth, held 2026-03-25/26 (negotiations update #22, 2026-04-07). No first contract was ever ratified, and no pay scale for Spirit technicians was ever published.
Source: Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) · SpiritAMFA wins representation of the combined Alaska-Hawaiian mechanic group
negotiationsThe National Mediation Board certified AMFA as bargaining representative for aircraft maintenance professionals across merged Alaska and Hawaiian (66% of votes cast). Existing contracts — Alaska's 2023-2028 AMFA agreement and Hawaiian's IAM agreement — remain in place until a first joint CBA is negotiated and ratified. Both carriers' current verified rates on this site continue to govern until then.
Source: AMFA National press release · Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian AirlinesUnited technician scales rise 5.7-6.8% under the LOA #29 industry reset
raise effectiveThe annual LOA #29 'Industry Reset' run (wages-and-benefits floor of 102% of the American/Delta average while no successor agreement exists) raised all Appendix A technician scales effective 11/30/2025; Technician top of scale moved from $51.25 to $54.74 base. Published by the Teamsters Airline Division on 2025-08-11; added to this site 2026-08-18 with a public correction entry after a United mechanic flagged the stale column.
Source: Teamsters Airline Division — Updated 2025 Industry Reset Wage Rate Schedules (archived copy, p.2) · United AirlinesAmerican Airlines M&R extension ratified
ratifiedTWU-IAM Association members ratified the two-year extension effective 2025-01-01, with 3% scale increases on 2026-01-01 and 2027-01-01. The signed extension and consolidated agreement are archived and verified on this site.
Source: TWU / IAM announcements · American AirlinesAlaska technicians ratify five-year AMFA contract
ratified990 AMFA-represented technicians, tech trainers and maintenance controllers ratified a five-year agreement effective 2023-10-17 (through 2028). The full agreement is archived and its wage tables are verified on this site.
Source: AMFA National · Alaska AirlinesAllegiant maintenance technicians ratify contract extension (75.5% yes)
ratifiedAllegiant AMTs and related, represented by IBT, ratified an extension to their first contract with stated immediate average wage increases of 27% and a new amendable date of October 31, 2028.
Source: Allegiant / IBT announcements · Allegiant Air
Coverage — every major US carrier, honestly
Where each mechanic workgroup stands. A carrier joins the comparison only after its agreement is archived and every figure passes dual-read verification. "No contract exists" is stated as plainly as any pay rate — it is information too.
| Carrier | Mechanics represented by | Status on this site |
|---|---|---|
| American | TWU-IAM | In the comparison source |
| United | IBT | In the comparison source |
| Southwest | AMFA | In the comparison source |
| Alaska | AMFA | In the comparison source |
| Allegiant | IBT | In the comparison source |
| Hawaiian | IAM → AMFA (combined AS/HA unit, 2026-02-25 NMB election) | In the comparison source |
| Envoy Air (American Eagle) | TWU | In the comparison source |
| PSA (American Eagle) | IAM | In the comparison source |
| Horizon Air | AMFA | In the comparison source |
| Sun Country | AMFA | Mechanics ratified their FIRST collective bargaining agreement on 2026-03-10 (97% yes, 96% participation, per AMFA). The executed agreement text is not publicly posted yet — it joins the comparison when obtainable; effective and amendable dates publish only from the document itself. source |
| Frontier | IBT | The Teamsters announced a successor mechanics agreement on September 16, 2026, represented by Locals 19, 104, 455, 769 and 986. The successor agreement text and compensation terms are not yet archived and independently verified here; no Frontier pay scale is published by AMT Index. source |
| Spirit | AMFA | AMFA was certified for Spirit's technician group on 2022-08-26, but no first contract was ever ratified: Spirit Airlines ceased operations on 2026-05-02 and the technician group was displaced. First-contract talks were still in National Mediation Board mediation when the airline shut down. There is no agreement to publish, and there will not be one. source |
| UPS Airlines | IBT Local 2727 | Represented; extension ratified June 2026 through 2029-11-01. Agreement text not publicly posted yet — joins the comparison when obtainable from an official source. source |
| Piedmont (American Eagle) | IBT | Represented; a four-year agreement took effect 2022-10-31 (per the company and the union). The agreement text is not publicly posted — it joins the comparison when obtainable from an official source. source |
| Republic Airways | IBT | Mechanics voted to join the Teamsters in May 2026 (~777 AMTs); first-contract negotiations are beginning — there is no agreement to publish yet, and that status is itself the information. source |
| Delta | Not represented | No CBA exists — mechanics not union-represented; the employer-published comparison material is archived but is not a pay scale source |
| JetBlue | Not represented | Mechanics are not union-represented; TWU is actively organizing ~1,000 AMTs (TWU 'B6 Tech Ops' campaign). No CBA exists to publish. source |
| FedEx Express | Not represented | Mechanics have never been union-represented in the company's history; an IBT organizing campaign launched December 2023. No CBA exists to publish. source |
| SkyWest | Not represented | Per SkyWest's FY2025 SEC 10-K, maintenance employees are covered by in-house associations and none are represented by an outside union; AMFA's own represented-carriers list does not include SkyWest. A third-party claim of AMFA representation is contradicted by both primary sources. source |
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Source documents
| Document | Carrier | Retrieved | Pages | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TWU-IAM Association — M&R current vs tentative-extension all-in wage rates sheet (2024-10, union-published) | American Airlines | 2026-08-10 | 9 | 0e2c07b6bebe7bd4… |
| American Airlines / TWU-IAM Association — M&R JCBA consolidated text as updated 2025-01-01 (incorporates the extension) | American Airlines | 2026-08-08 | 235 | 016fdbc4bc197fcb… |
| American Airlines / TWU-IAM Association — M&R extension agreement, executed/signed (ratified 2024-10-29 per AA newsroom) | American Airlines | 2026-08-08 | 7 | 843554c007df5dbc… |
| American Airlines / TWU-IAM Association — Mechanic & Related JCBA (ratified 2020-03-26, finalized full text 2021-09-21) | American Airlines | 2026-08-08 | 229 | 64b5e3de7fc2e003… |
| American Airlines / TWU-IAM Association — M&R JCBA, as-ratified text (2020-03-26) | American Airlines | 2026-08-08 | 229 | 2d6aeea504f660d8… |
| American Airlines / TWU-IAM Association — M&R JCBA current as-amended working copy (IAM ATD 142, re-uploaded 2026-02) | American Airlines | 2026-08-08 | 235 | 016fdbc4bc197fcb… |
| Allegiant Air / IBT — Maintenance Technicians & Related CBA 2021-2028 (first contract + 2023 extension rates; amendable 2028-10-31) | Allegiant Air | 2026-08-10 | 106 | 3d1d0d1d2b000625… |
| Alaska Airlines / AMFA — Technicians & Related CBA 2023-2028 (ratified 2024-03, effective 2023-10-17) | Alaska Airlines | 2026-08-10 | 151 | 7fc3e936d90baf03… |
| Delta Air Lines — 'AMT Total Compensation' comparison document (employer-published, 2024) | Delta Air Lines | 2026-08-08 | 1 | 95d096b501e4bac2… |
| Envoy Air / TWU Maintenance & Related CBA (May 13, 2023) | Envoy Air | 2026-08-11 | 142 | 424ea5de607ab814… |
| Hawaiian Airlines / IAM (District 142) — Aircraft & GSE Mechanics CBA (5-year, ratified per IAM; operative until an Alaska-Hawaiian AMFA JCBA ratifies) | Hawaiian Airlines | 2026-08-10 | 201 | 8f242090da6fe446… |
| Horizon Air / AMFA Airline Technicians CBA (2025-2029) | Horizon Air | 2026-08-11 | 144 | 29ca03126a3c5ee7… |
| PSA Airlines / IAM — CBA 2023-2027 (final draft posting) | PSA Airlines | 2026-08-10 | 65 | 992e2f0eaa005b2f… |
| United Airlines / IBT — Mechanics Dispatch: Updated 2025 Industry Reset Wage Rate Schedules (Teamsters Airline Division, 2025-08-11; rates effective 2025-11-30 per LOA #29) | United Airlines | 2026-08-18 | 5 | 9e747ec8358137f4… |
| United Airlines / IBT — Technicians & Related CBA 2016-2022 (base agreement) | United Airlines | 2026-08-08 | 365 | aa41e085dabca1e2… |
| United Airlines / IBT — Technicians & Related CBA 2023-2024 extension, consolidated interactive text | United Airlines | 2026-08-08 | 367 | 1b92373cfacd5f32… |
| United Airlines / IBT — Technicians & Related TENTATIVE agreement 2026-2030 (agreement in principle announced 2026-07-21; NOT ratified) | United Airlines | 2026-08-08 | 436 | ed4fc3f2e02f5650… |
| United Airlines / IBT — Technicians & Related TENTATIVE agreement 2026-2030, corrected re-posting dated 2026-08-28 (adds a Corrections Log with 8/24/26 entries: Art. 1.B.12 heavy-check sentence, Art. 15.L per diem rates as of 2026-01-01, LOA 5 moved to Historical Records; NOT ratified) | United Airlines | 2026-09-08 | 437 | ee3029d242985d37… |
| Southwest Airlines / AMFA — AMT CBA extension Agreement-in-Principle term sheet (2023-06-04) | Southwest Airlines | 2026-08-08 | 3 | 1ad4e74cd1e4a2b2… |
| Southwest Airlines / AMFA — Aircraft Maintenance Technicians CBA 2023-2027 (amendable 2027-08-16 per AMFA extension AIP) | Southwest Airlines | 2026-08-08 | 153 | 7b9c3b9808f8b8e4… |
20 documents archived from 20 official sources; 19 distinct files — a document published identically by two official hosts is archived from each, and the repeated hash is the proof they match. Documents are archived at retrieval time and hashed; the archive is never overwritten. A figure cites the archived copy, not a live URL. Archived but not yet in the comparison: Delta Air Lines — each is withheld until its figures pass verification (or, for employer-published advocacy material, is never used as a pay scale; see the methodology).
Corrections
Published: Afternoon shift premium $0.36/hr and night shift premium $0.43/hr, with a note asserting the printed tables do not escalate; relief premium noted at $0.46/hr.
Correct: The Clause 19.8 table escalates across three printed columns (4/19/2010, 4/19/2013, DATE OF SIGNING). Current printed rates: afternoon $0.51/hr, night $1.00/hr; relief schedule $0.61/hr (latest printed column, 4/19/2013). The 2010 column had been published as current.
Reported 2026-08-12 · resolved 2026-08-12
Published: IAM National Pension Fund employer contribution $3.50 per compensated hour as the current headline rate.
Correct: The printed table steps $3.50 / $3.60 / $3.70 at the extension Effective Date / +12 / +24 months. With the extension effective 2025-01-01, the current rate is $3.60 (since 2026-01-01).
Reported 2026-08-12 · resolved 2026-08-12
Published: Notes stating (a) the license premium is 'not compounded in overtime and holiday pay', and (b) an absolute 2.0x overtime cap 'excluding premiums'.
Correct: (a) Article 4.C.2: the premium IS included in PDO and holiday pay accruals; only overtime-rate compounding is excluded. (b) Article 11.J caps at 2.0x excluding shift differentials, EXCEPT per Article 6.D.2, under which holiday day-off overtime pay reaches 2.5x-3.0x for the day.
Reported 2026-08-12 · resolved 2026-08-12
Published: A note claiming employee medical contribution amounts 'are not printed in the agreement'.
Correct: Article 16.B.4 prints a Required Monthly Contribution cap of 20% of total projected cost for Core Medical Options and Select Regional Medical Plans. The note was corrected; dual verification of those pages is queued before the medical figures publish.
Reported 2026-08-12 · resolved 2026-08-12
Published: The 1/1/2024 column (top of scale $51.25) shown as the current United Technician base scale, described as the last negotiated step under the extension.
Correct: LOA #29 of the extension ('Industry Reset') triggered a 5.7-6.8% scale increase effective 2025-11-30 (top of scale $54.74), published by the Teamsters Airline Division in updated Appendix A schedules (archived as ua-ibt-reset-2025-dispatch, dual-read 22 AGREE / 0 CONFLICT). The reset rates were published outside the contract document itself, which is why the original transcription missed them. Root cause: the source registry tracked contract documents but not LOA-triggered rate notices; the reset dispatch is now an archived, monitored source.
Reported 2026-08-18 · resolved 2026-08-18
Published: The link-preview image printed '$58.66 Southwest' and '$51.25 United' as top-of-scale figures from 2026-08-13 until 2026-09-02, while the site itself showed $60.42 (Southwest's 2026-08-16 step) and $54.74 (United, corrected 2026-08-18 in c-2026-005). The image was hand-generated outside the publishing pipeline and no audit scanned it.
Correct: Southwest $60.42 and United $54.74 at top of scale, exactly as the carrier pages state. Fix: the image is now generated from the dataset on every publish, verified before deploy (byte-compare against a fresh render) and after deploy (the live image must match the build). Root cause: a published surface existed that the fact audit did not cover.
Reported 2026-09-02 · resolved 2026-09-02
Published: Retirement contributions and matching were included in a combined effective hourly estimate without fully capturing employee designation, eligibility, service tiers or differing meanings of match caps. An IAM pension contribution was also labeled as a 401(k) contribution.
Correct: Retirement-inclusive estimates are withdrawn from the public calculator. Cash hourly remains available; the cited retirement terms remain in the comparison. No replacement retirement total is published. The underlying retirement model requires an eligibility and cap-semantics review before these estimates can return.
Reported 2026-09-05 · resolved 2026-09-05
Published: The conditional additional United employer contribution cited PDF page 174, the beginning of the 401(k) match section.
Correct: The additional contribution clause is on PDF page 175, Article 16 §K.2 closing paragraph. Its separate citation now identifies that page; the match citation remains on page 174. Existing independent readings and their AGREE record support the corrected page. No compensation figure, eligibility statement or formula changed. Retirement-inclusive calculator estimates remain withdrawn.
Reported 2026-09-05 · resolved 2026-09-05
Published: Four citations pointed readers to the wrong place while the figures themselves were correct: Alaska's shift differential ($0.65/$1.50) and longevity ($0.05/$1.00 tiers) were labeled 'Article 23' although the cited pages (104-105) print Articles 28 and 29; Allegiant's eight paid holidays cited page 64 (a wage table) instead of the Article 15 Holidays text on page 58; Allegiant's $4.00/hr AOG differential cited the page-31 road-trip source although the value is printed on page 61 (Article 16.A.2.i), which the source note itself acknowledged.
Correct: No published value changed. Alaska: sections relabeled 'Article 28 — Shift Differential' and 'Article 29 — Longevity Allowance'. Allegiant: holidays now cite page 58, 'Article 15 — Holidays'; the AOG differential now cites its own source, page 61, 'Article 16.A.2.i'. The remaining 84 article-labeled citations were checked the same way and match their pages. Root cause: section labels carried forward from a first source while later pages were added; the binding gate verifies values against the dual-read referee, not the human-readable section label.
Reported 2026-09-06 · resolved 2026-09-06
Published: The proposed-agreement section and metadata described an ongoing ratification vote, and the dated ballot notice said no result exists yet. These statements could remain on the page after the scheduled tally while outcome verification was incomplete. Some notices also called all tentative terms unpublished although a labeled reference section was visible.
Correct: Proposed terms are explicitly separate from current pay and the calculator. A pending publication record does not establish that voting is still open. Dated notices describe their evidence and require a verified outcome and printed effective date before promotion. No compensation figure, source/page citation, agreement status, calculation or verification standard changed.
Reported 2026-09-20 · resolved 2026-09-20
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