| Base pay scale | “Mechanics — Base Rates of Pay per Hour”
effective 2025-08-16| 1st 6 months | $34.73/hr | | 2nd 6 months | $36.45/hr | | 2nd Year | $38.51/hr | | 3d Year | $40.86/hr | | 4th Year | $43.40/hr | | 5th Year | $46.32/hr | | Thereafter | $58.66/hr |
sourcewn-amfa-mech-cba · p.69 · Article 15 — Wage Rates, Base Rates of Pay per Hour (Mechanics)
verified 2026-08-08dual-read verified negotiated increases take effect 2026-08-16 step_years maps the printed labels to years of service at which each step is reached (two six-month steps in year one, then annual, topping out at 'Thereafter' entering year 6). Base rate only — longevity and license premium are separate adders, published in their own rows. |
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| Step progression | not yet verified |
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| A&P license premium | “License Premiums Per Hour (Article 15)”
$8.50/hrTwo licenses (A&P) = $8.50/hr. Schedule: one license $4.25, two $8.50, three $12.75 (third license starred with conditions in the agreement — read Article 15 before relying on the three-license tier). Rates as effective 8/16/2023; license premium counts in the basis for overtime, sick leave and vacation per Article 14. sourcewn-amfa-mech-cba · p.70 · Article 15 — License Premiums Per Hour
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| IA premium | not yet verified |
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| Shift differential | “Shift premium (Article 14.10)”
| shift commences outside the 5:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m. window | $0.63/hrsourcewn-amfa-mech-cba · p.66 · Article 14, Item 10 — shift premium
verified 2026-08-08dual-read verified | | shift commences in the late-evening window (higher premium) | $0.71/hrsourcewn-amfa-mech-cba · p.66 · Article 14, Item 10 — shift premium
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| Lead premium | “Premium classifications (Article 14.13) — percent above the Mechanics 'Thereafter' rate”
| Inspector, Technical Instructor, Technical Support Technician, Lead Mechanic | 6% of basesourcewn-amfa-mech-cba · p.67 · Article 14, Item 13 — premium classifications, % above Mechanics 'Thereafter' rate
verified 2026-08-08dual-read verified | | Lead Inspector | 12% of basesourcewn-amfa-mech-cba · p.67 · Article 14, Item 13 — premium classifications, % above Mechanics 'Thereafter' rate
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| Skill premiums | not yet verified |
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| Longevity pay | “Longevity (Article 14, Item 11)”
| from year 1 | $0.10/hr per year of service, years 1 through 10 sourcewn-amfa-mech-cba · p.66 · Article 14, Item 11 — longevity
verified 2026-08-08dual-read verified | | from year 11 | $0.15/hr per additional year after completing eleven (11) years sourcewn-amfa-mech-cba · p.66 · Article 14, Item 11 — longevity
verified 2026-08-08dual-read verified | | from year 15 | $2.00/hr as printed for completing fifteen (15) years and thereafter sourcewn-amfa-mech-cba · p.66 · Article 14, Item 11 — longevity
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Longevity accumulates per year of service and is added to the hourly rate; sick leave, vacation and overtime bases include it per Article 14. |
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| Overtime | “Overtime (Article 6)”
| Time and one-half — first 10 hrs worked on a scheduled day off (10-hour schedule, ¶3(b)) | 1.5xsourcewn-amfa-mech-cba · p.27 · Article 6 — Overtime and Holidays
verified 2026-08-09dual-read verified | | Double time — all time on the second and third scheduled day off (10-hour schedule, ¶5(b)) | 2xsourcewn-amfa-mech-cba · p.27 · Article 6 — Overtime and Holidays
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Minimums: 4-hour minimum when recalled/reporting on a scheduled day off; 1-hour minimum when called early for travel to another station (¶6); missed meal period pays an additional half hour (¶10). |
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| Holiday pay | “Holidays (Article 6 ¶13)”
paid holidays: 10plus 2 floating holidays (¶13(a)) sourcewn-amfa-mech-cba · p.32 · Article 6 ¶13 — Holidays
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holiday worked: 1.5xrequired work on the holiday, in addition to the straight-time Holiday Bonus sourcewn-amfa-mech-cba · p.32 · Article 6 ¶13 — Holidays
verified 2026-08-09dual-read verified 10 observed holidays plus 2 floating holidays. Required work on a holiday pays 1.5x plus the straight-time Holiday Bonus; overtime hours on a holiday beyond the regular straight-time shift pay 3x (¶13(g)). |
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| Profit sharing | not yet verified |
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| Bonus payments | not yet verified |
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| Retirement (401k) | “401(k) (Article 16 ¶2)”
match cap: 9.3% of earningsmaximum employer matching contribution as a percent of compensation (¶2(c)) sourcewn-amfa-mech-cba · p.71 · Article 16 — Profit Sharing, ¶2 (401(k) provisions)
verified 2026-08-09dual-read verified Match vests 20% per year of service, fully vested at 5 years (¶2(a)). The match percentage structure below the cap, and Southwest's separate company-wide ProfitSharing Plan contribution, are not yet corroborated and are not published. |
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| Health: employee contribution | not yet verified |
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| Scope / outsourcing | not yet verified |
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| Vacation accrual | “Vacations (Article 11)”
| from year 1 | 2 weeks beginning the year following the 1st anniversary sourcewn-amfa-mech-cba · p.55 · Article 11 — Vacations
verified 2026-08-10dual-read verified | | from year 5 | 3 weeks beginning the year following the 5th anniversary sourcewn-amfa-mech-cba · p.55 · Article 11 — Vacations
verified 2026-08-10dual-read verified | | from year 10 | 4 weeks beginning the year following the 10th anniversary sourcewn-amfa-mech-cba · p.55 · Article 11 — Vacations
verified 2026-08-10dual-read verified | | from year 18 | 5 weeks beginning the year following the 18th anniversary sourcewn-amfa-mech-cba · p.55 · Article 11 — Vacations
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Anniversary-based bands. First year accrues 1 day per completed month (1 month = 1 day, up to 10 days at 12 months). Carryover into the next year is capped at 40 hours; up to 80 hours of unused vacation may be paid out in lieu of time off (Article 11 ¶4). |
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| Sick accrual | “Sick Leave (Article 13)”
| all service | 8 hrs accrued per month sourcewn-amfa-mech-cba · p.61 · Article 13 — Sick Leave
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Bank cap 2,000 hours; accrual requires 90 paid hours in the month (¶9); at retirement, 12 bank hours trade for one month of continued medical coverage (¶2). |
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