Admin pay is strangely low -- nearly minimum wage for job responsibilities of a manager - Coorporate Trainer SkyWest Airlines Employee Review

4.0
15 Aug 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Great people, flight benefits, a lot of internal hiring so opportunities to move around company are good.

Cons

Horrible pay for non-crew positions. Flight Benefits used to make up for the poor pay , but over last five year the quality of standby seats has gone from good to bad. It's rare to get upgrades at all so you usually end up in a middle seat in the back of the airplane, if you even get a seat at all.

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SkyWest Airlines Response
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SkyWest has recently increased pay scales and continues to work with our people to provide top-tier pay and benefits. SkyWest is proud to provide employees with multiple opportunities for growth and advancement. Hiring from within is part of what makes SkyWest a great place to work.

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5.0
9 June 2026
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Pros

Amazing not really many cons

Cons

Not being able to have a million hours

1.0
26 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pay is horrible for almost everyone at headquarters. At poverty level starting pay and on a fixed raise scale that gives $.10 or $.20 per year. Not what you would expect for a large company like this. It is also inconsistent. How is HDQ Maintenance able to give $3 overrides but not other departments? There is always turnover since the pay is so low so it is actually costing the company more than if they just gave decent raises. And everyone gets the same raise so there is no incentive to work harder. Management is inconsistent: they don’t enforce policy for some employees, let some work remote but not others, let remote employees slack off while they watch their kids or have other jobs on the clock, and create part-time jobs for people they like.

Cons

The CEO does not show integrity: holding a plane for his daughter and then bumping a first class passenger for her. Adding his son as an intern so he can get flight benefits (hasn’t worked here a day). He makes millions while underpaying everyone else.

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