Table 32: Average Annual Full-Time Equivalent Employee* Compensation

Network Carriers
Ranked by First Quarter 2007 Performance

(Salary + Benefits in Dollars)

2007 Rank	Network	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	Change 2002-2007
1	Northwest	86,203	100,899	100,801	103,560	91,613	88,646	2,443
2	Alaska	71,392	77,745	85,085	91,133	84,866	87,890	16,498
3	United	83,696	90,359	88,649	76,838	85,767	87,245	3,549
4	American	82,842	89,356	80,033	82,160	87,836	86,659	3,817
5	Continental	74,189	78,535	79,094	88,076	80,462	83,353	9,164
6	US Airways	99,457	84,611	89,385	73,408	73,642	75,682	-23,775
7	Delta	84,275	96,725	99,766	90,432	90,504	72,612	-11,663
	7-Carrier Average	84,084	90,464	88,930	85,720	86,273	83,374	-710

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Form 41 Airline Financial Data

* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.