• $51.01 per hour first year, First Officer pay (as of April 1, 2021)
• $77 - $96 per hour Captain pay (as of April 1, 2021)
• $22,500 for Piedmont Cadets
• More than $150,000 in eligible bonus package
• $15,000 signing bonus for all new pilots
• $30,000 upgrade bonus for Piedmont Captains
• $70,000 flow bonus to American Airlines
• $50,000 additional bonus paid at flow, earned pro-rata with qualifying hours over two years at Piedmont
• Additional bonus opportunities 
• $10,000 121/135 experience bonus
• $7,500 type rating bonus for pilots already qualified on E145
• $15,000 bonus for Direct Entry Captains
• $10,000 referral bonus for each pilot referred by Piedmont team members
• Per diem is $1.70
• Hub bases only (PHL, CLT)
• Seniority based no interview flow to American Airlines
• Upgrade to Captain based on seniority when you reach 1000 Part 121 hours and 2500 total time
• Fleet of 55 Embraer 145s
• EFBs provided to all pilots
• All pilots receive American Airlines profit sharing
• No training contract. Single occupancy hotel rooms during training with pay and per diem. Training is conducted at American Airlines Training Center in CLT.
• Up to 2 hotel rooms provided per month for commuting pilots. Commuter clause protections for attempt to meet trip by listing for 2 flights.
• IATA code: PT; ICAO code: PDT
• ATC call sign: "Piedmont"
• This page was last updated: August 26, 2021 (Quicktake, Hiring and Pay Scales)

Hiring directly into Embraer 145

New-hire FOs paid $51/hr. including 75-hr guarantee during training.

Seniority based, no-interview flow to American Airlines

$15,000 signing bonus for new hire pilots.

Seniority based, no-interview flow to American Airlines

No training contract AQP training; 12 month recurrent

Company paid, single-occupancy hotel rooms provided during initial training

Reserve pilot schedules have a minimum of 11 days off per month

Paid the greater of scheduled or actual block 100% trip cancellation pay, as well as deadhead pay and relocation pay.

Opportunities for 300% + premium pay for added flying on scheduled days off.

First year vacation is 5 days pro-rated; second year is 10 days. Any vacation days placed on trip drop remainder of trip.

2 commuter hotel rooms offered per month

Life and disability insurance offered at no cost. Non-revenue travel on all flights operated by American Airlines, American Eagle.

Future contractual pay raises: yearly through 2023

Most Junior Captain hired:

PHL EMB-145: November 2018

University and Flight Academy Partnerships

The Piedmont Pilot Cadet Program allows a Cadet to begin receiving partial tuition reimbursement starting at 500 hours. Then, once ATP/R-ATP minimums are met, Piedmont pays for the ATP-CTP course for the Cadet to take the ATP written and become a first officer. View Piedmont’s Cadet Careers page for more details.

ATP Tuition Reimbursement Program

Piedmont has partnered with ATP Flight Schools to provide a seamless transition from flight training to becoming an airline pilot while providing partial tuition reimbursement payments as candidates build their flight time.

$1.70/hr

Per Diem International override $10.00/Overnight