Airline mechanic pay?

-I'm going to a public high school that gives me my FAA mechanic license for free. They say the pay is around 50,000 to 60,000 dollars a year, when i get this license i will work with it during collage then save up for flight school to be a commercial pilot. I will be hoping to get a scholarship for collage. How much does a starting mechanic get payed for and airline? (estimate)Airline mechanic is a tough biz. I know many that have been laid off several times over. 50- 60K is about right, if you can get with and stay with a good airline. I'm not sure what the entry level rate is for an airline right now, but 35-40K is in the ballpark.



Do go to college and get a degree in a back up skill(NOT aviation or professional pilot stuff). Engineering is a good goal, because when you get laid off as a mechanic or furloughed as a pilot(almost guaranteed to happen) you'll have something to fall back on. As mentioned before, many A&Ps are more successful in other industries like auto, railroads, and boats. I'm an A&P mechanic and commerical pilot but I build communications satellites now and make a good living. There are many A&Ps working with me as well as pilots, all who have been laid off and furloughed many times working in aviation.



So think outside the box. You A&P can get you places, but avation these days is a tough business. If you must stay in aviation, get you pilots ratings and find a job that REQUIRES both your pilots certs and A&P. That will make you stand out, whereas the airlines don't care if you have that extra rating. A mechanic is a mechanic and a pilot is a pilot.
Many airline mechanics quit the aviation industry -

To work with Mercedes, BMW or Porsche dealerships and earn better money -