Well, we have made some progress. You are going closer to a primary source instead of cutting and pasting something from an afa website, and you are also backing off of that silly costs to the company argument to try to prove "who makes more between NW/DL."
(the AFA CHART came from the SAME SOURCE, and they ALL came from company SEC filings..so the joke is on you and your cooked up pay scale)
However, to be more correct, you should clarify your statement to "As clearly stated for
2007." Alternatively, you can state that NW flight attendants
were compensated more than old Delta in 1997.
However, you are still trying to prove something in the present using stale data from the past which will not work.
Interestingly enough, if you dig further into the website, you will find this chart,
Average Annual Wages and Salaries Flight Attendant Personnel,
(NO IT DOESN'T CAUSE AS IT CLEARLY STATES"NO ADJUSTMENTS MADE" WHICH MEANS IT DOESN'T INCLUDE COMPLETE COMPENSATION) It muddies the water even more.
(Your little side trick is correct IF DL FAs have 100% free medical, NO SS-offset and a host of other PAY differentials...which THEY DON'T)
In fact, it shows that in the 13 year 1995 to 2007 time period, the DL flight attendant average wage and salary was higher than the NWA average wage and salary in all years but 1995, 2000, and 2005. (The 2000 data is suspect. it show the DL average at $19,519 - over 18K less than 1999 and 2001).
(SEE "NO ADJUSTMENTS" in BROAD capitol letters above your part compensation chart)
Going by the average salary chart, it would appear that your proposition historically has been wrong (except in 1995, 2005, and possibly 2000.) and trending toward being wrong in 2008.
So, in post number 62, your statement that "
I guess this will put to rest who makes more between NW/DL" is still not true.