How much do flight attendants at Lauda, ​​Wizzair and Austrian Airlines actually earn? This question has been on the minds of many readers for a few days. A direct comparison reveals significant differences. In recent days, the basic salaries of flight attendants at Lauda have been discussed again and again. At low-cost airlines, pay is made up of a fixed amount and an amount based on flight hours or sector. In contrast, the basic salary at Austrian Airlines already includes just over 76 flight hours. These are directly compared using a sample calculation based on 70 flight hours, 1st year of work as a "junior". The figures mentioned were calculated on the basis of the collective agreements or, at Wizzair, the flight attendant salary table for the Vienna base. All amounts mentioned in this article are gross. The following roughly rounded monthly salaries can result: Lauda 1.796,67 euros (*) AUA 1.774,39 euros (*) Wizzair 1.756,67 euros (*) (*) Any sales commissions, allowances and tax-free payments are not included in this illustration. At Wizzair, the calculation was based on 70 flight hours with the sector allowance for the shortest flight duration, broken down per hour. As the flight duration and sectors can vary, this is a rough guideline. For all carriers, other variable salary components, for example for training and standby, are also not taken into account. Annual basic salaries in comparison In the direct comparison of the basic salaries according to the respective collective agreement or the wage table of the Wizzair base in Vienna, the gross annual basic salary was used where applicable. The annual basic salaries stated are calculated for 12 months and do not include Christmas and holiday bonuses. The calculation of these is regulated too differently in the collective agreements to be easy to compare.