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Hawaiian Airlines aircraft mechanic pay

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dataset 2026-10-02+960f879bTheme

At a glance

Top of scale
$47.83/hr
base rate · effective 2026-02-16 · § cited below
Top + license premium
$47.83 + $2.90/hr
top of scale plus “License premium — per license held (Clause 19.10)” · § cited below
Reaches top step
year 8.08
per the printed step timing · § cited below
Next contractual raise
$48.79/hr
Current $47.83 → Feb 16, 2027 $48.79 · § cited below
Agreement
IAM
Five-year agreement, DOR 2022-02-16 (columns through 2027-02-16)

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Every verified term

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Verified contract terms for Hawaiian Airlines.
Base pay scale
“(Group 4) Aircraft Machinist / Welder / Aircraft Mechanic / Facilities Repairman / GSE Mechanic”
effective 2026-02-16
Base scale steps
0 to 6 months$30.02/hr
7 to 12 months$30.02/hr
13 to 18 months$30.58/hr
19 to 24 months$30.58/hr
25 to 30 months$31.54/hr
31 to 36 months$31.54/hr
37 to 42 months$34.37/hr
43 to 48 months$34.37/hr
49 to 54 months$35.37/hr
55 to 60 months$35.37/hr
61 to 66 months$38.31/hr
67 to 72 months$38.31/hr
73 to 78 months$41.24/hr
79 to 84 months$41.24/hr
85 to 90 months$43.35/hr
91 to 96 months$43.35/hr
Thereafter (97+)$47.83/hr
source
ha-iam-mech-cba · p.82 · Wage tables — (Group 4) Aircraft Machinist, Aircraft Welder, Aircraft Mechanic, Facilities Repairman, GSE Mechanic (pp.81-83)
verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified
negotiated increases take effect 2027-02-16
Steps are service bands in months as printed ('0 to 6 months' through 'Thereafter (97+)'). Columns carry their own printed effective dates (DOR = 2/16/2022 through DOR+60 = 2/16/2027); the undated pre-ratification 'Current' column is not published. POST-MERGER: AMFA won the combined Alaska-Hawaiian representation election 2026-02-25 (NMB); this IAM agreement remains in place until a joint CBA is ratified. Inspector and Lead tables (Groups 1-3) are verified and held pending classification-vocabulary publication.
Step progressionnot yet verified
A&P license premium
“License premium — per license held (Clause 19.10)”
$2.90/hr
Paid PER LICENSE: $2.90/hr each for the FAA Airframe or Powerplant license — both licenses earn the premium for each. Printed per-license figure; never a computed sum.
source
ha-iam-mech-cba · p.80 · Article 19.10-19.17 — license, skill and condition premiums
verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified
FCC ($0.50) and Repairman Certificate ($2.90) premiums apply only to seven grandfathered LOA #5 employees and offset, not stack, with A/P premiums. GSE Mechanics: ASE certification premium $0.20/hr each, maximum three (19.16). Licenses must be registered with the Company (19.10). Maintenance Controllers have the license premium incorporated into salary (non-compounding by annual increases), not paid as an hourly adder (19.10).
IA premiumnot yet verified
Shift differential
“Shift premiums (Article 19.8)”
Shift differentials
Afternoon shift premium (shift starting 11:00 AM to before 5:00 PM)$0.51/hr
Current printed rate — 'DATE OF SIGNING' column of the Clause 19.8 table (36¢ in 2010, 51¢ from 2013).
source
ha-iam-mech-cba · p.79 · Article 19.8/19.9 — shift premiums, Aircraft Mechanic
verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified
Night shift premium (shift starting 5:00 PM or later, before 5:00 AM)$1.00/hr
Current printed rate — 'DATE OF SIGNING' column (43¢ in 2010, 58¢ from 2013, $1.00 at signing).
source
ha-iam-mech-cba · p.79 · Article 19.8/19.9 — shift premiums, Aircraft Mechanic
verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified
Full-time employees only (19.8). Shift premium is included in the calculation of overtime, vacation, sick leave, holidays and other paid leaves. Relief-schedule employees receive a relief premium INSTEAD of shift premium — latest printed rate $0.61/hr ('4/19/2013' column; the 19.9 table prints no DATE OF SIGNING column). Rotating relief employees' premium is treated for pay purposes the same as shift premium.
Lead premiumnot yet verified
Skill premiums
“Skill and condition premiums (Article 19)”
Premium tiers
Skill pay — aircraft mechanic, mechanic and Maintenance Controller classifications, per hour worked; also maintenance planners holding an Airframe or Powerplant license or with 2+ years in listed roles (19.12, LOA #24)$1.10/hr
source
ha-iam-mech-cba · p.80 · Article 19.10-19.17 — license, skill and condition premiums
verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified
Confined fuel tank entry — Aircraft Mechanic, per hour in tank, 1-hour minimum, Supervisor must authorize; time rounded up to the nearest half hour (19.17)$5.00/hr
source
ha-iam-mech-cba · p.80 · Article 19.10-19.17 — license, skill and condition premiums
verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified
Sandblasting in an enclosed room (19.11)$0.10/hr
source
ha-iam-mech-cba · p.80 · Article 19.10-19.17 — license, skill and condition premiums
verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified
Longevity pay
“Longevity pay”
Accrual schedule
from year 20$0.20/hr
after 20 years of service (p.42)
source
ha-iam-mech-cba · p.82 · Wage tables — (Group 4) Aircraft Machinist, Aircraft Welder, Aircraft Mechanic, Facilities Repairman, GSE Mechanic (pp.81-83)
verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified
Overtimenot yet verified
Holiday paynot yet verified
Field trip pay
“Flying and Travel Pay Away From Home Station (Article 8)”
Flying and Travel Pay Away From Home Station (Article 8)
Emergency field service minimum — straight time per 24-hour period away from base (8.7)8 hrs
source
ha-iam-mech-cba · p.35 · Article 8 — Flying and Travel Pay (pp.35-36); emergency OT 7.8(b).xv p.30
verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified
Overtime beyond this many hours on a scheduled work day during emergency field service (7.8(b).xv)8 hrs
source
ha-iam-mech-cba · p.35 · Article 8 — Flying and Travel Pay (pp.35-36); emergency OT 7.8(b).xv p.30
verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified
Away-from-base minimum per 24-hour period, even when travel is interrupted (8.9)8 hrs
source
ha-iam-mech-cba · p.35 · Article 8 — Flying and Travel Pay (pp.35-36); emergency OT 7.8(b).xv p.30
verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified
Travel-time credit begins this long before scheduled departure — travel outside the Hawaiian Islands (8.1(a))2 hrs
source
ha-iam-mech-cba · p.35 · Article 8 — Flying and Travel Pay (pp.35-36); emergency OT 7.8(b).xv p.30
verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified
Travel-time credit ends this long after gate arrival — outside the Islands (8.1(a))1 hrs
source
ha-iam-mech-cba · p.35 · Article 8 — Flying and Travel Pay (pp.35-36); emergency OT 7.8(b).xv p.30
verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified
Minimum daily pay while filling a temporary vacancy away from home station (8.3)8 hrs
source
ha-iam-mech-cba · p.35 · Article 8 — Flying and Travel Pay (pp.35-36); emergency OT 7.8(b).xv p.30
verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified
Overnight lodging is single-room, Company-arranged (8.4) — no dollar cap is printed.
Shoe / tool allowance
“Uniforms and tool insurance (Article 18)”
Uniforms and tool insurance (Article 18)
Tool box fire/theft reimbursement cap — Mechanic classification or higher (18.11)$5,000.00 flat
source
ha-iam-mech-cba · p.76 · Article 18 — Uniforms and tool insurance (18.4, 18.11)
verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified
Minimum uniform sets supplied when uniforms are required (18.4(a))5
source
ha-iam-mech-cba · p.76 · Article 18 — Uniforms and tool insurance (18.4, 18.11)
verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified
Shoes, aprons, gloves and rain boots for acid/chemical/rain work are furnished in kind at Company expense (17.8, 17.10) — no shoe/boot dollar allowance is printed.
Profit sharingnot yet verified
Bonus paymentsnot yet verified
Retirement (401k)not yet verified
Health: employee contribution
“Medical — Group One plan (Article 23.2)”
Percentages apply to the premium cost established annually (the dollar premium itself is not printed in the agreement). Former Group Two Plan employees who were enrolled in an eliminated plan and elect Group One step 8%/9%/10%/11%/12% across calendar years 2022-2026 (p.98). Dental (HDS or Delta Dental of California): $5.00/month employee cost, full- and part-time after one year of employment (PDF p.98).
Health plan contributions
Group One — Full Time, ALL FOUR TIERS as printed ('any tier level')12%
Monthly employee share of premium cost; printed as applying at any tier level for full-time employees.
source
ha-iam-mech-cba · p.97 · Article 23.2 — Group One medical, employee premium percentages
verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified
Group One — Part Time, Single Only12%
Monthly employee share of premium cost.
source
ha-iam-mech-cba · p.97 · Article 23.2 — Group One medical, employee premium percentages
verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified
Group One — Part Time, ALL TIERS ABOVE Single Only as printed (employee+children, employee+spouse, family)20%
Monthly employee share of premium cost; printed as any tier level above Single Only.
source
ha-iam-mech-cba · p.97 · Article 23.2 — Group One medical, employee premium percentages
verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified
Scope / outsourcingnot yet verified
Vacation accrualnot yet verified
Sick accrualnot yet verified

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Source documents

Archived source documents for Hawaiian Airlines.
DocumentRetrievedPagesSHA-256
Hawaiian Airlines / IAM (District 142) — Aircraft & GSE Mechanics CBA (5-year, ratified per IAM; operative until an Alaska-Hawaiian AMFA JCBA ratifies)2026-08-102018f242090da6fe446…

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