Is Delta a good airline to work with?

For the seventh year, Delta has been ranked the top airline on Glassdoor's “Best Places to Work list. Each year, Glassdoor reviews the input of employees who voluntarily provide anonymous feedback on their daily jobs, benefits, interview experience and work environment to determine the top 100 large companies.



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85% of Delta Air Lines employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Delta Air Lines 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

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American Airlines is most highly rated for Compensation and benefits and Delta is most highly rated for Work/life balance.

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Each year, more than 100,000 people apply to be a Delta flight attendant and less than 1 percent get the job. That means it's harder to join a Delta flight crew than it is to get into Harvard, which accepted 4.6 percent of applicants in 2018.

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For aspiring flight attendants, Delta Air Lines, ranked by its employees as one of the best places to work, is also one of the most difficult places to get a job. It's harder to get invited to Delta flight attendant training than it is to get into Harvard University.

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Delta Air Lines Benefits Delta employees receive generous traditional benefits such as a 401(k) with up to 9% matching, competitive salary, paid time off (two to five weeks of vacation, holidays, and seven days of personal time), health insurance, and more.

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Which airline pays highest salary to pilots?
  • Southwest Airlines - $262,183 per year.
  • JetBlue Airways - $213,195 per year.
  • United Airlines - $208,387 per year.
  • Alaska Airlines - $199,298 per year.
  • Delta Airlines - $184,133 per year.
  • Hawaiian Airlines - $150,001 per year.
  • Sun Country Airlines - $124,072 per year.


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The average Delta Air Lines salary ranges from approximately $41,509 per year for Sales Support Representative to $192,602 per year for Pilot. Average Delta Air Lines hourly pay ranges from approximately $12.66 per hour for Elite Agent to $70.00 per hour for IT Analyst.

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The airline has opportunities for students and graduates, including internships, co-op programs, MBA programs, and rotational programs. Delta's employees get space-available pass travel privileges anywhere the company flies. Delta leads initiatives in community engagement, sustainability, and diversity and inclusion.

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Best U.S. Airlines
  • Southwest Airlines. Southwest Airlines offers unlimited nonrevenue, space-available travel for you and eligible dependents if you're working for them. ...
  • Delta Airlines. ...
  • Hawaiian Airlines. ...
  • Spirit Airlines. ...
  • Qatar Airways. ...
  • Etihad Airways. ...
  • British Airways. ...
  • Emirates Airlines.


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Best Airline Rewards Programs for 2023-2024
  • #1. Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan. #1 Best airline rewards Programs. ...
  • #2. Delta SkyMiles. #2 Best airline rewards Programs. ...
  • #3. United MileagePlus. ...
  • #4. American Airlines AAdvantage. ...
  • #5. JetBlue TrueBlue. ...
  • #6. Southwest Rapid Rewards. ...
  • #7. Free Spirit. ...
  • #8. HawaiianMiles.


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Delta has been recognized as the best U.S. airline and most reliable airline for 2021 by the consumer website WalletHub. The rankings determined that Delta had the lowest rate of cancellations, delays, mishandled luggage and denied boardings among U.S. carriers.

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Delta also lost money in 2021, but still opted to pay out a smaller bonus of $625 or $1,250 to each employee in early 2022. This year's profit sharing bonus comes after Delta reported a $1.3 billion profit for 2022. “Delta employees rose to the challenges of 2022,” Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in a written statement.

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Voted the top airline in 2019 for keeping customers smiling, Alaska Airlines also has perks employees love to enjoy. With an impressive 82% employee approval rating and customers who love the rewards and benefits offered to fly with them, Alaska Airlines doesn't give anyone the cold shoulder.

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In 2019, American Airlines reported the highest average flight attendant salary ($69,664) among the major North American airlines, according to data compiled by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Airline Data Project. United Airlines came in second ($66,363) and Delta came in third ($61,488).

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Unlimited free flights on Delta aircraft (not code share, which you must pay a small fee) based on the available seats for yourself, spouse or domestic partner, and children and parents of the employee, but you have to pay any international airport fee.

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Free and Discounted Flights Delta Airlines employee perks include occasional free and discounted tickets. Family members can also get discounted tickets.

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Spirit. Like Frontier, Spirit has the skinniest rows of any American airline, with a seat pitch of 28 inches — and they don't recline. Spirit lagged at 8 out of 10 American airlines studied in the in The Points Guys' 2021 report.

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Here's the ranking of US airlines from MOST complaints in May 2022 to LEAST complaints in May 2022:
  • American Airlines (575 complaints)
  • United Airlines (400 complaints)
  • Frontier Airlines (301 complaints)
  • Delta Air Lines (281 complaints)
  • Spirit Airlines (269 complaints)
  • JetBlue Airways (244 complaints)


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