how much does a southwest ramp agent make
It's common for ramp agents to clock in 70 to 80 hours a week, said Kevin Talbert, a TWU Local 555 representative in Baltimore. A ramp agent with Southwest for over nine years, Talbert, 30, now makes $18.50 an hour and with all the overtime his pay reaches about $75,000 a year, he said.The pay scale tops out at $24 an hour and benefits include the right to free flights.he turnover rate for Southwest ramp agents at BWI is close to five times the company's 4 percent to 5 percent overall average, Lamb said.