SSQ 0 #1 April 22, 2006 Hey, i'm from canada and here it is $5 for a pack job and $10 for a tandem pack job. How much money do you make from a pack jpb in the US....say in California?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GravityGirl 0 #2 April 22, 2006 That's about right. Some places pay $6 per pack. Most are still $5. Where in California? Nor Cal? So Cal? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace and Blue Skies! Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shunkka 0 #3 April 22, 2006 in europe is somewhere at 5 Euro (7$) but here the jump ticket is 22 euro ------------------------- "jump, have fun, pull" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sid 1 #4 April 22, 2006 QuoteHey, i'm from canada and here it is $5 for a pack job and $10 for a tandem pack job. How much money do you make from a pack jpb in the US....say in California?? I've been packing professionaly for 11 years and mains are still $5 here (although we get $12 for a tandem). I can't think of any other job where it's got progressivly trickier (Zero P canopies in tight little containers) and the pay scale has stayed the same. You used to be able to get a lap dance for $5, it's $10 now..... I need to charge more!Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dqpacker 7 #5 April 22, 2006 In Wis. we get $6 for sport $7 for Student $10 for Tandem or anything brand new never jumped. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #6 April 22, 2006 Pitt Meadows may only pay $5 for a student pack job, but most experienced jumpers pay $6, $7 if it is really tight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheDonMan 0 #7 April 22, 2006 in Suffolk VA we get $6 for student rigs and $11 for tandems The world is full of willing people, some willing to work, the rest willing to let them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thelem 0 #8 April 22, 2006 At my dropzone in the UK it is £5 for student/sport, £7 for tandem and £18 for a jump ticket. Other dropzones vary, my impression is roughly £3-5 for a student/sport packjob, £17-25 for a jump ticket. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nate_1979 9 #9 April 23, 2006 I'm used to being charged anywhere from $5 - $7, but I always tip so it's a bit more, and if someone only charges me $5 I pay atleast $7 ... But that's just me. FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
algboy 0 #10 April 23, 2006 "I can't think of any other job where it's got progressivly trickier (Zero P canopies in tight little containers) and the pay scale has stayed the same." How `bout musician? $100/night was typical in the 80's -- still true today Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sid 1 #11 April 23, 2006 Quote"I can't think of any other job where it's got progressivly trickier (Zero P canopies in tight little containers) and the pay scale has stayed the same." How `bout musician? $100/night was typical in the 80's -- still true today Did the music get trickier (just kiddin') ?Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jheadley 0 #12 April 23, 2006 At Sky's the Limit in PA it's $6 for canopies 170 sq feet and under, 7 dollars for 171+, and 10 for tandems. (Begin huge debate.... nnnow... ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angryelf 0 #13 April 24, 2006 Our DZ pays me $7 to pack student/rental rigs. ' ' ' ' $15 for tandems. I charge experienced jumpers $5 for personal rigs."Sometimes you eat the bar, and well-sometimes the bar eats you..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bwilling 0 #14 April 24, 2006 QuoteI can't think of any other job where it's got progressively trickier (Zero P canopies in tight little containers) I've got a new Tri 220, and while it's not especially tight in my container, I can tell you that $6 dollars seems really cheap to pack that slippery beast! So far I've been committed to packing it myself, but I keep thinking that $6 dollars ain't shit, as I'm trying to get that bastard in the bag myself! "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upndownshop 0 #15 April 24, 2006 QuoteQuoteHey, i'm from canada and here it is $5 for a pack job and $10 for a tandem pack job. How much money do you make from a pack jpb in the US....say in California?? I've been packing professionaly for 11 years and mains are still $5 here (although we get $12 for a tandem). I can't think of any other job where it's got progressivly trickier (Zero P canopies in tight little containers) and the pay scale has stayed the same. You used to be able to get a lap dance for $5, it's $10 now..... I need to charge more! Dont feel to bad, I was packing rounds and squares as a kid for $.50 each!! From the 70's thru the 80's Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike111 0 #16 April 24, 2006 5 quid packjob, 5 qiod rig hire. So 10 £ overall Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyPsycho 0 #17 April 27, 2006 Quotecontainers) and the pay scale has stayed the same." How `bout musician? $100/night was typical in the 80's -- still true today dude, i see youre in arizona........but here on the east coast, back in the 80's, a popular bar band could gross upwards of 6 g's a night, now its a 5 hundred or so for a regular bar band, more for popular ones. dont think your analogy is quite on target with that one. _______________________________ HK MP5SD.........silence is golden Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AFFI 0 #18 April 27, 2006 Quote5 quid packjob, 5 qiod rig hire. So 10 £ overall Dont you mean Squid? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTAVercetti 0 #19 April 27, 2006 We pay packers some of the best money: $6 sport rigs $18 tandems. Skydive OrangeWhy yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sixtysevengt5oo 0 #20 April 27, 2006 If you really think about the pay rate of your avg. packer, say they make $5 per pack, chances are the absolute slowest they will be is 20 min, and if there are enough rigs, that means they are making 15 an hour, thats good pay in realit, esp. for doing something in an atmosphere that you like, likely being younger, no degree etc. and if you are packing tandems, chances are you've got the sport rigs down to 10-12 min, and tadems to no more than 20 min, say 5 for a sport and 10 for a tandem, you have the potential to make 30 to 40 an hour, which is amazing pay no matter who you are. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #21 April 27, 2006 dude, $18 a tandem, that is some good money. Is it a busy dropzone for tandems? .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jheadley 0 #22 April 28, 2006 QuoteIf you really think about the pay rate of your avg. packer, say they make $5 per pack, chances are the absolute slowest they will be is 20 min, and if there are enough rigs, that means they are making 15 an hour, thats good pay in realit, esp. for doing something in an atmosphere that you like, likely being younger, no degree etc. and if you are packing tandems, chances are you've got the sport rigs down to 10-12 min, and tadems to no more than 20 min, say 5 for a sport and 10 for a tandem, you have the potential to make 30 to 40 an hour, which is amazing pay no matter who you are. keep in mind that's if you're actually busy I'm a full time packer and I made 20 dollars last week. So far this week I've made 15... You may only make 6 dollars an hour working at McDonalds but at least you have work when it's rainy/cloudy/windy/slow business/etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sixtysevengt5oo 0 #23 April 28, 2006 thats why i said you have to potential to make... obviously if there is no one jumping you arent making any money, but how many other jobs can you say you truely enjoy the atmosphere, i highly doubt you enjoy the atmosphere of working at McDonalds Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AEsco48 0 #24 April 29, 2006 How much is a 120day reserve repack?...how about if it includes a main check? thanx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #25 April 29, 2006 QuoteHow much is a 120day reserve repack?. Going rate in the US is around $50. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
