Alaska, Horizon employees get bonuses totalling $100 million

About 16,000 Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air employees were paid a total of $100 million in bonuses Friday, with $62 million of that going to about 7,500 employees in the Puget Sound area. For most employees, the bonus equates to more than 8 percent of their annual pay last year, or roughly an additional month’s pay. The average payout companywide is about $6,250 pre-tax. In the Puget Sound region, where Alaska has its corporate headquarters and higher-paid managerial staff, the average bonus is… (www.seattletimes.com) Altro...