Overview
- Delta said it will lift base pay by 4% for eligible employees worldwide.
- The increase takes effect June 1, 2026 for ground and flight attendant staff, according to an internal memo reported by One Mile at a Time.
- Delta said the raise is the fifth consecutive annual bump and equals about $500 million in new yearly pay.
- Employees covered by union contracts, including pilots, are excluded from this raise, with pilots governed by a 2023 agreement.
- The raise follows a $1.3 billion profit-sharing payout this year, which Delta cites in claiming industry-leading total compensation for frontline teams.