SemperFido,
Judging by the number of posts you have made on this site, I'd say you are pretty familiar with what goes on here. Talking about money etc. is pretty much off limits in most social circles and I don't think anyone one here would disagree. However, I don't know your name as you don't know mine. This area on the site has and will continue to provide important information about the airlines that are currently hiring to those who are either in the training pipeline, or are seeking out employment with an airline. Most of us would never walk up to an airline pilot from an airline we were interested in and point blank ask him what he made his 1st year. This forum provides those type of answers to people who have the couth not to ask this type of question in an inappropriate way. Get it? All of the airline pay scales are public information however each contract differs greatly making a direct comparison using hourly wages only very difficult. Having someone give out the realistic #'s on here as an anynomous poster helps out others.
IAHERJ