http://www.acinet.org/acinet/oview5...=&id=1,&nodeid=7&soccode=&stfips=00&x=43&y=13
check this out one more time out there somebody still have the idea that been a pilot is a great paying career.
If you been in it for some time you might be doing OK
But if you are just getting into it FORGET IT
http://www.jetuniversity.com/ pay $20,000 to fly a jet in 7 months
and make $19,000 a year
The chart you cite as evidence shows Airline pilot Median income at NUMBER 13 OF 799. Every single occupation ranked higher with exception of "Chief Executives" is a highly trained Medical Professional.
Judging by the sentence structure I see in this post, neither you, or I, had much chance at Med School.
The typical 5 year RJ Capt would fall about number 100 on the list your link provides.
Was the profession better at one time? Yes.
But it still ranks pretty high.