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Never Trust A Monkey
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- Sep 11, 2003
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First year teachers where I live make around $40K/yr. Cops, a little more with signing bonuses.
Why should a pilot work 90 hours a month to get this kind of pay? It would be different if he/she was able to be home every night, working 40 duty hours per week.
Are you considering income tax? When I had a 9 to 5 job with a salary of $50K, I walked home with $2,800 a month. These days with second year pay at my regional is $31. After per diem, I walk home with about $2,500.
Apples to apples...one could argue that I make equal to someone with a $45K salary.
Now....an income equal to a $45K salary for a airline pilot in the year 2007 is shameful/pathetic. The minimum pay should be at LEAST enough to support a family.