Originally Posted by
landlover
well if you decide to go corporate, PLEASE don't undercut or work for less because you can afford to with your government retirement.
+1
Many military guys come out with the mindset that they'll be more competitive if they offer to accept lower wage simply because they're also drawing their military retirement. As you can imagine, this puts an unnecessary downward pressure on the rest of corporate pilot salaries. Please, if this is the case, stick to 121 and go fly for the airlines. They're used to racing to the bottom, and you'll definitely need your military retirement to survive the first few years.
There are several corporate/business jet pilot salary surveys published annually. Additionally, if you go the contract pilot route, there are contract pilot rates available on the internet as well. Stick to those.
Good luck!