Profit margins.
You get what you negotiate in contracts.
When you push around the big iron at UPS or FedEx, you should be pulling down some jack. You deserve it. No need to explain.
Pax carrier pilots have no leverage due to the courts and lack of support in D.C. Smaller cargo outfits can't afford large payrolls. Blah blah blah. Dude, it's basic economics and cajones. Big bucks because of big balls. Questions?
Don't let some Economics major go off on a rant to distort the facts either. It is what it is. The Company makes bucks, you've got balls, you end up with a pretty choice W-2. No apologies.
I could go on and on. But I won't.
NKA