Mr Adams,
Welcome to the forum. I am also a helo driver with a lot of fixed wing quals and on the fence about where to go to next to continue my aviation career. You're right when you hear about the helo jobs paying better right now, well at least in my case that is how it's been but there are all sorts of opportunity out there.
Again, welcome to the forum.
PS: Anyone need a helo guy in SoCal? ha-ha