The regionals stopped being a stepping stone a long time ago. Since when does spending a decade of time and making over $100k a year at the top of the pay scale, qualify you as a "stepping stone"? In what other industry would you be considered, merely an apprentice, and moving on, if you had a decade of experience and earned that kind of money? Supply and demand will ultimately dictate our pay and benefits. Not some perceived notion of entitlement.