Originally Posted by
sflpilot
It's very sad, but most pilots really don't care what they get paid. They just want to fly. I would bet that even if some of them were homeless they would not complain as long as they could keep flying.
The world is full of pilots who just "want to fly" - EAA, SSA, AOPA, etc. Hopefully professional pilots are motivated by a love for flying, pride in their level of accomplishment, a desire to be safe and (sin of sins) renumeration.
I've yet to meet a professional in any occupation who don't care what they are paid. Some may be willing to work for low wages - it may be the price of being in the profession. Suppy and demand has lots to do with it. RNs, in surplus and lowly paid twenty years ago, are now in one of the best paid professions.