Originally Posted by
afterburn81
Dude! You are NOT the norm. In fact I have no clue where you work or how did that your first year. Most first year pay is around 23-25 bucks an hour. Even including per-diem you would have to credit at least 130 hours a month for the whole year to earn that BEFORE taxes. It just doesn't add up. Unless you were a direct entry captain. Which would have nothing to do with this thread.
If you are telling the truth, you are in the 1% of people that got REALLY REALLY lucky. Please elaborate instead of making everyone feel like they are missing out or have done something wrong.
It's all luck. I grossed $32K my first year with ASA, but I never sat reserve and my lines were 90-100 hours every month, and I was junior manned almost every single week. All that plus per diem and 401K match add up pretty quickly.
Had I started 6 months later, I would have barely broken $20K.