The pay and QOL is directly dependent upon the contract and work rules each pilot group decides they can accept......

My previous experience included Comair in the very early 2000's..... I think I made $24k first year and mid to upper $30s-low $40's from year 2-5..... Coupled with a massive route structure and good regional work rules, I was able to make it work as a single guy in his mid 20's.... Was it ideal...no. But I made as much as a teacher, or a medical intern as a new pilot....

Unfortunately the whipsaw and even younger pilots willing to do it for less in hopes of growth and a quick upgrade, ruined what was good at Comair.( talking about CHQ here BTW).. When the pay and work rules weren't sufficient.....I quit


If the situation doesn't work, bust your a.ss and work on an escape route.. The pay/QOL is only going backwards.. Too many pussified pilots too afraid of the threat of unemployment. I'd like to see the constant barrage on regional wages end, but I just don't see an end in sight considering many regional guys are still in the infancy stage of their careers.