Originally Posted by RV5M
Take a look at comparable jobs with similar training requirements and barriers to entry, they don't pay $120k.
Here are two salaries for jobs that require more knowledge, experience and training than pilots:
Senior Aerospace Engineer: US Median $93,969
Senior Programmer: US Median $86,494 (This job is hugely in demand!)
Those jobs do NOT require more knowledge, experience, or training than pilots - they only require more formal education than a pilot.
Also, "Senior" anything in a job description typically means having a good bit of experience and/or tenure; starting wages for PEs and programmers out of college are substantially higher than regional pilot wages today but nowhere close to the figures you have listed.