Originally Posted by Cubdriver

Those would have to be salaried figures because contract rates are much higher. If you are a former military test pilot on a year or indeterminate contract and are paid less than $200k with moderate overtime, something is wrong. Even the more experienced desk engineers in the bizjet industry can push $200k with a fair bit of overtime, working 6 days per week on average. Salaried people tend to make a lot less, this data sounds about right for salaried workers before overtime.