Originally Posted by
CaptKrunch
You can use your own statement against you however. "An excessive desire for more, well above and beyond what you need," there are people who live quite well on less than 50k a year. In fact 50k puts you right at the mean national household income. It's all relative.
What is the average income of a college educated skilled professional in NYC, ORD, MIA and DFW? Answer- $260,000.
50k does put you at the average of uneducated welfare recipients and Walmart workers. Would you like fries with that?
Looks like you need to go back to school so you too can make 260,000 right out of college.
However......
http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=77
So I will say it again. I ALSO think we as pilots should fight for more income. But maybe before you start crying you should look at where we already stand compared to other jobs. Even as an FO I make more than quite a few of my college educated friends. I also make less than quite a few of them those I make less than also don't have the earning potential I do.