Funny you should ask this, I just flew with a Captain who was quite content that he stayed at Eagle.

He mentioned how his BizEx peers had mostly gone on to fly heavier iron at places like AA, ATA, UA, & HP. He also mentioned that while thay made a bit more than him for a while, he was never furloghed, (one of his pals was for 8 years!), he was never the junior line holder sitting reserve for years, he never had to commute, or move his family cross country.

In other words, being in the top 10% of a seniority list for 100k was a better life than being in the bottom 25% for 150k.