Originally Posted by
Cubdriver
Joking, or you mean $140k? Some regional captains already make twice that, I hear it is possible to break six figures if you try at some of the better companies (XJT for example). From what I can tell, being a regional lifer is not a low paying job necessarily, it just sucks not having a future at a major without random luck playing the main role in getting the job.
The few captains that do make 280-300k have invested 20 years in before they got to that point at XJT. They also work the contract and a lot of cases work their butt off. Majority are around the 100k range.