Originally Posted by
EEked Out
We all know we will never be paid anything close to what we are worth, my huge beef is the pay disparity between seats. I get what he is saying and do agree but both are equally responsible for the safe completion of the flight. There is no reason for greater than a 30% difference and even that is on the high side. First year AT LEAST has to be a living wage!
You are right and wrong. You're right that both pilots are responsible for the safety of the flight and that first year pay needs to at least be livable, however the left seat has a much larger responsibility for everything. His (or her) pay should be significantly higher.