Originally Posted by
Chupacabras
Really, new hires should be paid very low wages???***. I know college grads with 0 experience in their fields who who get paid 50-60k to start at companies nowhere near as profitable as current airlines are today. These are kids with 0 experience and you're saying someone with 1500 hrs should earn less than any other profession. Your kind of thinking is why we make such little money. Its near poverty first year pay that keeps pilots away from the regional industry-the low pay is a barrier to entry . Offer 50-60k first year and all regionals would have plenty of applicants for years to come.
Your comparisons are a bit off. I don't see that a college graduate with a professional degree has zero experience. And 1500 hours as a CFI is not 1500 hours experience as a jet captain and doesn't prove you can pass a type rating. If a college grad can earn $50-60K out of school it's probably because he or she can do something that's worth $50-60K for the company that hired them based on what they learned at school...like program a computer or build a bridge.
Many airlines do actually pay $50-$60K for new hires so I don't see the problem here. They also pay much more after the second year. Of course those airlines are attracting top candidates who can and have already proven they can fly an airliner.
The fact is that if regional airlines paid that amount you wouldn't be getting considered at 1500 hours anyway because there are plenty of higher time pilots who would take those jobs making your chances of getting hired at 1500 hours very unlikely.
Therefore....if you are looking for an airline job with only 1500 hours, you should be thankful they are paying so low because they are specifically trying to attract you and not higher time pilots.
(Not saying you specifically have 1500 hrs....I don't know...I'm just meaning "you" in a general sense)