Originally Posted by frmrdashtrash

I've been in a non-flying job since early 2011 and make pretty close to that $25 /hr. No yearly increases other than COLA, 4 weeks PTO every year (after you've been at the company for more than 3 years), good 401K match, insurance runs me about $370 per check, no travel, home every night, get to coach kid's sports, work out in the same gym every night and no airport food.

To put up with commuting, gone on the holidays, and all the other BS that goes along with it (not to mention that I'm not as young as I think I am anymore), and I'm not sure there's a dollar amount that would bring me back to a regional. I'd jump at a legacy or LCC, but no way I'm headed back to a regional. I do miss flying, but it just isn't worth it.