I hear the big oil corporations pay very very well.

Exxon and Conoco Phillips are probably the two best "oil" jobs, extremely hard to get in. Gotta know a couple of "somebodies", plus a healthy amount of int'l experience.

I talked to a pilot that flies for Chevron. good pay, but he is not happy there.

Valero and Phillips 66 also have flight departments. Dont know much about them

Then there's Shell in the Netherlands. They definitely want European-JAA Passport, ATPL and medical. I'm sure lots of European corporate pilots trying to get on with them