Originally Posted by
Delta1067
I don't think there was ever a time where regional FO's were high paid. Low regional FO pay is nothing new. One difference now is there are lots of six figure RJ Captains. That was unheard of not too long ago.
In terms of purchasing power, they were making more in the past. At 9E, we are back to the old 2004 XJ rates. Against a basket of commodities, $100K today, is equivalent to about $40K in 1990's pay.