I made over that back in '06, when I was a CA the first time, after only 4 years with Mesa.
Of course, my QOL was crap, and I got JA.d down to 8 days off, etc., but I saved a $hitload that helped out greatly, when I eventually got downgraded due to the recession.
I believe that Life (and work) is what YOU make it.
Cheers!