Originally Posted by higney85

Pay rates matter, daily rates matter, seniority matters. A junior guy (reserve) can pick up every legal opportunity but only break guarantee (overall) by a little bit each month. A senior guy can do better. Understanding the contract with pickups and swaps can also earn more. If someone wants to make $100K at a regional, it's entirely possible. Earlier posts stated $190k, which I know has happened at my shop (260k is the best I know of), but it's a high seniority guy/higher pay rate/working hard type event. Making 100k+ junior is possible, but qol takes a hit to do it.