Pilot Shortage Turns to Crisis among Small Cargo Carriers

Pilot Shortage Turns to Crisis among Small Cargo Carriers | Air Transport: Aviation International News

Apparently the purple and brown feeders are feeling the impact as well.

"To stem the flow, Ameriflight raised its pay rates by about 20 percent last November, and another increase took effect recently. A senior Embraer EMB-120 captain now makes $89,000 per year, and a Piper Chieftain pilot $43,000 (up from $28,000)."

Leaving Amflt to go to Mesa will now be a 30-40K pay cut.