Originally Posted by
blastboy
Sweet merciful crap, that's excellent pay! When is that kind of financial security ever going cross the pond? Now that's what a captain should get paid! Lufthansa sounds like they've got it together. Is that factoring in per diem?
Ich spreche schlects Deutsche.
Maybe I can get a job their now.
Keep in mind Lufthansa is probably the highest paying airline in all Europe, so it's not representative of European pilot salaries. The majority make a LOT less. In the late 90's Delta pilots were making considerably more than the majority (if not all) of their European collegues.
Plus, as I said, comparing salaries is pointless without comparing purchasing power. What may seem like a lot of money really doesn't buy you much when living in places with costs of living higher than San Francisco or New York.