PDT pays $51K minimum first year with no 121 experience. EDV pays $57K. Both are good companies. Consider moving to live in base, or pick another regional that is based where you live now if not willing to move, for QoL. If you commute, expect to lose 4-6 days of your time off each month getting back and forth to work. With only 11 days off at first, those 4-6 days start having a LOT of meaning very quickly, more than $5-8K of salary per year.