We have guys making more than that here, what's your point? There are a select few at legacies and southwest (a self proclaimed discount airline) making $500k for that same hustle. It's not the norm. Pay rates are pay rates and retirement is retirement and work rules are work rules. The numbers don't lie.

I don't want a contract where you have to start ever month trying to figure out how to work the system and sit by my phone to make what an industry standard pilot makes by just bidding a line.

And if you think a 5+5 retirement will get anywhere near a 16% defined contribution at age 65 you need to go take an intro to finance class. Or just pick up the contract comparison the united NC put out about 6 months ago because they are already gearing up to raise the bar again.