You are probably close to two years from getting your time to come to the regionals. Maybe more, maybe less. A lot will change in that time. Focus on training and getting your time. By the time you are close to interviewing, take another look. The regionals will look different. Right now, SkyWest is a good place to be. When I got hired, pay was $24 an hour and that was on par with everyone else. Then pay went up to $30, then $36.50, all in my first year. In my first three years, they closed the SBP domicile, and they opened DTW, BOI, SAN, ATL, LGA.

Anyhow, pay can vary wildly. I was talking with a friend from new hire class and we had a $20,000 difference in gross pay (second year), mainly because he didn't work as hard/work the system as much as me. Pay can vary wildly depending on reserve or lineholder, domicile, equipment, and how much you pick up trips and trade, etc.

First two years combined, you could make as low as $60,000 gross or as much as $110,000 at current rates.