That's what I realized after a couple paychecks. My lowest one was $1100, because we had lots of planes down and it's been tough to fly with the high temps and thunderstorms the last month or so. Assuming $40/hr as a new FO and a monthly guarantee of 75 hours, that's literally how much I'm averaging now as an instructor. And on the good months, around $1600-1800/paycheck, I'll be making less at a regional. It's be an even bigger cut to go somewhere like Mesa or Skywest that are around $36/hour.