Originally Posted by
rickair7777
$100K-$130K is plausible after 10+ years. More for LCA.
A very few sim instructors make $300k+. But that's hard work, only possible because 117 doesn't apply in the sim...
But even so there's always the risk of a COMAIR scenario in your mid-50's, with a couple kids in college...
I've got a couple friends at endeavor that are clocking in 100k at year 3 as Captain sitting reserve.
Someone at ten years from now at Endeavor, if they were unable to move on, could probably be pulling in 140k without much effort at all and have a great schedule.
That's a pretty comfortable amount. I just wouldn't personally bank on any regional being stable enough to be around in ten years. Look how much has changed in the last five.