Originally Posted by R5311

Thanks for the replies. I was definitely surprised to see how much legacy pilots were making now—even regional pilots’ salaries have improved, but I guess a lot of that is due to profit sharing? Right now I’m still trying to play the numbers game and try to gauge how much I’d have to lay out to finish my ratings.

Government work is about as secure as it gets, I admit....but I just don’t know if I can see myself at this job for another 25 years.