Jeez I was messing with you before when I called you out but this is honestly one of your worst posts. First of all just the ridiculous way you try to get your message across
"wanna bet???" "I make 4k a month wanna bet????" "Bet!"

As you said, min garuntee is about $2300 a month after taxes, not 401k, and not if you have a family and choose more expensive medical plans. Trying to tout or imply taking home 4k a month for an FO is the norm is just not comprehensible. Yeah I guess if you're in one of the few FO positions that is critical OT all the time and drop yourself to 8 days a month, and are one of the few in this situation that live in base without a family and can do that, then sure you can probably take home 4k. But trying to imply that's normal and that anyone can do it is just plain wrong. And no, per diem is not income. It is federally regulated and is to cover travel expenses while on the job, and is not taxed. IT IS NOT CONSIDERED INCOME.

In short, true FO current take home pay is about $2200/mo. Absolute best case scenario working every possible day and OT trip living in base that's also under critical coverage for a company that under pays you is about $4300/mo, if you include per diem. Thanks for the insight Dera.

From the IRS website:

What is per diem?
Per diem is an allowance paid to your employees for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses incurred when travelling. This allowance is in lieu of paying their actual travel expenses. Per diem payments are not part of the employee’s wages if the payment is equal to or less than the federal per diem rate.