Originally Posted by
Cujo665
So you are saying $66k was your base bay without the bonus. That sounds like first year street Captain pay, not a new FO.... unless you are including a ton of overtime, in which case you're never home.
Ton of overtime, but who cares. It’s one year. I upgraded as soon as I hit 1000 PIC and now I can dial it back to a much more reasonable schedule. Even if you have kids/a family they can handle one year; most other high paid jobs will require 150% of you your first year too. Also plenty of instructing/extracurricular options that improve quality of life are now available to basically anyone off probation. Those jobs would’ve required way more experience back in the day.