Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
In the past, and thank God it isn’t that way anymore, you certainly HAD NOT invested the time that other career fields took. Just an associates degree took longer than a fast track ATP type school to get to a regional. At least now with the ATP rule it forces that fast track pilot to get about 1-2 worth of other experience thus equaling an associates degree but still not equaling a traditional 4 year (and how many take longer than 4 yrs to get that Bach degree) and certainly not that law degree.
A vast numbers of lawyers aren’t making pro pilot pay (certainly at the majors level).
you might need to do a little research into median lawyer paid and initial job earning (or even able to get a job stats) of let’s say the last 5 years of law students. It’s been in the national media about how many unemployed baby lawyers are out there. Another real stat - District Judges in my home town are making probably $150k. The District Attorney makes $130k. Think how long it took someone to get to those positions. Talk about an investment in time and they are both elected positions so subject to removal from office every couple of years.
I know an attorney who came in with over 10 years of legal experience to include being a USN JAG who started at the DAs office at $55,000.
10 years later she has moved to numerous other state positions and now makes $84,000. As for the counselor - I don’t know of one who makes more than $60,000, certainly not without being a supervisor (ala Captain).
Median income in my state is around $50,000.
Median income in Texas is around $60,000.
Median income in the US is around &61,000.
I’m very glad that AT PRESENT there are no more 300 hr ATP wonders in the right seat of airliners. But an initial pay of $60,000 for a job with the fairly quick potential for increased pay is even better than fair in my opinion and when compared to many other careers is pretty darn good. The good thing.....it will most likely continue to increase over the next few years barring any number of things to happen. Fingers crossed for you all.
Depends on the "past" you're talking about. There was a time when you couldn't get hired with a decent regional with less than 4 or 5000 hours total time including a large amount of multi PIC. My brother and his wife are both attorneys and between them make well over a cool million a year.