Originally Posted by tsimmns927

So let’s assume no furloughs at airlines happen come October. I’m seriously debating entering this crazy field. I currently work aircraft maintenance for a DOD contract. The pay is decent(40hr), but tired of breaking my back doing what I do and never seeing an end in sight since there is no chance of promotion or upgrades where I work. Also in the Air Guard doing Avionics, NDI before that.

Me and the wife have talked about me going overseas for a year to come back, pay off all debt and then me start flight school with the hope of me getting to a regional within the next 5 years or so before I turn 45(37 at the moment) and maybe have a 20 year career at the airlines. If you had to take a guess, without sign on bonuses, what would you say starting regional pay is right now? 40, 50, 60k? I know I’m not even there yet, but just curious as to what kind of money I’d be losing the first couple years as a FO compared to what I make now.