Originally Posted by LabDad06

$250k might be just a nice living to you, but to the average individual median income of about $40k*, that's rich! Of course that $250k really depends where in the country you live. In parts of Cali, if you're LAX based, it isn't much. Commute in from somewhere and that $250k might get you a big baller house with a ton of disposable income. I never expected to get rich from flying, I do it because there isn't another career I'd rather do. There's other professions that will get a ton of nice toys and homes, but I don't know if I'd enjoy doing them.




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State of Working America Wages 2019: A story of slow, uneven, and unequal wage growth over the last 40 years | Economic Policy Institute (epi.org)