Originally Posted by Ace66

There's no logic twisted. Two people start at Skywest. Two years to gain 1000 SIC, two years to gain 1000 TPIC, and they are now on Year 5 pay. One pilot decides to jump to mainline and is on the 737. That pilot will make (in wages only per the OP's question) less than the pilot who stayed at SkyWest.

I'm only talking wages because that's what the OP was concerned about - a drop in personal cash flow.