I left to airlines(regionals) a few months back for the fracs and could not be happier with this decision. These are two very different types of work and work environments. As far as pay is concerned, look at the airlines tab on this web site. You can find all the pay scales industry wide right there. Like the other guy stated, 23k hours is great, but you have to back that up with people skills and personality or else you might as well have 23 hours. All of these companies want people who can provide great customer service, adapt to changing situations, and lastly but equally have the flying skills to safely do all of this. I would look into it if I were you. If you're crazy enough you can even work past 60.