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Any captain at the top of the pay scale who can pick up an extra 27.8 credit hours or more every month gets to $350k, and 41.1 gets to $400k. If you live local and pick up 200% R1s when they come across the wire, it only takes three of those every month to make it happen. There are several legacy captains who are chafing at the 23 hour open time limit, so I'm sure many of them are touching $350k with some premium DOF here and there. And don't forget that sweet, sweet bonus cash we're getting now!
I'm not going to argue that isn't decent money. I'm glad it's available to those who have slogged through 20 years of ACMI uncertainty.
I'm still curious how unicorn that is? How many captains live within reasonable driving distance of CVG and have the seniority to get that many extra hours? How many days total worked and how many nights away from home would that be?
I like to compare airlines by seniority bands plus a reasonable guess for how long it takes to get there. Lifetime earnings are probably what matter the most to a prospective new hire.