Last time I checked I made under $24,000 as a first year FO. I'm jus' say'n. Why on earth would you want to fly for a US regional when a canadian one like JAZZ pays alot more for first year FO's? then again your gonna get taxed like hell up there...

If you love to fly, can put up with more abuse than you can even phathom from crew scheduling and the company, love cheap hotels and their cruddy vending machines then aviation isn't too bad. Oh well, you actually might enjoy it so you might as well give it a shot and find out for yourself.