Originally Posted by
alvrb211
FYI, the average American doesn't have a 4 year degree plus another $100,000 dollars worth of additional training.
AL
As I expected you to say. However, many professions require Master's degrees and the starting pay is similar to that of a first year B6 pilot. In my home state, having a Master's degree as a teacher will start you out lower than first year B6 pay at only $37,000 per year. But the pay raises are much slower and there is a cap at the end of 20 years of only $70,000 per year. Master's degrees at good to better schools will cost you between $40,000 and $60,000. That's after the four year degree as well.
Originally Posted by
Barney17
Wow 32 grand a year for someone who has 100 lives in their hands. Way to aim high and promote the profession.
I'm not promoting the profession. I'm just asking questions. A starting Paramedic or Fire Fighter in NYC gets paid an average of only $40,000 per year. While you may fly hundreds of people per day, a paramedic is asked to save lives every day. A paramedic will be called upon to save lives infinitely more times in their career than you will in yours. So why don't you go promote their profession?
If we're going to start arguing that we deserve higher pay then I don't think we can just compare to others in the same profession. Some jobs out there frankly are more important than being a pilot and they too prove their worth every day.