Originally Posted by Lifeisgood

Turns out the Airline Pilot is number 19 out of 25 best paying jobs in America.
Kudos to all who is fighting a good fight to keep the pay up.

In Pictures: America's Best-Paying Jobs - Forbes.com

No. 19 Airline Pilots, Copilots and Flight Engineers
Average Annual Pay: $119,750

One-Year Change: +5.1% <<<<-----due to a small raise for NWA pilots and massive furloughs by other airlines!!!! no pilots on the absolute end of the list anymore

Employees in Field: 77,090

The Job: Pilot and navigate the flight of multi-engine aircraft in regularly scheduled service for the transport of passengers and cargo.