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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%
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.
of the 77,090 "in the field" only 9,000 are at or above that payscale...
The majority are under 85,000, and the largest segment is under 45,000. Starting pay varies from 18,500 to 35,000 depending on carrier.