In all honesty if I had no student loans, my pay would be fine. Just about three years down and only around 40K a year is a little tough on the finances. I couldn't do this job if it weren't for my wife to cover the gaps. So really an extra thousand a month would be great. Or just figure out a program that reimburses your flight training. It's so stupidly upside down. It may be the wrong mentality but I don't think of flying as my primary career. It's more of a hobby that I get paid a little to do. You can't take as much pride in being a professional pilot anymore since you can't make a living at it. Someday I might be able to but that isn't anywhere in the foreseeable future.