Originally Posted by
HotMamaPilot
Relative to the average joe, pilots do make a lot. Skyhigh has posted before that local cops make more......bull$hit. I don't know where you got your figures for that. lol.Secondly, I can easily compare and boast my paycheck over the nextdoor neighbor CPA, the the store manager on the other side, and many others! Pilots DO make a lot of money relative to the rest of the country.
Compared to the "Average Joe" an airline pilot most likely would do better. However if you were to take into consideration all the education, training expenses and wasted years building experience against the actual odds of getting one of the better jobs it is a poor risk.
SkyHigh