JB pay is 47 an hour to start, which is more than the top FO rate at comair. So it goes up from there. 62 or 67 2nd year

I went to another regional...which was paycut, so I cut costs (car just paid off) and will use some savings. And adjust spending as necessary.

It also comes down to "can you afford not to leave". I was going to get laid off from OH eventually and have 0 income. He may be forced to downgrade and saw that at this rate he was better off with the pay cut for one year with the ability for the pay to go up than to take the downgrade and only make top FO rate at comair with zero hope of it rising.

So leaving now for a job while I have the chance at a lower rate or stay and eventually have no income or affordable health insurance and still have to look for a job.

Not an easy decision, but you have to be think it out past the feeling of "it's a pay cut", because a pay cut is coming either way, you're just delaying it you stay.