I would think, and am almost sure, the ticket prices are higher in Canada, point to Canada point. In Vancouver they stream over the border to fly on Allegiant out of KBLI when they want to go to LAS, etc, so they are not immune, or are not tempted to avoid cheaper fares.

I also remember when a tiny company called Skywest bought a successful small California company called SunAire. As I recall SunAire paid rather nicely, even on lowly Metroliners, considerably more than Skywest. Sun Aire's routes were the springboard to Skywest getting big but their wages remain (relatively) small. (This was pre code share or contract flying).

Also, USAIR had high pilot wages in the mid 80's, and the company was also highly profitable. Things do change, but decent pay and profits are not mutually exclusive, IE Southwest. In many instances Southwest has created their own market, and yet the pay is livable.