Starting compensation at competitive tech companies is already higher than 150% of airline pilot compensation. Looks like a pilot with 10 years experience at AA makes 120k. An engineer with 10 years experience at Google makes around 300k. There are also far more engineers at competitive tech companies than there are airline pilots.
I'd gladly trade an occasional 1.5x hourly bonus for a 2.5x salary.
I'd gladly trade an occasional 1.5x hourly bonus for a 2.5x salary.