I do believe there will be much more flying than there is now, and I believe pilot wages will not be any better than an entry level IT engineer.
Which is why you shouldn't follow your passion........
Check out Mike Rowe on that subject he has a fair bit to say about following your passion, albeit to encourage people to engage in trade/skilled jobs. I have seen plenty of people who's passion was aviation only to have it beaten out of them by the industry and end up quite bitter about it all.