Originally Posted by
dctPub
I learnt that my back up IT career will AT MOST pay 2/3 of what I was getting at my "****ty"/dead end airline job.
Maybe once I get some more big data experience I can push the salary up, which will still be below my base flying salary.
That was your base salary before flying stopped, when jobs return there will be many pilots competing for limited jobs. Those willing to work for half of what was paid before will be the first back setting the base level.