My son is 29 recently made Captain and is home every night.He trained in the UK with people from all around Europe.He started training just under 19y/o.He didn’t find the ATPL exams as easy as some of his contemporaries.As far as I know all his contemporaries that want to fly ended up with flying jobs,some sooner than others.I stopped counting at £120,000 which included his accommodation,living allowance and car.Total probably closer to £150,000.This was not at Oxford.He loves the job,good pay and conditions with plenty of free time.