We were comparing SH FO to NAA Capt before, but comparing rank v rank:
Last NAA FO 1st year rate - $107,750. This is with additional hours being paid at $74 per hour above 65. At 75 hours average per BP that's $117,370.
Last SH FO 1st year rate - $145,240. This is at 53hrs per BP but rosters usually come out at 65-71 hours. This is $178,120 at 65 hrs. Additional hours above 53 are paid at more than double the NAA rate. At 75 hours average per BP that's $205,528.
SH FO is 35% higher than NAA FO at 53hrs, 65% higher at 65hrs, 75% higher at 75 hrs, and 85% higher at 85hrs. So SH FO's are not paid precisely "double" NAA, but are paid a substantial amount above NAA FOs that climbs with hours flown. NAA has a D/O payment while SH doesn't, but SH has a bonus payment tied to management payment which can provide close to 10% on top of those wages per year.
Eh? 737 pilots will have first priority to transfer over to the 321XLR on the same rates. The pilots who remain on the 737 (the youngest half of the fleet will fly to 2034) will be paid under the current SH rates, not "regional wages".
Actually plenty of returning expats have joined mainline over the last 6 years and plenty have applied/are in the process of being recruited currently.