To put it another way $140k is basically what QLink Dash 8 and Rex SAAB pilots are on first year, however that is the minimum they would earn. Each year the QF/Rex will get annual rises, and year of service increases, so will leave that $140k figure in the dust in just a few years. Add to that call out payments that significantly increase your earnings, leave loading, LoL insurance, profit share and share gifts etc etc your earning potential is significantly higher, some could earn in excess of $200k per year, become a trainer or checker and that figure goes up significantly again. Unless of course there is something else hidden in that package that would add on significantly more over the term of the contract that is.
Based on a comparison with what is on offer in the US, I doubt that there will be too many takers.
And that would be the most significant point, with those hours in the US you could pick and choose jobs over there ATM.