Horses for Courses
I'm not trying to wind anyone up here but salaries of $85000 and $129000 are actually not too bad I thought. I think the mistake that a lot of you make is to get shirty when some expat signs a pay deal in Asia worth four times more than a local LCC pilot is offered. Big deal. Every country and airline are different. There is no reason for every pilot expect to get the same thing. In the same way, pilots jump into jobs in A320's in Europe with 215 hours total time. Do you see that happening here? Not a chance. Don't compare chalk with cheese. My view is that if you are on $100K in Australia then you are doing OK. Want more money and think you deserve it? Put your money where your mouth is, pack up and go fly for someone that will pay you what you reckon you deserve. Good luck.
That's my two cents well spent anyway.