Hey Rach,
Dont be put off with the basic salary's that airlines offer! They are all roughly the same, but by the time you take into account commission, flying hours, and all the other little bits that we get, you will be 'shocked' at the amount you do actually take home!
I started flying for Brit many years ago, my basic was under 8K, 7995 i think...! not good eh? but at the end of the 1st financial year i had taken just under 25k before tax, NI etc... Rem your flight pay of 2.67 per hour is payed around the clock. ie if your were to do a 5 day trip somewhere, either in the uk, or somewhere further affield, you will get that from the minitue you report on the 1st day, till the minute you arrive back at your base. So, 5 days at 120 hours = just over £320, not bad for doing virtually nothing!
Have a good think before you decide to give flying a miss?
Take care,
Cab.