For reference, let me offer my mates salary at UAL. He has been there 3 1/2 years, having left just prior to command at a second/third tier carrier. He is a 777 F/O and is paid 177,000 usd's/yr. In addition there is a 12% contribution to a 'provident' type fund AND he will recieve 40% of his final salary on a monthly basis for the remainder of his life after he retires. This package works out conservatively to about $208,000 usd per year for 777 F/O. How anyone can accept a command on the freighter for 125K/ yr is beyond me...