I earned 100K+ last year. Now that was working a 56/28 rotation, not an even day rotation. I would fly the gulf on a 14/14 for no less then 70K (?) plus benefits. I would imagine that there are lots of pilots like me out there that would return to the US for a decent wage. Once again, there is no shortage of pilots. There is a shortage of experienced pilots that are willing to work for the starting wage of the GOM operators. The union has done an admirable job of raising the wages for starting pilots. It also forces the operators to depend on "in house" personnel for their experience pool, which as we all see is drying up.