Here is a different view on pilot salaries from a Miami Herald article a couple of weeks ago:
"Very few people in the United States, in any given field, have $150 million in company assets and 400 lives in their hands,'' said Frederick "Rick'' Dubinsky, chairman of the United pilots council within ALPA. "So I don't think we're paid too much. They should double or triple it. I'm not apologizing."
I think he makes a lot of sense!