BALPA pay scales

[Desk-pilot]

I'm considering the self-sponsored route and am trying to work out the salary progression for someone joining say BA on the CEP salary of £23 000 from there on in.

Apparently BALPA has some pay scales but you need to be a pilot and member of the union to get them.

I'd just like to get some idea how quickly I am likely to get up to the kind of salary I am on now (£43000) gross which nets around £2400 pcm take-home particularly in light of the fact that my financial position will be a lot worse after paying for my training.

I am 32 and have wanted to fly all my life but with a wife and mortgage to consider I need to do the sums.

Thanks,

Desk-pilot