Just came across this website
http://www.mesa-air.com/pilots.asp with the airline advertising positions, Pay is mentioned a few paragraphs down
Pilots are paid per flight hour as negotiated between the Air Line Pilots Association and the Company in accordance with the provisions of the Railway Labor Act. The Contract stipulates minimum pay of 70 hours per 28-day bid period and pilots are paid every two weeks. Current first year First Officer pay is $18.15 per flight hour for turboprops and $20.43 per flight hour for Regional Jets.
Not sure if I'm missing something but this works out to be:
18.15 x 70hrs x 12months = 15246 USD per year
Did a bit of surf around, found another website
http://www.aviationinterviews.com/compare_pay_rates.php and pay didn't seem to be that much better at a lot of other airlines.
My question is, are pilot salaries really that low in the US? Makes my pay as a turboprop FO in Aust. look not so bad even accounting for the exchange rate.