My point was merely that it's a very good investment to buy your own TR. There are just too many guys out there who raise their voice without having any kind of hands-on experience in this matter. As for the salary figures...As a contractor, that's what you get these days. Not after 15 years, but you would need typically 1000-1500 hrs first.
As a Brookfield FO in Ryanair, you get 100 Euro per scheduled block...So you can actually get paid 11000 for one month (110 hrs), average would be 75-85 hrs per month = 7500-8500.
Going to India, Vietnam, Korea seems to be good alternatives as well these days.