propoganda, I can see why you think that. Let me explain the package.
66k base. 9k annual retention bonus. $4 for every hour your away from home ( adds up about $350 - 400 a fortnite ) Incentive pay of $85 for every hour flown over 65 total. This month I've been rostered to fly 83, do the maths. When u've acheived 500 hrs on type the base goes up to 72k.
Of course not everyone is going to earn the same, the wlg based guys doing tasmans all the time, earn more for example. At my interview I was shown the four most recent hires salary for the year. It reads like this
105k, 102k, 95k , 92k. (beats the hell out of earning a turboprop salary!!!)
Now if your sitting fat, stupid and happy at Virgin or QF I could see how you would think that's ****e, fair enough.
most of us (including the ones leaving) are generally happy enough with the cash (pac blue guys are taking a pay cut) it's just the conditions that now need improving