Dartagnan posts all over pprune,I gather he is an experienced pilot,but very cynical.I can't remember ever having seen a positive post from him. Come on Dartagnan make our day,post something positive!
On the subject of pay,yes aviation is not the city,you will never earn millions,but most senior captains earn close to £100 K pa,(including flight pay,per diem,sector pay,etc)not one of my colleagues in airline/corporate flying earns much less,this is decent professional pay,& puts one in the top 0.01% of the world's earners(How rich are you? Website)That said,pay is crap when you start,but so it is in other professions.