I dont know where you guys are taking that figures, as FO in Embraer I was taking home after taxes exectly 2152 USD and I was up in the seniority list. In the 737 the most that I ever took home was 2800 USD. Not much if you have a family to take care for. Now they are making a little bit more but you have to spend a lot more time out of home and spending more money in food, laundry, etc. Ther was a rise in the allowance, but not in the basic salary. FO basic is still 1500 USD, is what you get payed when you are on leave. On top of that the time that you expend on training that is going to be like 5 to 6 month your salary is going to be 600 USD. The diference betwing 737 and Embraer money is because you provably are never going to fly more that 70 hrs. that is the base.