Starting acareer in flying....
Careful guys. This is rapidly developing into a "grass is greener etc..." debate. Do what you want to do - regardless of the pay. Yes, some jobs demand sacrifices and others lesser rewards but to do that which you most enjoy is very fortunate indeed.
I was granted a permanent commission as a pilot in the Royal Air Force in 1961 at the age of 22 but turned it down at the very point of signing. Whisked of to Air Ministry to be told what a chump I was but then thanked for having saved them a great deal of money if I had dropped out later. Went into the finance industry, paid for my own PPL and never regretted anything.
If you find something you really want to do -DO IT!
Only pilots know that in the depths of a British winter they will rise above the clouds into blue sky and sunshine. You lucky b.........s.