Senior Stuka:
After 13 years with LAN, a well to do airline, Wide Body Capt pay could be higher, although USD 4,500/month is a comfortable salary in Chile, even more so if you were to live outside Santiago. Even in the city, you can get a live-in maid for USD 150/month. A real luxury that is not affordable in MIA. And the food prices at your Jumbo are about the same as they are at Miami's Publix.
You didn't say how many hours you fly or how many days per month you spend away from home. It's always a battle to negotiate higher pay, but it may be easier meanwhile to negotiate improved scheduling practices for optimum time off to improve your life style. Crew scheduling efficiency wouldn't cost the company money but it could help you spend fewer days at work.
[ 10 September 2001: Message edited by: GlueBall ]