bpster - I think the point of this thread is that all Q qualifications should attract financial reward since there is no incentive other than professional pride to be a QHI/QFI/QWI/QHCI. This practise is not reflected in the civilian world where extra skills cost extra money.
There are plenty of CR pilots/rearcrew in crewrooms around the world who get paid the same as their instructors/trainers/trappers which really isn't fair when you consider the extra work and reponsibility those posts entail.