However I agree the average V Captain is nowhere near that sort of salary.
Agree amongst yourself to your hearts content
Current VA Captain - (and that goes for ALL, except C&T & Training Captains who have the current industry standard additions) - base salary incl Super is AUD 201.830.
In addition to this is Loss of License Insurance,
VB Group Profit Share Plan (up to 3% on top of Base Salary) and Individual Incentive Plan (Up to 5% of base salary). Allowances are payed according to local cost factor at slip port.
So - it's not great, but it's not as bad as some are making it out to be.
Those of you who have decided VA is not for you - great, enjoy whatever you're doing!
However these market 'forces' are somewhat skewed by those who are independently wealthy from working at foreign airlines or those who will accept any contract just to escape the country they are currently living in.
Those people you are referring to
ARE the market forces.