A more interesting question is the sea change in airline travel. A lot of the status of being and "airline pilot" was a result of the percieved glamour of air travel. The LOCO's have completely destroyed that and now the average punters travel "experience" are in conditions expected when traveling on a poorly operated bus line. The rush to P2F for entry level jobs and the general dimunition of T & C's is further eroding the attractiveness of the profession yet the industry model now pretty much prohibits a return to the former high salaries.
Something has got to give and I wonder how many wannabe pilots with access to $150,000 and a willingness to work for basically nothing in their first few years, and most importantly with the actual smarts and skill to fly a jet; are left........