PS Most of italian airlines pay captains between 5000 and 6000, net...of course, a legal net, not a made up net. But still, not such a big issues for some of us.
This statement should be put into context: such figures ,at least in the 3 Italian airlines I have worked for, are correct for an average of 50/60 hours per month.
I have seen numbers around the 10k figure when flying 90+ hours but my average was between 7k and 8k with about 70 to 80 hours.
That was net of local taxes, standard skipper with no training allowances, with pension, healthcare and other goodies.
My friend in Ryanair is a non-contractor trainer, flies on average 75-80 hours/month and barely makes 7k net of Irish tax without a single extra benefit.