It depends on what's a reasonable wait. It's now about 18 months to 2 years. There is a large hold pool at the moment.
The key is that they are on placements, not employed. The guys I fly with are all 100K plus in debt by the time they are done. Far above 80K.
Be under no illusions, it's the "best" route into the industry but its a long hard one. Please don't think of it as a nice little placement, 500 hours and a job.
I fly with cadets unable to eat. Run their central heating. Get married. Buy a house.
There is a large and growing hold pool. A vastly reduced number of "jobs" available. Do the course by all means but plan for several years of hardship from start to finish.