the media keep printing articles based on nostalgic fantasy
No – it is
FACT, from the Office of National Statistics. Same as last year. Pilots are the highest paid (based on PAYE).
...of course, those who do earn substantially more than you, just dont pay as much PAYE as you ;-)
We are paid because we are responsible for a couple if hundred lives, a couple
of hundred million dollars worth of aircraft
Your are
overpaid for the responsibility – look at Cruise Liner captains who are responsible for over 1000 lives and are paid a fraction of a BA captains salary.
Wise words from John_Smith. Good luck with your escape plan.