$146,660/ year, US pilots’ salary. Our pilot friend Otto Nielsen wrote: “If that is what a pilot earns in the US? I wonder how come they still have any? China: US$26,000/month after tax, Emirates: US$20,000/month; Ryan Air Europe: $13,000/month”

$146,660/ year, US pilots’ salary. Our pilot friend Otto Nielsen wrote: “If that is what a pilot earns in the US? I wonder how come they still have any? China: US$26,000/month after tax, Emirates: US$20,000/month; Ryan Air Europe: $13,000/month”