The hours are a bit different too. I don't think many people working at Google making 300k per year are working only 900 hours per year. http://onemileatatime

The hours are a bit different too. I don't think many people working at Google making 300k per year are working only 900 hours per year. http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2016/03/09/airline-pilot-pay/ http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2016/03/09/airline-pi... "Pilots at US carriers can work up to 100 hours per month and up to 1,000 hours per year, though in practice most pilots are going to fly closer to 900 hours per year. For example, a 12th year captain on the 777, 787, or A330, is making $293 per hour. At 900 hours per year, that’s ~$264,000 per year. That doesn’t include things like their flight benefits and per diem pay (~$2.80 for every hour they’re gone on an international trip)." I can see this devolving though. They're really apples and oranges industries; there are too many differences for a straight comparison.