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6 figures is nothing these days, especially when you have to go through flight school, accumulate debt for that, and the slog at a low end regional job for many years of $30-40k salaries.

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Depends on where you live. In much of the midwest six figures can let you live like a South American druglord. Of course a pilot may never be home.

> In much of the midwest six figures can let you live like a South American druglord.

But how much does it cost to live like a druglord in South America?

Depending on where exactly in South America, anywhere between 6-8 figures?

That means South America is likely more expensive than the Midwest. I was trying (poorly) to make a joke about that juxtaposition.

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