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The type 1 Fire world breaks down to $800-1,500/day DOE for anyone reputable. Talking to the guys bouncing around picking up extra days as a side hustle seem to be in the $1,000-1,500 range plus expenses. 

friends flying 500s in power line that are fully qualified claim to be in the $150-190k a year depending on schedule and operator. 

There are two ways to get paid at PJ... have a hawk type with solid construction skills or have good knee pads and work 250+ days a year living in red bluff. They seem to chew up a lot of new long line pilots with low pay and dangled carrots of advancing. Some stick it out, most do not.