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Old Oct 22, 2017 | 9:07 am
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Originally Posted by cx4ever
According to SCMP:

A pilot moving to an airline across the border can expect a salary of up to US$280,000 (HK$2.2 million) a year after tax, a jump of about US$80,000 (HK$624,000).

I thought CX's salaries were too high compared to the competition, which is one reason they can justify cutting housing allowances. The article says itself "The airline said it was focused on implementing big changes to pilot pay as its cost structure was “out of line” with that of its competitors.".
Always good to cite the source:
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/e...nd-airlines-it

There have been posts here that few pilots would be happy to move to mainland China. Certainly among the senior expat pilots primarily concerned by the measure.
One can always handpick the most expensive international compensation, that does not mean that this is a typical marketplace benchmark.

Last edited by brunos; Oct 22, 2017 at 9:25 am
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