Too many variables to answer your question..........
1.) Do you want to tour 6/6 etc?
2.) Do you want a resident position?
3.) Do benefits matter, health, education, etc?
4.) Do you have a family?
5.) Length of contract, potential non-resident status?
6.) Tax implications after contract is finished?
7.) Can you deal with extended “compound” living?
Etc, Etc
BSP would be one of the top if you want to live somewhere full time and sock away some cash. It’s great for married guys with young kids. They used to pay for University for your kids after x number of years service back in the day which was great. Not sure if that deal is still on the table under the new pay structure though? For the most part, the guys that work there are all highly skilled, qualified, educated and
connected. Most have training backgrounds and are not your typical A to B Bus Drivers. You don’t get a job with BSP because of luck
I wouldn’t let the Middle East dissuade you if you are purely looking to sock away cash. I know of two AW139 pilots in the past year that have been picked up by one of the major operators over there in full resident positions. They are paid slightly higher than the BSP AW139 drivers but have much more “challenging” everyday living conditions..........think compound.
If you are good at living on the cheap on your time off some of the touring positions can get you about 60% of the way there to the big $$ resident positions. $120K USD after tax dollars is available for touring AW139 line drivers right now. Your time off burn rate will be the final factor in how quickly she adds up.
Hope this helps a bit........