Originally Posted by
zuluzuluzulu
Imagine what you think an FO should get paid at a decent company and you will be close to what a captain gets paid at vistajet!
With bonus , if you get it, you will be expecting to make maximum €90k on the smaller fleets and €100k on the Global. My ex colleague who is there says just over €100k sounds about right for someone with a few years in the company. Per diems are around €40 a day average , which seems incredibly low.
you would need to be desperat to accept that as an experienced captain.
The problem is not VJ paying low salaries. The problem is all south European countries not asking for any tax for the VJ employees. The gross salary numbers you see here is also what you can expect to see in your pocket at the end of the month deducted for some small social fees. But overall they are minimal. So a take home salary for a captain in the region of 8000 EUR/month is not that bad is it? As long as you live in Italy, Spain, Austria, Slovenia, Greece or any other country where the state doesn't want your tax money. Less fun for the colleagues in north Europe. If everyone paid tax like in the UK and Germany the salaries would be higher in VJ but as they can employ endless of people from south Europe who are happy with the salary why would they increase them? You live a very good life in Spain with 8000 EUR in your pockets every month.
So for most people the problem in VJ is not the salary. The problem is that you work too much. No holidays. Sim and CRM on your off days etc.