Must be a hot topic........ if everybody jumps on it like a horse over the barrier.
To ask here is sometimes better then ask direct and get blackmarked for asking the right person the right question and getting the wrong answer and the wrong consequence. Honest persons who ask honestly do deserve a honest answer!. The set tone makes the musik..... I do not see anything affending in asking such a pay related question who could affect other branches in the same company as well. Be good to each other and don`t restrict your tolerance.
Be safe,fly good and land happy
NG