When I was a cadet this seemed to be closely guarded secret. I reality it is just very complicated to explain. The basic salary is £22215 to start with. Then there are the allowances, which are different according to the base you end up at. Heathrow is considered to be the juiciest, but you'll probably end up at Gatwick (when they give you that preference form at the end of training don't think they'll actually look at it). Allowances are £5-9000 in the first year - but none for the first 3 months. So all those nights somewhere expensive (if you're Gatwick) buy your food out of your own pocket. Oh - and don't forget, there is £250 a month of your own salary for the first 5 years which you will never see, due to repayment of your training loan.