Aussie,
at the 5 year mark in QF you would be say a 767 FO? You would be on about $140K+ pa. Even if you are on the 737 you will be on around $120K+. If you are in CX on a Aussie basing you will be a FO on about $120K pa. In the first 3 years in CX you will be on about $60-$80K pa AUD. I know the first 2 years of SO in QF are a little confusing but I assume you are on at least $80K+ - maybe closer to $100K?
At the 10 year mark if you are on the 400 as an FO you will be on in excess of $200K pa. If you are on a CX Aus basing as a CN you will be on around $200K pa. If you are in HKG you will be just under $200K AUD.
Its once you get command in QF that you leave CX for dead. Talking to mates , after the latest training plan command is at about 13years. That is with age 60(65?) in place on the domestic fleet. CX is still looking at changing ours to 60 or 65 which will extend our command time past current 9 years!
So yes I can confidently say based or not you are better off in QF than in CX financially!
Badairsucker
you forgot their HDP and profit share. They have averaged quite a few weeks a year. If you just assume say 4-5 weeks a year and say 75 hrs of HDP per month, then their salary jumps to 24,800Dirhams which is $52,900HKD after tax, or $62,900 before tax.
That is ignoring free housing as we can get that - ignoring ERP - ignoring free utilities - ignoring free transport to/from work.
So a CX expat going from $35K to $100K(monthly) over 10 years versus EK pilot going from $63K to $100K in 4 years - you do the math. On an annual basis and on a career earnings basis EK is far better remunerated. But then it wasn't always the case. 40%+ payrises over the last 7 years versus our ???? has something to do with it!