1200firm.
Wow.....what have you been smoking?? Are you sure the difference is not closer to 100 billion??
The difference in salary between a B Scale captain and me is about $20,000 HKG per month! I'm not suggesting that's a small number, but it sure isn't 15 million!
Not only that, it depends on housing allowance as well. If you were as stupid as I was and "locked in" your allowance in the low $40,000 range per month, then the difference between me and my B scale counterpart who is "floating" at $60,000 per month is ZERO!!! He may even be making more!
Furthermore, compare my Hong Kong salary to a B scale Captain on a base, and the crappy HKG dollar may have also nullified the difference.
I'll give you that the A scaler based in HKG might receive some travel allowance (as do some early B scalers) and better health coverage.
However, the A and B scalers based in North America will have better health coverage than anyone based in Hong Kong.
And lastly I, like most A scalers, gave up my provident fund a long time ago.
So 1200firm, does that sound like the "15 million" difference you describe????
Number Cruncher, is my gist correct, or is the difference 15 million as 1200firm contends?