There is an interesting contribution that has been made by one of the CC on ‘the other’ forum : British Airways vs. BASSA (Airline Staff Only) : regarding their payslip.
They report the data from their payslip: their wages are £21,000 and their allowances are £28,000. This total remuneration is for a CC member who works on a 75% contract.
Using the 2009-10 tax rates, and assuming no other incomes (for example, additional earnings or interest), they will pay £2,905 income tax, making their net earnings £18,095. Thus they actually take home (net pay plus allowances), £46,095.
If one was working in a ‘normal’ environment, where all the remuneration provided by one’s employer was subject to income tax, then in order to take home £46,095, one’s gross remuneration would need to be £60,041.40
And remember that this is the situation for this particular contributor to the CC forum who works on a 75% contract. If one increases pro rata their wages and allowances for an 100% contract, then they will be taking home £61,028.33, equivalent to a gross income that is subject to full income tax of £84,930.33
One can see why so many senior CC are very reluctant to try their luck in the job markets ‘outside'.
£28.000 INCLUDE allowances. £21.000 without.
Like 617sqn says, our meal allowances are 59% taxable. Taxes are even higher on EF and SF.