the average Italian pilot yearly hour-count is 600 while ryanair in CIA at the moment are doing 800 (trapani 850) That puts the money in the same region, plus in Italy the roster is so hectic that you end up in uniform 21-22 days a month vs 15 in ryanair.
Had I flown an average of 850 hours per year in Italy my monthly $$ would have been in the region of 8k to 9k and not under 7k like FR for the same amounts.
For what rostering and off days is concerned I used to have 10 days free of duty and an additional 4-5 days of unavailability because the contracts were protecting your days off, say you finished your duty late tonight then tomorrow would have been an unavailable day before your off day.