Do me Please SIA Pilots are not paid well when you consider the high cost of living in Singapore and when there is no Bonus then the Salary is a pittance but if you are from the Third World with a lousy currency then it is an easy job in lots of respects and if you have no overheads at your home where you come from then it is OK especially since 9/11 and demiseof Ansett . SIA always used to have problems getting Pilots cos their Management Style stinks but with opening of bases in London,LA.Sydney Perth Brisbane people can get based there and forget about the politics so there is no shortage of recruits.
SIA pilots are also the most productive around and on 747 all E/W flying with all that involves. No Pension but you wont probably live long anyway after a lifetime of timezone changes and large doses of Radiation!!
Those Pilots on the top Scales and in the CPF do OK but those in the PF are losing most of their money monthly due to lousy investment strategy. Those new Pilot joiners dont even get the PF scheme which was withdrawn recently but still SIA gets no trouble cos of the fact that there are just too many Pilots around looking for jobs.